{"id":15017,"date":"2018-06-13T19:59:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T23:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=15017"},"modified":"2018-06-13T19:59:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T23:59:49","slug":"jonathans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/jonathans\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summerguide 2018 | view this story as a .pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Dinner and a Show<\/h2>\n

Ogunquit comes alive at Jonathan\u2019s.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n

\"SG18-Dinner-a-Show\"Dare to live Summer Out Loud<\/strong> and go to Jonathan\u2019s <\/strong>for a perfect date night. We pull into 92 Bourne Lane at 7:15 for dinner and an 8 p.m. live show. For $83 each, we have premium tickets with $25 credits toward our meal. Tonight, it\u2019s the Kruger Brothers.<\/p>\n

In 1976\u2013forty-two years ago\u2013Jonathan West bought his parents\u2019 house and transformed it into a restaurant. Across many summers and many repeatable moments, Jonathan\u2019s shines as both a bistro (he was named Maine Restaurateur of the Year in 2017) and significant entertainment venue. It also incites memories. The first time we ate here, our chanteuse was the big-band star singer Anita O\u2019Day, who could swing with the best of bands from Gene Krupa and His Orchestra to the Nat King Cole Trio. It was a master class when Anita sang \u201cHoneysuckle Rose\u201d in such a knowing, heart-wrenching way my dining companion spontaneously walked up and hugged her after the show. Because art is personal here, the unexpected is always onstage at Jonathan\u2019s.<\/p>\n

How can they land acts this good? Silly question. Who doesn\u2019t want to come to Ogunquit?<\/p>\n

On July 20, it\u2019s singer Melanie<\/strong> (yes, \u201cthe\u201d Melanie who performed at Woodstock); headliner (and Cape Elizabeth resident) Jonathan Edwards<\/strong> arrives on July 28; actor Jeff Daniels<\/strong> (Ragtime<\/em>, Terms of Endearment<\/em>, the Purple Rose of Cairo<\/em>, Something Wild<\/em>, Dumb & Dumber<\/em>, Gettysburg<\/em>, Pleasantville<\/em>) performs with the Ben Daniels Band<\/strong> on August 4; then it\u2019s John Sebastian <\/strong>from the Lovin\u2019 Spoonful on August 5; and Peter Yarrow<\/strong> from Peter, Paul, and Mary (Peter co-wrote \u201cPuff the Magic Dragon\u201d) sings by the sea on August 19. I could go on (Jonathan\u2019s is also a hot spot for stand-up comics), but we\u2019re hungry.<\/p>\n

We dive into the VooDoo Coconut Fried Shrimp ($13.50) with papaya, apricot, dark rum, habanero sauce, and avocado lime puree; and the Baked Artichoke Hearts. For an entr\u00e9e, I almost pick the King Lobster but at the last second switch to Eggplant Napoleon, while my dining companion is more dramatic: Steak Diane prepared with Black Angus tenderloin medallions, mushrooms, garlic, shallots, and sherry. We\u2019re on fire! The house wine is La Vieille Ferme. With a premium ticket you get a table up-front for the performance, dessert and coffee included.<\/p>\n

Shhh! The show\u2019s about to start. The Kruger Brothers are an international act featuring exploratory waves of banjo, bass, and guitar that make us feel we\u2019re in the sound canyons of a movie. They sweep us away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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