John and Max's Guestbook

RE: WOW
Glad to hear that we are bringing back memories for you Val. We're creating new ones for us. It is good to hear that you are enjoying our Foodie Column.

Stopping Presses
We will stop the presses and fire up the barbecue, Caitlin. I hope there is still some watermelon left to experiment on.

RE:YUM!
I see you have unravelled one of our secrets. Yes, we may have to start figuring out how/when we will have our Cousin Reunion, Richard.

We're not in Maine, yet...
Well, the wine warehouse was actually here in Vermont, and that bottle John was holding was a 2002 Camus cab. The great mussels were really from Maine, thankfully not from the local stream.

Adega Restaurant
Hi Diane, It was a Portugese restaurant and our waiter started us out with a delicious, soft, Portugese red wine. We already had oil cured black olilves on the table and wonderful bread. Next we shared a plate of gravlux with preserved lemons, capers, and aioli with horseradish, lemon, and creme fraiche. There was a fabulous green salad with lovely olive oil and vinegar dressing. John had Seafood Stew, with mussels, squid, shrimp and several fresh fish in a light marinara sauce. I had a seafood risotto with shell fish and fresh fish. At the end we shared a saffron poached pear in a cardamon cream and two glasses of ancient port. It was a tough job, but somebody had to do it!

Re: All that is left
Sorry to have missed you also, Don. I would love a photo of the poor old house going up in flames. I have found a few pictures of the house during different times of its history. I also have a letter from a great aunt talking about how the site was selected and the trip from Maine. Once I have it all assembled I will send it to you. Perhaps it would be of interest to the Stark Co Genies. I did see Don St John and he gave me the front door knobs and we took a brick from the foundation. I am so grateful to you and Dixie for finding the house for me so I could see it before its demise.