The Portland Phoenix has published a review of Walter’s.
But we had no quibbles with a “forbidden shrimp” entrée. Like a Neil Young guitar solo, this dish played one note to perfection — in this case the savory quality of umami. The big tender shrimp, darkened by mild Korean spices, rested on a bed of chewy black rice. By finishing the dish with edamame and rich little shimeji mushrooms, the chef enhanced these flavors rather than creating a clash.
For the seventh round of this comprehensive group survey/review of Thai restaurants in Portland we visited Sabieng on Forest Ave. They’re neighbors with Bibo’s and Katahdin. All three are well situated to tap into theater goers on their way to a performance at Portland Stage. Sabieng is just the latest name for the Thai restaurant at this location. In recent memory it’s also been called Nakornping Thai and Chaba Thai Cuisine II.
Portland Food Heads – read the full review
let’s just say that the interior didn’t exactly beg me to sit down and stay for a meal. As everyone tends to judge a book by its cover from time to time, this made me a bit nervous that I was in for another disappointing plate of Pad-Thai. Luckily, the food at Sabieng is on a higher plane than the decor.
The Blueberry Files – read the full review
I don’t know how good business is at Sabieng; after all it’s tucked around a corner and is right down the street from the more popular Pom’s. But between the hospitality we received and the fresh ingredients, I’d recommend adding this place to your short list of great Thai restaurant in Portland.
Where is Jenner’s Mind – read the full review
appetizer = chive pancakes. yummy. a little gummy in that way that rice pancake-type-things can be but it filled with fresh chives and garlic and complemented nicely with a ginger dipping sauce. mains = panaeng tofu curry and lemon grass chicken, both served with brown rice and both ordered medium spicy. yum to both.
These are the first reviews published of Sabieng and as a result we’re now able to take them off the Unreviewed List.
The Boston Globe has published a guide to cheap eats in Portland.
The city’s high-end dining gets all the press, but there are plenty of budget-friendly choices, places to enjoy a two-course meal for less than $20 per person, often far less.
The articles was authored by Hilary Nangle who also writes the Maine food blog Travels with Hilary.
Cornucopasetic and his friend have published a composite review of 10 local lunch spots, in Haiku form. They visited: El Rayo, Nosh, Skinny Cart BBQ, Mrs. Muffin & Mr. Sandwich, Po’Boys & Pickles, Bogusha’s, 158 Pickett Street Cafe, Bazkari, StarEast and Taste of Tampa.
Here’s a poetic taste of 158,
In the back clearing
A sandwich epiphany;
Mustard on my shoe.
Today’s Press Herald includes a review of Mr. Sandwich & Mrs. Muffin,
I thought the roll was fresh and tasted fine, but I was disappointed not to have the crunchy baguette. I also couldn’t tell if there was jalapeno and mayo dressing (it seemed to be just mayo), but that may have been because of the strong taste of the pepperjack cheese. I really liked the kick of the cheese, because it jazzed up what amounted to a standard ham sandwich. I got chips, but no pickle.
a bar review of Mama’s Crow Bar,
At Mama’s, like any good neighborhood bar- you never know what you are going to get and there is something for everyone. That’s why you go. Well, that and the fine drink and good company, because that never changes.
and an update on Bayside Bowl which is slated to open next month.
There’s also focaccia bread pizza, grilled ribeye, mini chicken chimichangas and double cheeseburgers. The veggie stir-fry and garden burger mean the meat-free won’t have to brown-bag it.
Today’s Press Herald includes a review of Mr. Sandwich & Mrs. Muffin,
I thought the roll was fresh and tasted fine, but I was disappointed not to have the crunchy baguette. I also couldn’t tell if there was jalapeno and mayo dressing (it seemed to be just mayo), but that may have been because of the strong taste of the pepperjack cheese. I really liked the kick of the cheese, because it jazzed up what amounted to a standard ham sandwich. I got chips, but no pickle.
a bar review of Mama’s Crow Bar,
At Mama’s, like any good neighborhood bar- you never know what you are going to get and there is something for everyone. That’s why you go. Well, that and the fine drink and good company, because that never changes.
and an update on Bayside Bowl which is slated to open next month.
There’s also focaccia bread pizza, grilled ribeye, mini chicken chimichangas and double cheeseburgers. The veggie stir-fry and garden burger mean the meat-free won’t have to brown-bag it.
The Portland Phoenix has published a review of JP’s Bistro.
A more interesting assortment of mushrooms spotted the risotto that was served with grilled scallops. They gave the risotto a deep, rich flavor. The grains had softened to just the right tenderness in plenty of butter and broth. The scallops were a bit over-seared — their appearance hinted at the slightest of shrivels — but still juicy in the center.
This week’s Phoenix also includes an article about Laura Trice who
has been in the business of healthy junk food since 2001, when she left medicine to launch her cookie company, Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food, in Venice, California. The company currently distributes its fruit-sweetened, vegan, and kosher cookies in natural-food stores nationwide (in Portland, you can find Laura’s cookies in the Whole Foods bakery and at Maine Medical Center’s coffee shop, where a share of the proceeds helps pay for Maine students to attend medical school).
Trice will be at Longfellow Books in Monument Square on Sunday at 3 pm for a signing of her book The Wholesome Junk Food Cookbook.
The Portland Phoenix has published a review of JP’s Bistro.
A more interesting assortment of mushrooms spotted the risotto that was served with grilled scallops. They gave the risotto a deep, rich flavor. The grains had softened to just the right tenderness in plenty of butter and broth. The scallops were a bit over-seared — their appearance hinted at the slightest of shrivels — but still juicy in the center.
This week’s Phoenix also includes an article about Laura Trice who
has been in the business of healthy junk food since 2001, when she left medicine to launch her cookie company, Laura’s Wholesome Junk Food, in Venice, California. The company currently distributes its fruit-sweetened, vegan, and kosher cookies in natural-food stores nationwide (in Portland, you can find Laura’s cookies in the Whole Foods bakery and at Maine Medical Center’s coffee shop, where a share of the proceeds helps pay for Maine students to attend medical school).
Trice will be at Longfellow Books in Monument Square on Sunday at 3 pm for a signing of her book The Wholesome Junk Food Cookbook.
Mister Meatball has published a taste test between Micucci’s house brand puttanesca sauce and the puttanesca available from Pemberton’s, Scarpetta’s and Rao’s. (the taste test begins about halfway down the page)
1st Place. Micucci is lucky indeed to have hooked up with Lanzalotta (I know, I sound like I’m in the tank for this guy, but the truth is that I’ve never actually met the man). This is one very concentrated, complex flavor profile you got here, folks, loaded with good stuff, and plenty of tasty olives. If you’re looking for a jar of sauce to pour over pasta that needs no doctoring whatsoever, this is it.
The May issue of The Bollard includes a joint review of Market House Coffee, Peanut Butter & Jelly Time and Kamasouptra. All three eateries are on the second floor of the Public Market House. Author Dan Zarin writes that his morning coffee “was among the best I’ve ever had in this city” and enthused over the quality and value of the options at Kamasouptra and PB&J Time before finishing with some simple instructions,
Dear reader, here are your marching orders: Go to the Public Market House and go upstairs. Go now. Go often. Eat. Drink. Tell your friends. If we, the food-and-leisure enthusiasts of Portland, lose this space, we may never see another like it again.