Jim Bazin: I frequently crave sushi and head for Keiko Suzuki’s fabulous sushi bar right here in Rockland, but I also love to grill a medium-rare filet mignon at home and drown it in Gallagher’s sauce that I make from the secret recipe given to me years ago by a server at this famous NYC restaurant. 

Sean Chung: My mouth starts watering when I think about Reed’s ginger candy chews, so spicy and so good, and Black Dinah’s Sea Salt Caramels, a somersault on the tongue.

Katherine Emory: Crème Brulee. And what else if one is not a choco-holic?

Melanie Hyatt: I frequently crave salty and chocolatey. Sometimes I crave a big medium rare filet mignon, and one of the best I’ve had is at Marcel’s at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.

Melissa Leiter: Steak tips. I could eat them whenever, especially with a good marinade and grilled up medium-rare so they’re still nice and juicy and flavorful!

Merrill Williams: Mexican food. I adore fresh cilantro. I can hold a bunch of fresh cilantro up to my nose and am intoxicated by the scent.

Thoughts from the staff at Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine.