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From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:42:37 +0200
Yes, I know a few places like that around here as well.

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:

> Hum. Nice owner! I know here in my home state of Maine, which relies heavily 
> on tourism, eating out can be a very expensive proposition, even at modest 
> restaurants. For us, the average check, including tip, for a nice dinner and 
> a drink or two (sometimes I don't drink) usually runs around $60. A pricy 
> dinner in a trendy tourist-centered restaurant can run upwards of $100. And 
> if you stop at Red's Eats in Wiscasset (shack beside Route One) and have a 
> lobster roll, prepare to shell out $20 per roll, fries extra. Oh, and also be 
> prepared to stand in line for an hour or more, even in the middle of the 
> afternoon. It's freaking crazy. 
> 
> The trick is to find the little out-of-the-way places tourists never go where 
> good food can be found at "local" prices. I have one such place I go for 
> breakfast two or three times a week. A couple of eggs, some link sausage, 
> hash browns and raisin toast = $7.44, including restaurant tax, which is 
> pretty steep in Maine. The owner makes the bread herself, and all varieties 
> are beyond delicious. But you'd _never_ stop at the place if you were just 
> driving through, unless you saw all the cars and pickups parked outside and 
> were feeling fairly adventurous. The owner says she's going to upgrade the 
> building's exterior, and I will rue the day because when she does, a lot of 
> tourist inhibitions will be shed and I won't be able to get into the place.
> 
> 
> On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
> 
>> We had rented the gatehouse of a castle and the
>> owner provided us with all of the wine we could drink for nothing.  The
>> whole trip turned out to be cheaper than staying at home would have been,
>> but we ate very few meals in restaurants.
> 
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