'Ale to the Chief' -- Martha's Vinyard rebrands for Obama vacation

Across Martha's Vineyard, there is an informal competition among business owners: Who can come up with the most creative souvenir — or the cutest kitsch?
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Carol McManus owns a cafe called Espresso Love on Edgartown's Main Street. It's a place to get a cup of coffee, a newspaper — and, for a limited time, the "Obama Muffin," made of bananas, coconut, macadamia nuts and raspberries. The tropical ingredients are a tribute to the president's Hawaiian roots, McManus says.

Up the street from her cafe is a Mexican restaurant called Sharky's Cantina, where two new specials recently appeared: the "Barack-o-Taco" and the "Obama-rita."

At the Offshore Ale brewpub in Oak Bluffs, brewmaster Phil McAndrews and owner Neil Atkins plan to unveil a new beer Saturday inspired by Obama's visit. "Ale to the Chief" is an American pale ale, they say, made from all-American ingredients.


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