Maine’s Food for Thought Could Expand to Sammy Carlo’s in East Boston | Eater Boston

"A seasonal Ogunquit, Maine restaurant run by owner Jay Grey and executive chef Bradley Andries, Food for Thought impressed Scire during a vacation meal—he said “they’re killing it up there”—and the team is planning to run dinner service in Sammy Carlo’s space as a separate business that would pay rent to Scire. The Maine restaurant operates May through November, and the plan is to use the East Boston location during Food for Thought’s offseason; its playful Maine menu includes items such as a grilled cheese served on a doughnut (in Maine with Congdon’s doughnuts) dangling from a fish hook above tomato bisque, numerous poutine variations, Nashville hot chicken sliders, lobster mac and cheese potato skins, hot dog pizza, and a vegan Beyond burger inspired by a Big Mac, though it’s unclear how closely the East Boston menu would mirror the Maine offerings. Grey also emphasized community commitment—Food for Thought has given five percent of profits to combat opioid addiction in Maine and says it would donate five percent of proceeds back to the East Boston neighborhood if it opens there." - Terrence Doyle