How do you like your lobster roll?
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Notwithstanding, here is a place in the Liberty Market that brings in their lobster gfrom Maine:
http://libertypublicmarket.com/artis...maine-lobster/
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It's disappointing to see that Joe's Boathouse in South Portland closed. I had several very good meals there over the years
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But now I want to try Eventide - a brown butter lobster roll sounds killer!
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The bun is a house-baked bun at the restaurant Hinoki and the Bird in Los Angeles. The color is from a small infusion of super-fine edible charcoal dust (from bamboo and cocoanut shells).
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I'm not one of them.
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I think I get your point. The one thing here is that these kinds of dishes are what that restaurant is all about. It's not just some wise guy doing a one time gimmick to get free publicity.
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One of the best meals I've ever eaten was at the Ralph Lauren restaurant in Chicago - brunch, simple omelette, but prepared absolutely flawlessly with the best, freshest ingredients possible, accompanied by superb baked goods and several varieties of mimosas along with strong, aromatic coffee. I went in thinking the price was ridiculously high; left wondering how I'd managed to score such a great meal for such a low price.
Simple meals prepared perfectly can be about the best food available. Too many restaurateurs fail to recognize this fact.
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The place will turn 30 years old next year.
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Did you send it back? Bad food needs to be challenged, trendy or no.
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One of the best meals I've ever eaten was at the Ralph Lauren restaurant in Chicago - brunch, simple omelette, but prepared absolutely flawlessly with the best, freshest ingredients possible, accompanied by superb baked goods and several varieties of mimosas along with strong, aromatic coffee. I went in thinking the price was ridiculously high; left wondering how I'd managed to score such a great meal for such a low price.
Simple meals prepared perfectly can be about the best food available. Too many restaurateurs fail to recognize this fact.
Simple meals prepared perfectly can be about the best food available. Too many restaurateurs fail to recognize this fact.
So yes, I agree - great cooks make all the difference and they can make the simplest things taste astoundingly good. It's a talent I would dearly love to have - I love to cook, but, alas, I'm not a cook.