Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Raiding the kitchen on set
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
At Victory Bar...
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On the set
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
TFT: The "No, You Don't Have To Eat On a Blanket!" Edition
Dear food-loving friends,We're Euro-mutts here at TableTalkPortland, and proud of it. Our tasty blend of Greek, Italian, French, Polish, Irish and German heritage ensures that a)we've got ample curves, b)we have slight attitude problems, and c)we eat well. It's our birthright.
But just the other day, during a rare moment of champagne-induced self-reflection, Michelle and I realized we aren't nearly multicultural enough. We can't remember the last time we ate Cambodian food. Someone at work asked us where the best Ethiopian food in town is, and we stammered and blushed. We haven't been to Hot Pot City. And when our friend Gloria told us we HAD to eat at Kabobi on SE Hawthorne because their Afghan food was to die for, we wondered aloud what she meant by "Afghan"--would we be eating on handknit blankets? This was embarrassing.
So, next week we're taking Table For Twelve to Kabobi restaurant, the self-proclaimed "first and only" Afghan restaurant in Portland. We're in for a treat. According to the Willamette Week, the lentils are "magical." The Kabobi website says all meat entrees are "halel." What does this mean? We have no idea! But we intend to find out. We can't wait to try the Borawni Kadoo, mostly because it is so fun to say. The Kofta Chalaw looks amazing, and the Kabuli Palaw with lamb shank is causing us to drool all over our keyboard. For a sneak peek at the menu, go to www.kabobipdx.com. As an added bonus, considering that we're in tight times and dining out budgets are lean, we even found a 10 percent off coupon on Kabobi's website for first-time customers, and Kabobi has agreed to honor this discount on all our party's entrees. Wow!
We hope you will join us next Wednesday for our slightly abashed exploration of Borawani Bandinjan, Shornakhod, and Sabzi, at Table For Twelve: The "No, You Don't Have To Eat On a Blanket" Edition!
Details, Details
When: Wednesday, February 11, 6:30 pm
Where: Kabobi Afghan Cuisine, 3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd., www.kabobipdx.com
Why: Because we are embarrassed that we don't know a Mantoo from a Gulpi, and because the lentils are magical.
Dress Code: Do NOT even think about wearing a blanket. We won't think it's funny at ALL.
RSVP: Email us at tabletalkportland@gmail.com or send a carrier pigeon to the M Bar with your name, number, and three hazelnut-topped salted caramels from Sahagún. Thank you.
See you at the table!
Jen & Michelle
TableTalkPortland.com
What is Table For Twelve all about? Click HERE to find out.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Nuvrei Pastry Platter = Flawless Meeting Attendance
Sometimes it can be hard to get people at your workplace really, truly excited to come to early morning meetings. Morning Meeting Dread can be so severe that people call in with "flat tires" and "sick kids", or somehow manage to "spill hot coffee" on their arms just before the meeting starts--creating burns that require "immediate medical attention", or they "get lost" on the way to the conference room and hide in a bathroom stall with their feet up, or they "go out for a quick smoke" and then "accidentally get on a train to Seattle."
But I have found a way to ensure that everyone on your meeting invite list accepts AND actually attends your morning meetings--the Nuvrei pastry platter. For a mere $18, you can purchase a beautiful tray of 10 luscious Nuvrei pastries, as I did this morning. You can also get a large tray, or a small/large tray of petite pastries. I've included the menu for your convenience. You can email your order in the night before your early morning meeting and it's waiting for pickup by 7 am the next day, giving you plenty of time to get it on the conference table nice and early and watch with smug satisfaction as it sends out its sweet siren scent to the tired, grouchy meeting-hating masses.
This strategy is so successful, you'll not only have 100 percent meeting attendance hereforth, you'll even get some opportunist stragglers who were NOT invited to the meeting, and possibly don't even work in your office, try to sneak in and filch one of your glorious pastries for their "sick kid" or "train ride to Seattle." Be prepared to perform some evictions, marveling that your morning meetings are now so popular you are actually having to kick people out of them! You will also notice a steep decline in reported office coffee burns. Thank goodness for Nuvrei.
-J
Nuvrei Fine Cakes and Pastries * www.nuvrei.com * 503.546.3032 * order pastry platters at order@nuvrei.com
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Bottle No. 2
Extra credit question: who just wants to be Ty's mom?
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Half price bubbly night at Clyde Common!
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