Red's Eats: World's Best Lobster Shack

by Virginia M. Wright, Debbie Cronk

Red's Eats, the small roadside restaurant on Route 1 in Wiscasset, Maine, is the most famous lobster shack in the world---and for good reason. Known for its huge and delectable lobster roll, the renowned eatery has become a bustling beacon for tourists and locals alike, many of who make the pilgrimage year after year. This comprehensive book gives fans an inside glimpse of Red's Eats---the history, the people, and, of course, the food, that have made it the Maine icon it is today.

71 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2010

About the author

Virginia M. Wright has been a journalist in Maine for more than three decades, including 10 years as senior editor of Down East magazine. She's written about such diverse topics as the child-welfare practices that devastated the Wabanaki people, a remote island's struggle to maintain a year-round community, the revival of Maine's oyster industry, a United Nations proposal to promote moose milk (yes, really!), and a rare moth that lives only atop Maine's highest mountain. She's driven the entire 527-mile length of Maine's Route 1, observed the peculiar rituals of one island's daily commute, and helped biologists capture and assess the health of loons on a lake in the middle of the night. Her magazine articles have won eight International Regional Magazine Association awards, including four golds. Current projects include a book about the Maine mountain hamlet of Carrabassett Valley, to be published by Down East Books in November 2024.

Reviews

[Brittany Harrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

I pass by this wonderful little shack everytime I go down route 1 to Portland, and after reading this book, I am going to make sure I stop for a lobster roll before finishing my journey- no matter how long I have to stand in line for the food!