“I thought Two Fat Cats was adorable. I loved the biscuits — they were like six inches high, the cookies were yummy, . . . and whoopie pies are usually gross and artificial, but I would say that that was actually the perfect whoopie pie. Portland is a great baking town.
“And Caiola’s, [on Pine Street] what a nice surprise! I loved the Grano Primavera. I feel like I want to go back there and have it again. They had Greek wine by the glass . . . you don’t think of Portland as on the cutting edge of wine-by-the-glass, but that’s pretty daring. They had ‘spaghetti pie’ — how good does that sound? Yum!
“And then being able to run to Local 188 from there? A place I never even knew existed! . . . I wish I could have stayed there all night . . . and they had a good wine list too.”
There’s lots more to tell, but you can read about it soon in Food and Wine.
On Monday morning, Kate flew back to New York City, leaving me exhausted, full, and very grateful for this groovy little town we all share. My job? Done. Name Officially Dropped.
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