But as soon as we opened our doors, people loved that part.вЂќ вЂњWe thought that might be a little too gimmicky.

вЂњWe did debate whether or not it was a little over the top to name all our sandwiches after artists,вЂќ Manaker said. The name вЂњHarvest Moon,вЂќ shared by a popular song by Neil Young, became the basis from which the shopвЂ™s musical ties were born.ДЇrom the Janis Joplin - a melt of ham, swiss, tomato and RayeвЂ™s mustard - to the Jefferson Airplane - a concoction of oven roasted turkey, provolone, spinach, onion, tomato, roasted red peppers and pesto mayo - the names adorning Harvest MoonвЂ™s menu traverse time. Someone threw out Harvest Moon Deli, and everyone was like вЂyes!вЂ™вЂќ We wanted to come across as wholesome, healthy and earthy. вЂњOrono had an earthy feel to it, so we were looking for a name that would convey the kind of restaurant we were trying to open. вЂњWe knew the feel we wanted to have,вЂќ Manaker said. We opened our doors, and it was an immediate hit. It was going on all over the country, but there really wasnвЂ™t anybody doing it here. вЂњNobody was doing paninis around here yet.

вЂњWhen I bought the building I wasnвЂ™t quite sure what I was going to do, but I had a lean toward food service because that was my background,вЂќ said Manaker, who attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University. The eatery opened its first location in Orono in 2007. вЂњWe decided to continue to grow the business and thought Brewer was a good community - a community we felt we would be well-received in,вЂќ Richardson said. 23, theyвЂ™re tentatively expected to be sold at the newest Harvest Moon location at the Twin City Plaza in Brewer, if all goes according to schedule.Д¬urrently under construction, the third outpost of the popular sandwich shop features a familiar color scheme of autumnal yellows, oranges and browns and a menu with sandwiches named after legendary rock, folk and blues musicians.ДЇor owners Keith Manaker and Zack Richardson, it was only a matter of time before they opened another shop to complement their locations on 72 Columbia St. King, Ella Fitzgerald and Jerry Garcia live on as names of paninis.Д¬ome Friday, Oct. PrintAt Harvest Moon Deli, greats including B.B.

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