Asmara Eritrean restaurant in Portland, ME.
I know this is a bad pic, but the food was fabulous and SO inexpensive. I think it was about a third of the price of New York. We shared a large veggie plate and Becca specially ordered that chicken and egg dish with the brown sauce- excuse my ignorance- but she made it for us without the chicken. You know how I love hard-boiled eggs! I am pretty sure the sauce had meat in it, but it was so good with just the egg. FYI, it is a slow service type of place, becuas it is mostly run by one woman, but we were there when it was quiet.
Colby's in Portsmouth, NH
It turns out that of all theplaces we ate on this trip, Colby's was my favorite. We ate there twice, and would have third morning if it had not been closed for vacation on our last morning in town. (We ate at the Friendly Toast, which is a 24-hour, retro-kitsch diner with very good, veggie-friendly updated diner food) I had an asparagus scramble there. So, back to Colby's. I always get some version of eggs benedict. There, they serve the Eggs Florentine with raw baby spinach! It was a revelation! Their hollandaise sauce is so good, too. It's just an overall great brunch/lunch menu and place. We really like Portsmouth, and they have two gourmet chocolate shops as well. One is Cacao, which has exotic, creative truffle flavors and wonderful, I'd say the best, sea salt caramels. The owner is very foodie, and at Easter she dips Peeps in chocolate.
B had truffles in espresso, bourbon, and ...I'll ask him and edit soon.
This cute chocolate shoppe is Byrne and Carlson. Such cute presentation!
On our last night in Portsmouth, we tried a "fancy" place, the Wellington Room. I loved the name, and Meka knew the chef. I had mushroom crepes with Boursin cheese.
I was not totally impressed, but also I mostly dislike the bad selection of music they were playing- chef's choice. What can you do...
We got the great lobster meat at Something Fishy for our homemade lobster rolls, but on our way out stopped at Taylor Lobster Company for more to take home. We made more the next day in our own kitchen! The whole trip definitely made those NYC lobster rolls look so expensive. Next summer, we will go up more often! Mmmm....
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