A new restaurant in Warren has been picked by USA Today as one of its 2024 Restaurants of the Year.
Black Goat Supperclub was one of 46 restaurants in the country named to the list, and the only one in Maine.
Chefs Derek Ronspies and Cat Biggar moved to Maine from Washington state in August to run the special event restaurant, according to the review, written for the Providence Journal, which is owned by the same company as USA Today.
Reviewer Gail Ciampa recalls the restaurant’s rustic ambiance, with an open kitchen, long tables, candlelight and “multi-course feasts” using local ingredients:
“Their menus are very much a taste of Maine, from local oysters to freshly caught arctic char to native mushrooms or black garlic,” Ciampa writes. “Ronspies’ dishes are layered with flavors and textures: contrasting meats and vegetables, greens and grains. Biggar’s desserts are sampler plates likely to include, but not star, macarons and ice cream.”