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After another week of unsatisfactory carpet shopping I had to throw the husband a bone so we headed for the coast.
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Wells is probably the longest stretch of sandy beach in Maine and is overwhelmed with tourists in the summer.
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But on the off season it’s quiet, which is how we like it.
After a stroll, we headed for beer.
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And while we’ve visited other Batson locations, this was our first trip to the laid back Fish Camp version.
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It was more casual than their other locations.
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With an attractive fishing vibe.
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A few raspberry lime sours in…
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I opted for the duck fat cornbread with maple honey bourbon butter.
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Ooh la la! Sheer perfection.
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As was the digital fireplace that didn’t trigger my hot flashes.
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Not sure what they put on top of this outdoor table to hold down the cover…but it looked like a giant wine cork to me.
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River's world..... 
Not sure why maple, bourbon, and butter go so well together, but they do. Maple syrup aged in bourbon barrels is a tasty treat. A favorite winter pie has a bourbon custard sauce (bourbon, sugar, egg, cream) poured over it.
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Yum!
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Beautiful coast and restaurant! And the food looks great! This post makes me miss travel so much ❤️
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Yep… that looks like a “chainsaw art” cork!!
An imaging center that I went to had a loooong digital fireplace and I really wanted one. For now, I’m over it… I went with cheap VR.
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We have a fireplace, but I’m always too hot to want a fire.
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I don’t have a fireplace, it’s usually too hot here, plus us we’re often under “no burn” orders.
I considered a chimnea for outdoor use but my backyard design makes the sole open spot into a high wind zone. The sole time I used a little charcoal grill, I was terrified that my house was gonna burn down!
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Yeah. No fire for you…
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It does look like a giant cork. I’d like to find the giant bottle of wine it came from 😜
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If you’re willing to share, I’ll help you look…
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I am intrigued by the cornbread. I haven’t made any experimental corn pone in some time and now I’m really thinking. I wonder where I can get some duck fat.
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It was simple but amazing. Crunchy on the outside, creamy inside.
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I love the inside of this place. ❤️❤️
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They have 4 different sites and every one has a distinctly different decor and vibe.
Three down, one to go…
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I can’t wait to see the next one.
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I’ve blogged about the other two. One last Xmas, the other shortly after. We’re almost there…
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Looks a lovely place. As a vegetarian, I’m perpetually astonished by the American tendency to convert foods that are traditionally vegetarian (say cornbread) into a meaty nightmare, especially as the country as a whole is actually quite vegetarian friendly, with a much wider choice of veggie goodies than we can get in the UK
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I never thought of that, but you’re probably right. Though traditionally cornbread was fried in bacon fat in an iron skillet so the duck fat isn’t that far off…
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I’ll just take a tub of the maple honey bourbon butter, please.
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It was that good… I should have asked for a gallon to go.
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You had me at duck.
Actually, you had me at raspberry lime sours!
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