Not exactly a hop-skip-and-a jump from Portland, we were Lewiston bound in search of the comfort zone of the Forage Market bagel, as highlighted in the October 2016 issue of Saveur Magazine with the headline: “Is one of America’s best bagels in. . . Lewiston, Maine?”
A convivial morning crowd at Forage market there to scoop up the bakeries fine bagels and other delights
By now the world knows (even the seagulls steer clear) not to mess with Darla Neugebauer–aka Marcy’s Diner—the empress of the hash-house hootenanny starring an old toughie at the flat top, a crying baby and an oblivious millennial mommy, who collectively trounced the newswires and social media pages like a hailstorm of pebbles across the globe (well, maybe not mainland China). The event has even inspired several new dishes on the menu like 3 Screaming Baby Pancakes and Liberal Parent Omelet (or Entitled Eggs Benedict?).
And, for better or worse, it’s made the diner and its proprietress instant stars (mom didn’t make the grade, coming off too arrogantly namby-pamby). Nearby Becky’s Diner may have been feeling the pinch, however, as tourists and uninitiated locals camped in front of the Oak Street digs instead for a look see.
Lovable greasy spoon diner is all the rage in Portland at Marcy’s
And for pure ridiculousness, offers have been pouring in for Neugebauer, from a TV cooking show to a reality sit-com.
