Spring Creek Bar-B-Q

06/06/2023

So happy to announce that Monson's own LuLu Ranta won a well-deserved James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality this evening! So proud of you, LuLu! Want to see what the award was for? Check out The Quarry and experience her hospitality for yourself! (Photo: Matthew Wentworth)

01/27/2023

Anyone have a spring creek shirt? What is your oldest? Take a picture and share in comments….

01/26/2023

The Quarry in Monson, ME was just announced as a 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalist for Outstanding Hospitality. CONGRATULATIONS to Chef LuLu Ranta (EMCC Culinary Arts graduate) on this accomplishment!

See the complete list of semifinalists here:
https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2023-james-beard-awards-semifinalists

10/26/2022

A wonderful reminder of the beauty of Monson….

Almost forgot to post my annual foliage shot of Monson. Grabbed this several weeks back before school as the light was fading.
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10/10/2022

Right down the road in Monson…

Chef Lulu Ranta was born in the Philippines, where she worked as a maid with a dream of owning a restaurant. CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor speaks with Ranta on how she made that dream come true.