Over the last few weeks I've been cruising the Southwest, and happy to be away from he cold and snow that attacked the Northwest. As you might expect, I've nearly burned out my mouth tasting a wide variety of peppers and pepper-prepared dishes that seem to show up at every turn in the road out here. I'm no longer sure where the border is between the US and Mexico, but I can tell you that I'm thankful there's no legislation on the transport of food culture across the border.

I get a lot of time to think as I cruise across the US. Over the last two weeks I traveled between Maine and Arkansas with two side trips to Atlanta and Indianapolis. For a change, I'm not even going to go into the foods I encountered along the way. Some left fond memories while others (very few) would have been better viewed at 65 miles per hour as I drove by the restaurants.

Last week I was on the road (of course). I had decided to make a last trip for this year to my Northern-most client. They are located in Scarboro, Maine. You might expect that I found a good restaurant in the area, and you would be right. Bayley's Lobster Pound at Plummer Island, is right on an inland bay with a decent view of the water and truly marvelous fresh lobster.