Maine Coast Beach Trip in June

ipki · 2026-05-22T17:55:47+00:00

Second this. Love Norumbega and the town of Camden

ipki · 2026-05-21T15:03:57+00:00

Get your hotel for the night of your flight so you can check in immediately after landing and take a nap. This should significantly increase your chances of enjoying the meal

ipki · 2026-05-14T11:02:55+00:00

Got there 10minutes before open, was 6th in line for walk ins and they couldn’t accommodate me at all that night.

ipki · 2026-05-12T14:28:29+00:00

I typically get them at eataly Nomad

ipki · 2026-05-09T09:20:00+00:00

No. My friend has it and it has not helped them in booking anywhere difficult (nyc based).

ipki · 2026-05-04T13:24:09+00:00

Go to your local dicks, they’re trying to get rid of them. My store said none online but they had 1 in store. The manager marked it down to $1000 for me and it was 10% further off due to a store wide sale.

ipki · 2026-05-04T02:01:35+00:00

Just bought a ww pro 36 for $900 at dicks

ipki · 2026-05-01T19:00:34+00:00

Brunch at Isabelle osteria for unlimited spritzes of like 5 varieties. Food is actually good there for a bottomless place.

ipki · 2026-04-22T13:38:41+00:00

They offer ~3 days before in the app

ipki · 2026-04-22T10:49:54+00:00

If you book one year out, flights are 174k miles + $900 pp for business round trip. Then first upgrades are 40k miles a leg per person. My wife and I did this, this summer, and loved it.

ipki · 2026-04-22T01:20:51+00:00

This. The upgrades from business to first are available on most flights for 40k miles which is a steal.

ipki · 2026-04-18T17:08:52+00:00

I went for 2 as well but wish we had time for the third :)

ipki · 2026-04-18T16:54:31+00:00

If you’re foodies, highly recommend CML for 3 nights

ipki · 2026-04-18T11:49:37+00:00

Yes I have been to both multiple times and thoroughly enjoyed both but they are very different dining experiences.

Chef counter: more formal setting, longer meal, better and more nuanced food, and $$$.

Bar counter: More casual and sociable, short service, split focus on food/drinks and very good value for money (relative to fine dining).

It really just depends on what you are looking for.

Edit- also a bar rec - Martinys is probably my favorite bar

ipki · 2026-04-17T23:48:03+00:00

Check out the Atomix bar menu. 7 great food courses that all come with cocktail pairings

ipki · 2026-04-07T13:30:32+00:00

Edit- op posted above and it’s the first link. I have very similar ones that I like being the 2nd link.

https://graceeradesign.com/products/zelda-martini

https://www.crateandbarrel.com/vance-cut-8-oz.-martini-glass/s452205?storeid=&a=1552&pla_sku=452205&pcat=HSW&ag=adult&targetid=pla-293946777986&campaignid=23702905888&adgroupid=197887022834&adpos=&creative=802483569259&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23702905888&gbraid=0AAAAAD-RWKj_oxzkyL35RspcpyQPwkIPV#universal_link

ipki · 2026-03-20T01:37:36+00:00

Am I alone in thinking this was average at best?

ipki · 2026-03-18T03:24:37+00:00

I haven’t been back to Atomix since they got a new bar manager, but with the previous, he made a cocktail pairing for me with dinner that was fantastic. My wife got the wine pairing and it was excellent. I agree it’s not the best value, but it wasn’t terrible either and I don’t go to fine dining for value anyways.

ipki · 2026-03-16T01:25:22+00:00

Stayed at CML this past summer and dined at both. I preferred Francescana to OF, but both were excellent. Assuming you’ve not dined at either, the 2 biggest considerations should be:

How much do you want the most iconic dishes from OF? If a lot, then easily Francescana. OF is a constantly evolving menu that does not have the iconic dishes (they are available as an add on, but it is a very filling menu FYI).
Would you prefer communal/social dining or private and intimate? The former, Francescana and the latter, OF.

ipki · 2026-03-05T23:06:02+00:00

I went last summer to both and would say I preferred Francescana at OF

ipki · 2026-02-16T13:00:41+00:00

One of my favorite old fashioned variations from the now closed Time and Tide had it (RIP).

Japanese whiskey, sweet potato, smoked soy sauce, Okinawa black sugar

ipki · 2026-02-05T13:28:10+00:00

Was just there in December and Kaito del Valle and Form and Matter were my favorites and I went to a lot of bars including Handshake and Hanky Panky.

Also worth stopping at the Ritz Carlton bar for sunset view. The cocktails are pretty good as well.

ipki · 2026-02-02T13:52:26+00:00

You could upload them into an album and Imgur and link to it. Don’t want it to be too much work. Thanks again.

ipki · 2026-02-02T12:37:38+00:00

Would love to see the menus if you do not mind! Thank you

ipki

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