Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 6 : Fall 2010 | Page 55

Aroostook Eats

Courtyard Cafe

This past May, The Courtyard Café celebrated its 12th
anniversary with founder, proprietor and chef Joyce Transue at
the helm. With several years of culinary experience in the Boston
area, Joyce brings a cosmopolitan flair to her cuisine that enhances
the many flavors of the traditional foods of this northern Maine
town.

Located in downtown Houlton, The Café offers fine
dining in a relaxed, yet upscale atmosphere.
Whether dining in the casual Garden Bar
or the more intimate dining room, you
will find your visit a most enjoyable one.

The Café, however, did not have
its beginning here on Main Street, but
started rather in Joyce’s home kitchen.
In 1993, Joyce decided to combine her
enjoyment of cooking and entertaining
into a small catering business known as
“The Traveling Gourmet”. Fine gourmet
meals were prepar