[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ARROWS RESTAURANT

 Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, today I honor Arrows Restaurant of 
Ogunquit, ME, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary and to recognize 
the tremendous talent and innovative environmental stewardship of its 
owners, award-winning chefs Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier.
  Quite simply, Arrows is one of America's great restaurants. It has 
received recognition from national publications such as Gourmet 
magazine, which ranked it 14th on its list of ``America's Top 50 
Restaurants in 2006,'' and Bon Appetit, which named Arrows ``one of the 
country's 10 most romantic restaurants.''
  Arrows has also received some of the highest and most consistent 
ratings in the annual Zagat survey. In addition, Mr. Gaier and Mr. 
Frasier were nominated as Best Chefs in the Northeast by the James 
Beard Foundation, a national organization whose annual awards have been 
deemed the ``Oscars of the food world'' by Time magazine.
  Arrows has further distinguished itself by its extraordinary garden, 
which offers more than 300 varieties of herbs, flowers, fruits, and 
vegetables. It provides Mr. Gaier and Mr. Frasier with the source of 
most of the ingredients for their menu and serves as a wonderful 
illustration of how sensitive environmental stewardship and 
entrepreneurial spirit can go hand-in-hand. It should come as no 
surprise that Arrows has been featured on television programs such as 
PBS's ``Victory Garden,'' and NBC's ``Today Show.''
  Like the restaurant, the garden has received tremendous acclaim in 
the press. Bon Appetit noted that ``[Arrows] helped pioneer the idea of 
growing your own food and paying attention to what's seasonal in a 
place that is unforgiving in its climate.'' Earlier this year, the 
Daily Green--a Web site that reports on the environmental concerns of 
everyday Americans--praised Mr. Gaier and Mr. Frasier as `` . . . 
stalwart forerunners of the sustainable movement.''
  As ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship, I am eminently proud of all of Maine's small firms, 
and am particularly impressed by Mr. Gaier's and Mr. Frasier's 
dedication to making Arrows the premier dining establishment that it 
has become. These two restaurateurs have helped transform American 
cuisine, and have brought the world to Maine--as well as Maine to the 
world. They are truly deserving of our admiration and praise, and I 
wish them well in all that they do.

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