A1 Diner/Martini Mix-Off
July 12, 2006
We arrive at the A1 Diner close to noon, in the middle of the afternoon rush. Monique and Simon are having a minor face-off over camera angles. Lili's stressing about time and money and getting in the way of lunch hour. Lili interviewed co-owner Michael Giverson about A1. Michael's father owned A1 prior to him. Michael moved out to LA for awhile and worked in the restaurant industry but became disenchanted and moved back to Georgetown to run the restaurant. A1 is an old boxcar-style diner. Michael co-owns the diner and A1-To Go with Neil Andersen. Neil showed us around A1-To Go which is a cafe/specialty market.
A1-To Go is housed inside of former pharmacy. When the pharmacy was closing, Michael and Neil decided to move in with an alternative eating establishment rather than give up the property to competition. They now command a bustling small town street corner in Gardiner with good taste and style.
Lili also interviewed Chef Kenneth Harrison who prepared a seared Ahi Tuna salad.
Kenneth is partly responsible for an eclectic menu that mixes classic diner fare with haute cuisine.
Kelly McGuirl, a waitress at the A-1, filled us in on her world travels and invited us to a moustache party on Friday night.
Leesh thought A-1 was doing alright because they had a nice Lebanese salad.
That evening Lili was a judge at the Maine Martini Mix-Off at Dennett's Wharf in Castine. The winner was the Castini.
We arrive at the A1 Diner close to noon, in the middle of the afternoon rush. Monique and Simon are having a minor face-off over camera angles. Lili's stressing about time and money and getting in the way of lunch hour. Lili interviewed co-owner Michael Giverson about A1. Michael's father owned A1 prior to him. Michael moved out to LA for awhile and worked in the restaurant industry but became disenchanted and moved back to Georgetown to run the restaurant. A1 is an old boxcar-style diner. Michael co-owns the diner and A1-To Go with Neil Andersen. Neil showed us around A1-To Go which is a cafe/specialty market.
A1-To Go is housed inside of former pharmacy. When the pharmacy was closing, Michael and Neil decided to move in with an alternative eating establishment rather than give up the property to competition. They now command a bustling small town street corner in Gardiner with good taste and style.
Lili also interviewed Chef Kenneth Harrison who prepared a seared Ahi Tuna salad.
Kenneth is partly responsible for an eclectic menu that mixes classic diner fare with haute cuisine.
Kelly McGuirl, a waitress at the A-1, filled us in on her world travels and invited us to a moustache party on Friday night.
Leesh thought A-1 was doing alright because they had a nice Lebanese salad.
That evening Lili was a judge at the Maine Martini Mix-Off at Dennett's Wharf in Castine. The winner was the Castini.
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