Trudy Bird's Ølbar serves Scandinavian sandwiches in North Yarmouth, Maine

With a culinary degree in hand from The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., and the confidence garnered from cooking since he was 15 years old, Alan Hines traveled from restaurant to restaurant, including the Charleston Grill and LongHorn Steakhouse in Charleston, S.C., and Margaritas, a casual-dining Mexican chain in Maine. Selections run from classic to unique, such as the Toddy Dog with fennel mayonnaise, pickles, Brussels sprouts slaw and candied nuts. The brothers have set aside the idea of opening a brewery in Maine, which they say is saturated with local beer anyway.