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Chef Bridges Regional Breakfast Divide at Buttermilk Kitchen

3/1/2026

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Suzanne Vizethann, chef of Buttermilk Kitchen in Camden, Maine, highlights the breakfast divide between regions.
She blends Southern comfort food with local flavors at Buttermilk Kitchen to reflect regional tastes.
She notes that grits and heavy spice dominate the South, while Mainers prefer less sweetness, seafood, and haddock fish cakes.
Yet she argues the shared love of a quality breakfast shows food connects people.

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Suzanne Vizethann, chef of Buttermilk Kitchen in Camden, Maine, highlights the breakfast divide between regions.
She blends Southern comfort food with local flavors at Buttermilk Kitchen to reflect regional tastes.
She notes that grits and heavy spice dominate the South, while Mainers prefer less sweetness, seafood, and haddock fish cakes.
Yet she argues the shared love of a quality breakfast shows food connects people.