Peanut Butter and Jelly Time has received 4 stars from the Eat & Run review in today’s Press Herald.
I realize “exquisite” is a big word in the context of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which is basically a step up from toast and perhaps the first substantial exercise in food preparation for any 5-year-old. But it’s appropriate nonetheless.
Peanut Butter Jelly Time turns a peanut butter and jelly sandwich into high art.
As part of her look back at the five restaurants she visited during MRW, Edible Obsessions has published a review of Five Fifty-Five.
I didn’t know what to expect, but whatever expectations I lightly held I can easily say that they were not equaled. Our biggest problem was over seasoned, which plagued both the apps and the entrees. The desserts were odd, mine weirdly textured and hers “off” in flavor.
In the end our experience left us highly unimpressed.
North Star Music Cafe owner Kim Anderson sent out an email earlier this week to the cafe’s mailing list to raise funds to keep the North Star afloat. The Portland Daily Sun followed up with Anderson and filed this report,
Facing mounting financial frustrations, North Star Cafe owner Kim Anderson turned to her 1,400 email address and about that many Facebook friends. Monday morning, she posted her appeal. In 24 hours, she’d already raised $1,000 toward a $6,000 goal – and the request had, in the jargon of out times, “gone viral.”
According to the article, “Donations are also being accepted old school, in person at the cafe.”
Yesterday was a banner day for restaurant reviews with reviews posted for five different restaurants.
Edible Obsessions published a review of Bresca.
There is one quote to best sum it up: “When I am eating, I know nothing. But when I am finished eating, I begin to understand. ” –Don Quioxte During the meal, we were caught up in the lushness and decadence of it all..but, later on that evening I realized that this was simply the best meal that I have ever had the privilege to eat. I can’t believe it took us so long to go back and now it seems I can’t dine there again soon enough.
Broke 207 published a double header with reviews of The Farmer’s Table,
Restaurant week should be about providing amazing food and reasonable prices in order to seduce new clientele into your establishment. but in my experience, things have felt hastily thrown together with a distinct sacrifice of quality.also, the restaurants seem overwhelmed by the volume of people, and the service suffers gravely.
and of The Corner Room.
my main course was practically the same dish as i had at the farmer’s table in conception (handmade pasta with mushrooms and cream sauce), except that it was appropriately portioned and lick your plate tasty.
Travels with Hilary published a review of Conundrum,
The thick slab of meatloaf was dense, moist, flavorful, and seared on two sides; the potatoes were rich and smooth, with occasional small chunks of potato and a large dollop of bleu cheese on top, which melted in nicely.
and Maine Maven published a review of The Grill Room.
The warm ricotta appetizer was creamy and divine, and the Cobb salad topped with a fried egg looked phenomenal, but watching our friend eat the filet mignon sandwich put us over the edge. We can’t wait to go back for dinner.
Yesterday was a banner day for restaurant reviews with reviews posted for five different restaurants.
Edible Obsessions published a review of Bresca.
There is one quote to best sum it up: “When I am eating, I know nothing. But when I am finished eating, I begin to understand. ” –Don Quioxte During the meal, we were caught up in the lushness and decadence of it all..but, later on that evening I realized that this was simply the best meal that I have ever had the privilege to eat. I can’t believe it took us so long to go back and now it seems I can’t dine there again soon enough.
Broke 207 published a double header with reviews of The Farmer’s Table,
Restaurant week should be about providing amazing food and reasonable prices in order to seduce new clientele into your establishment. but in my experience, things have felt hastily thrown together with a distinct sacrifice of quality.also, the restaurants seem overwhelmed by the volume of people, and the service suffers gravely.
and of The Corner Room.
my main course was practically the same dish as i had at the farmer’s table in conception (handmade pasta with mushrooms and cream sauce), except that it was appropriately portioned and lick your plate tasty.
Travels with Hilary published a review of Conundrum,
The thick slab of meatloaf was dense, moist, flavorful, and seared on two sides; the potatoes were rich and smooth, with occasional small chunks of potato and a large dollop of bleu cheese on top, which melted in nicely.
and Maine Maven published a review of The Grill Room.
The warm ricotta appetizer was creamy and divine, and the Cobb salad topped with a fried egg looked phenomenal, but watching our friend eat the filet mignon sandwich put us over the edge. We can’t wait to go back for dinner.
The Portland Daily Sun has a report on the single-origin organic Thai coffee on tap at Yordprom Coffee Company.
“It’s unique, the coffee bean that we’re introducing to Portland, Maine,” said Yordprom Coffee Co. owner Thomas Yordprom, who opened in the old Congress Street home of Portland Magazine last Friday.
Canada is the primary market of Doi Chaang Coffee, which is sold as an exclusive single-origin, certified organic Arabica, according to Doi Chaang.
Hot Suppa! has applied for a Community Development Block Grant to expand the restaurant, according to a report from the Portland Daily Sun.
After narrowly missing the cut last year in a request for $75,000, [owner Moses] Sabina is back and poised to receive $66,000 to expand the breakfast-and-lunch restaurant to include dinner. Sabina, who has owned the Hot Suppa! restaurant on Congress Street with his brother since 2006, awaits a City Council vote on March 22 to confirm his selection as a CDBG recipient.
According to an article in The Forecaster, Trader Joe’s has secured a lease for the old Wild Oats space.
Documents filed with the Federal Trade Commission indicate Trader Joe’s has agreed to lease the former Wild Oats grocery store space on Marginal Way.
According to the FTC, the Monrovia, Calif.-based grocery store chain has worked out a lease agreement with Whole Foods Market.
Additional reporting on the market and Portland’s reaction to the news can be found in the March 11 Press Herald. There are also a pair of articles in the Portland Daily Sun.
Edible Obsessions has published a review of Boda.
The presentation on the Taro Sticks was great: simple spider cradling a decent batch of fresh taro fries. And it’s served with Sriracha. Really you need more? Ok, they were perfect. Now, fry them in duckfat and I would dub them “Grandruler of All Fries in Portland!” They would be stern, but gentle rulers.
According to a report from the Munjoy Hill News, Sebago Brewing hopes to move out of their spot at 164 Middle Street into a building at the site of the former Jordan’s Meat plant.
Mark Woglom, president, of Opechee Construction Corp. ( N.H.) requested that the planning board put the process on a fast track at a meeting yesterday afternoon. The reason given for that request is that the lease of the restaurant expires about a year from this spring and the Sebage Brew Pub on Middle Street in the Old Port wants to be able to move right in to their complex at that time.
For further information see this article in the Press Herald and this one from The Forecaster.