Category: restaurants

Plans that don’t work out

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, local fun, restaurants, tweens

We decided to head over to Shaw's Ridge Farm Ice Cream, BBQ, and Mini-Golf a few days ago. I'd been wanting to go there for weeks and we finally had a day off together to go. I looked it up online, got directions, and saw that it opened at "11AM daily", but somehow missed the … Continue reading Plans that don’t work out

Late summer date night

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, restaurants

When you have a babysitter, it's a shame to waste the opportunity to go out with your spouse.  We only had a little lead time (once we knew we had the babysitter) to organize the date, but we put our heads together and came up with a plan. First, we headed to Scarborough Downs. We … Continue reading Late summer date night

Fun with friends

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, family, italian, local fun, restaurants, tweens

What could be better than a great day spent doing fun things with your friends?  Not much; especially if it involves good food.    This past weekend, my daughter and I did just that. We started off at The Good Table, a wonderful restaurant in Cape Elizabeth.  Sunday brunch is the day to go; that … Continue reading Fun with friends

Children’s theater

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, restaurants, tweens

Consider taking a break from the movies this weekend. There are shows this summer at the Ogunquit Playhouse for kids of all ages. If you have some free time this weekend, head over to the Playhouse to see this week's show: Jack and the Beanstalk. The show times are Saturday August 7th at 10AM and … Continue reading Children’s theater

Grazing date night

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, italian, restaurants

For our wedding anniversary this year we had some big plans to eat out at a nice Italian restaurant near our home. We had been talking about it for several days, but when the time came to get ready to go, we hesitated. "I'm not that hungry", my husband said. "We don't have to eat … Continue reading Grazing date night

Fisherman’s Catch strikes out

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, family, restaurants

it so happened one evening that the rest of the household had other dinner plans so i was left to my own devices, with only myself to please in terms of what my meal would be. after some thought, i decided that fried whole clams and sweet potato fries was what i wanted, with a … Continue reading Fisherman’s Catch strikes out

summer wish list Top Ten

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, family, fitness, gardening, health, restaurants, shopping, tweens

Remember every fall when your new teacher would ask you to write an essay on "what I did on my summer vacation"? and you could never think of a thing? Well, how about getting a jump on things this year by writing "what I am going to do on my summer vacation"! Inspired by Laura … Continue reading summer wish list Top Ten

new(ish) old port restaurant

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, restaurants

in an effort to support food security as well as to give gifts of consumables (or books!), i took my friend to lunch as part of her going away (from old job to new one) present. she'd been wanting to get a lobster roll for weeks at linda bean's in the old port. http://www.lindabeansperfectmaine.com/ here's the menu: http://www.lindabeansperfectmaine.com/menus/Maine-Portland/Menu-Maine-Portland-Old_Port.html her … Continue reading new(ish) old port restaurant

(another) new restaurant in the old port

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, restaurants

KAMASOUPTRA is the new restaurant, and they serve (you guessed it!) primarily soup. they have a cool tag line:  steamy. hot. soup.  i mean really; how could you go wrong? well, for one thing, that stupid construction vehicle that is blocking the entrance is ...bad feng shui. also, the stairway to the second floor where the … Continue reading (another) new restaurant in the old port