"Muzzle your inner cynic before stepping into Moon Juice. My Matcha Pearl moon milk w/ added “sex dust” didn’t make me want to jump any passing men, but a stranger did compliment me on my hair later."
"Lunch at Café Gratitude comes with a healthy dose of self-affirmation. All the dishes at the plant-based chain have names that sound like Stuart Smalley mantras—“I Am Vivacious” or “I Am Immortal.”"
"The menu offers plenty of meat options for die-hard carnivores, but you’ll convert them with a cauliflower T-bone seared to perfection."
"Order smoked whitefish tartine, tomato-bread soup, and brownie sundae in the café; whatever looks good on the always-changing restaurant menu (wild-nettle sformato, shellfish-coconut stew, etc)"
"The menu changes too often to offer reliable recs—recent highlights included a pork ragù with house-made pasta and stone crab with favas—but it’s just three dishes, so go ahead and order them all."
"The best oysters, IMHO, are those from Maine, and this casual Portland spot showcases the best of the state. An order of two-dozen never feels like enough."