The Lighthouse is a great setting for a meal. There’s good food, friendly service, and a view of the marinas at the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy and I have enjoyed meals there before (see here), and it was a natural choice to take Al Lang for an afternoon meal. Al is a key member of the Starbucks Morning Discussion … Continue reading The Lighthouse (Again), Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland
The way to get into cold water, whether the ocean, a lake, or a pool, is to just go ahead and dive in. After the first shock, the water is delightfully refreshing. Restaurants in Vail are like that. The prices are a shock, but it’s best just to go ahead and make the plunge. We started off our trip at the Fall Line Kitchen. I’ll … Continue reading Fall Line Kitchen, Vail, Colorado
HICA, the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, is sponsoring a traditional Latin pig roast at the Cahaba Brewing Company from 2-6 on September 11. The pig(s?) will be seasoned with traditional seasonings and cooked over a pit starting the evening before. The whole process is open to the public, and it offers an education to all of you thinking of cooking a whole pig yourselves … Continue reading News Alert! A Latin Pig Roast in Birmingham!
We pause for a special bulletin before we get to our Colorado trip. The Washington area barbecue scene is on the threshold of another leap forward as Rob Sonderman presses ahead on opening a branch of his very popular Federalist Pig place in the Adams Morgan section of DC. The big news is that at the Hyattsville location, all of the cooking will be with … Continue reading The Federalist Pig, Hyattsville, Maryland
For our last taste of Maine, the Breuls gave us some doughnuts from The Holy Donut. Holy donuts are based on Maine potatoes rather than from wheat flour. That seemed very interesting to me, as I mentioned more than once. I am a big fan of Martin’s Potato Rolls, and highly recommend them. They are, for example, an element in the Best in the World … Continue reading The Holy Donut, Portland, Maine
What a magical setting, and very good food in the bargain. Excellent! Diamond’s Edge is on Great Diamond Island, one of the islands off the Maine Coast near Portland. I mentioned earlier that there were a lot of World War II installations on the Maine Coast to deter German submarines, and the Officer’s Club seems to have been on Great Diamond, and it now houses … Continue reading Diamond’s Edge Restaurant and Marina, Diamond Cove, Portland, Maine
This is a truly enjoyable place to get a lobster roll. Bite into Maine is a food truck parked in Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, just south of Portland. Fort Williams, in turn, guards the sea approach to Portland, and is the site of the most photographed lighthouse in the US, Portland Head Light. And the lobster rolls at Bite into Maine are very … Continue reading Bite into Maine, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
I’ve been a voice crying in the wilderness for years, but now I feel affirmed. I think that I was the first person in the USA to publicize the special quality of Pendergast Smokehouse in Amsterdam. Until I heard the Southern Foodways Alliance … speak out loud and bold: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like … Continue reading The Best Barbecue in Europe
Nancy and I got together with Bill and Patty Zimmerman and it was a treat. Among other things, we had a delicious dinner at North43Bistro. But first, a little background. Bill and I were erstwhile college fraternity brothers (it was a fluid time) and, wondrous to say, Bill is now a pillar of the community on Peaks Island. He serves on and chairs boards, and … Continue reading North43Bistro, South Portland, Maine — and a Trip to Peaks Island
I’ve gotten out of order here. After a great lunch at Five Islands Lobster — best lobster roll — and a wonderful tour of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, we passed through Freeport and stopped for a refresher at Mainely Custard. It was delicious. The Flavor of the Day was White Chocolate Macadamia Crunch, and I ordered a purportedly small but actually pretty big cone. … Continue reading Mainely Custard, Freeport, Maine
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