Experiments & Adventures of Platinum Chef Mo!
Neillio’s Gourmet Kitchen, Lexington MA (map)
Turkey Terrific, is the name of the sandwich that’s simply amazing. Thick slices of freshly cooked turkey breast, homemade stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mayo all goes into the bread of your choice. The seeded italian bread is a good choice because it’s big and rugged enough to hold in the all the sandwich ingredients.
You can see their menu here.
Sound Bites, Ball Square Somerville (map)
I had a chance to catch up with an ex-coworker of mine on this rainy Saturday morning at the always fantastic Sound Bites. A place where the line out the door is always long while the wait isn’t. Even though they want you in and out as quick as humanly possible, their brunch items are to die for.
My usual selection would either be 2^3 Royale or Banana Nut Cakes, but not today. Not today my friend. Today I felt adventurous and orders the Golden Grill, which is described as
A most popular combination. Corn muffin, grilled. Two eggs, Canadian bacon & HomeFries
I mean, who can say no to grilled corn muffin?
Our plates arrive in about 5 minutes, which is followed by 10 minutes of overwhelming satisfaction and dancing tastebuds. I don’t think I need to say more, but definitely go when you get a chance.
Sugar & Spice, Porter Sqaure (map)
The atmosphere is pretty nice and the food is standard. Not too wow, not bad either.
I ordered the Pla Rad Pik, which is described as tempura cod with three flavor sauce. Not sure how one can achieve three flavors in one single sauce. Maybe some sort of enlightenment? Being a seafood snob, I usually dislike fried fish since it removes the true taste of fish. This dish was alright, wasn’t too impressed.
My company had the Avocado Curry, which was described as chicken, avocado, and mixed vegetables. The curry was a bit runny and did not have the wonderful texture of thicker curry.
Cafe Mami, Porter Exchange Mall (map & review)
The food is always good here, hands down! I went to Cafe Mami after a game of squash today (of which I got killed), where I ordered the Teriyaki Chicken Set for $8.00. It comes on a sizzling hot plate and as much steamed rice as you want. If you’re not in the mood for sweet stuff, try one of the curry dishes or hambuger dishes.
Man, this stuff is good, healthy, and simple. And if you know me, all those things combined into one is definitely worthy! Only three ingredients on the list: Organic Whole Grain Wheat, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Natural Flavor.
In this case, less is definitely more.
