Article by Jeanne O’Brien Coffey – September 2021 Don’t know about you all, but my “Summer of Joy” turned out to be mostly a slog. The bright spot: the innovative ways restaurants and bars have enhanced outdoor seating — something that I expect will continue again into this winter. A Negroni is perfect any time, […]
Print Articles Archive
Newspaper, Magazine and Webzine articles archive for Academe and The Kennebunk Inn.
Maine Sunday Telegram: A Menu for 2021
January 13, 2021
What will 2021 hold for the restaurant industry? Meredith Goad takes a look a predictions from the experts and talks to Maine restaurateurs, food purveyors, brewers, and food authorities to see what the Ne Year has in store for us in Maine.
Kennebunk Post: Kennebunk Inn bar top project conveys sense of belonging
July 15, 2020
Kennebunk Inn bar top project conveys sense of belonging Customers say, ‘we feel like this bar is ours,’ and now, it can be. Article by Tammy Wells – Courier/Post Kennebunk – July 2020 – Shanna O’Hea gazed at the carpet in the dining room of the Kennebunk Inn and wondered aloud what might be underneath. […]
Kennebunk Inn – Food Network’s Best Hotels for Foodies
June 12, 2020
#3 Kennebunk Inn, Kennebunk, Maine Maine’s Kennebunk Inn is like the charming, historic bed-and-breakfast of our dreams — complete with lobster pot pie and lobster white-truffle pizza. The hotel is run by chefs Brian and Shanna O’Hea, who met at the Culinary Institute of America, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that their signature […]
Portland Press Herald: Maine chefs show they can take the heat on food TV
December 13, 2018
From the Portland Press Herald, December 12, 2018 – As Maine’s restaurant scene has drawn ever more national attention, food TV has come calling… Shanna & Brian O’Hea, the chef/owners of Academe and The Kennebunk Inn are veterans of many television appearances, ranging from local TV stations to national networks. They’ve had local exposure from Maine to Texas and have appeared nationally the Food Network and The Travel Channel.
Kennebunk Inn on Reader’s Digest list of Most Haunted Hotels in America
November 2, 2017
“Known to many for its incredible food (their owners also happen to be celebrity chefs), there’s also a serious haunting story behind the homey Kennebunk Inn….
The Village: Kennebunk Magazine – Was it LOVE at first bite?
February 3, 2017
Article in The Village Magazine: Kennebunk by Faith Gillman Shanna & Brian O’Hea, chefs & owners of The Kennebunk Inn and Academe restaurant are featured on the cover of The Village magazine’s February issue. The article tells the story of how the O’Heas met, what inspired them to open their own restaurant and what they […]
Academe’s Maine Lobster Pot Pie in the Huffington Post
January 30, 2017
From the article, “Touring the Tastes of America by Mail” from The Huffington Post, 2017. Maine is known for lobster, and the Kennebunk Inn and Academe Restaurant was made famous for its signature lobster pot pie that attracted Oprah (another of her Favorite Things), Food Network, and the Travel Channel to come taste this reinvented […]