On our way back from the wilds of Maine, Ms. Dish and I made one more stop in Conway, New Hampshire. Conway is a touristy little town nestled at the foothills of Mount Washington.
It was a long day. First we piloted the Spoon Mobile up Mt. Washington, after which of course we were obliged to apply the following bumper-sticker:
Then after fitting in time for some water slides and a rousing game of mini-golf, Ms. Dish and I were famished, and that's where the China Chef comes in:
I am no expert in the category of Chinese Food, but as the saying goes, "I know what I like!". China Chef was hands down some of the best Chinese Food I've ever had, and what a relief to find it amongst the otherwise touristy fare in town.
At China Chef, we had our encounter with Spoon Number 49:
Spoon 49 is marked "Qualite Barclay TM". As you may recall, we have historically found very little information on the Qualite mark. A quick search of the Spoon Swapper archives, however, showed Spoon Number 41 was also tagged as a Barclay, but as a Walco product. This furthers our speculation that there seem to be a number of spoonmaking brands out there making nearly identical spoons, some with even the same names! Are they all in cahoots? Is this some sort of spoon conspiracy? How far does it go? Until we find answers, we will put Spoon 49 in the L file. Oh yes, we have a genuine Loeffelganger on our hands!
Well, this concludes our series, "How I Swapped My Summer Vacation". I hope you enjoyed it and perhaps you can see past the slight delay in its submission.
