We have been talking about how tipping has just gotten out of control. Sometimes, it seems that there is nothing we can do about it. Well, sometimes, that's absolutely true. We can't do anything about it.
A lot of people are describing O Ya Japanese restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts with just one word; Wow. And the customers are not even able to choose what they eat.
It's starting to become too casual writing about awesome restaurants announcing their closure. The next one up to close their doors for good in Portland, Maine is Thistle & Grouse on Cotton St.
The list of these oldest restaurants dates as far back as the late 1600s, and expands all the way to the 1950s. If a restaurant has been in business for centuries, you know they are definitely doing it right. Like they say, the customer is always right!
Food is nostalgic. It takes us to a place we once knew, and fills us with those memories. Are there restaurants in Maine that you miss terribly? Take a walk down memory lane with me, and check out the list of 30 spots that are gone forever that once fed us all.
Newburyport, Massachusetts, has lots to offer, to be sure. The city has shops, art, culture, great seafood, and excellent restaurants. But this tea lounge is something out of 'Alice in Wonderland'.