Ristorante Lombardi - New Menu Item

Newly added: Tomato Bisque

After being sick all week, I treated myself to some really good food in Freeport. To my pleasant surprise, in addition to the Signature Soup,  they have added a new Tomato Bisque to the menu.  A little more subtle taste and less artificial than other soups of similar nature, by comparison.  Quite delicious, it is creamy, and fresh and a perfect evening soup (or rainy day soup, or light soup). Served with the special bread (I had the Avocado and Tomato Sandwich - on Wheat), it made a satisfying dinner.

Behind the dining and serving area, there is a place for board games or just general ruckus, you can look through what they have available, or bring your own, or they have some downstairs in the lower room. Did I mention they also have internet access, but you have to get the password from one of the owners. Tonight there was a game going on that had the main Chef and the rest of the crew laughing, along with the guests, with such intensity that I could stop, I started to cry, and my chest started to heart, but that wouldn't get me to stop.  It continued for a few hours. 

At the end of the evening, I was short on the bill so I volunteered to help with the dishes. It's not tucked away like some other places so it wasn't a completely unpleasant task. One can do dishes but be adequately engaged in the conversation around the cooking area. Before that the last call was made, and the night staff was preparing pastries for the following business day. I left shortly after.

Summary: If you're sick, go get soup at the Ristorante Lombardi.

Ristorante Lombardi

Signature Soups at the Ristorante Lombardi

If circumstances find you in the town of Freeport, Maine, there are a few things that you must not leave without seeing or experiencing. Without a doubt, the Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park,  Winslow Park, Casco Bay, and the Desert Dunes of Maine. You will miss something special if you don't go shopping at the flagship store of L.L.Bean at 2am since it's open 24 hrs.

But if you never do anything else, you have to stop by a small mom and pop's restaurant tucked  behind (west of) the I-295 a couple of miles in a comfortable and homey restaurant that serves the finest food this side of home. Prepared with the kindness and sincerity that only comes with a home-cooked meal, the head chef is wonderful and creative, and her assistant chefs and all the staff are so much fun and laugh so easily, conversation flows with such loose frivolity and enjoyment that it almost feels like being in a home with some of your good friends. Everyone visiting Freeport needs to visit this food joint.

The soup that has recently been added to the menu is fast becoming signature is pictured above and the name is currently under review by the current staff. What may give the appearance of an every day chowder, is the most addicting non-narcotic substance approved by the FDA for daily  consumption for symptoms of hyperphagia.

Do not leave Freeport, Maine, without having a sample of this marvelous soup with all the charm of eating on the deck beside the main dining room. The only down side to having some of this soup is that you'll want 2-3 servings at a time, and then you'll go back for more. And wish it was always in your own refrigerator just to have whenever you please. And you'll wonder if Ristorante Lombardi sells them commercially, and find yourself disappointed that they don't. (This is my last serving, so don't come steal mine, I have to make my own trip back out there ... and it won't be soon enough.)

Be sure to tip the servers :-) ... big.

Gourmet Dinner

Some of you would be proud, I actually ate something tonight. And I didn't buy it from a place that offers supersizing or upsizing or dollar menus. I put it together myself (can't you tell?)

So usually, I have some Veggie Chicken patties from Morning Star Farms. But it's late, and I get these severe abdominal pain if I eat heavy before bedtime. Which might not be smart in case a little baby decides he can't wait to join the current world, and I have to catch him and make sure he's breathing ok, and help him if he needs it.

But back to my dinner. It's easy, and everyone makes fun of bachelors for cooking funny things or not at all, eating soup out of a can, or Top Ramen, but I paint with colors. I guess the yellow acrylic is missing but what could you do, I didn't want the the Veggie Chicken stuff. The tomatoes and spinach are tasty and fresh, and easy to eat.

Ok, so I don't have my menus planned for the week, so if any my current readers would mind making one for me (remember, I'm vegan in terms of diet, not philosophy), I'd really appreciate it if you put it in the comments. For now, all I do is try to get all the colors onto the plate.

It's kind of like a workout for the next six weeks, you plan it and then do it. I'll leave that for a later post.

But for all of you who worry about simple things like this, I do eat, and I do eat healthy. Some times it's elaborate like in the photo, sometimes it's just water and raisin bread. Truth be told, I'm almost up to my High School weight, but my goal is 165 lbs. And still no beer belly ;-)