Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Blueplate was a lunch counter and soda fountain [1] at the intersection of Third Avenue and Washington Street, [2] [3] in downtown Portland's Dekum Building. Karen Brooks of The Oregonian called the restaurant a "tiny, adorable outpost of apothecary chic", and described an "old-fashioned" counter with swivel stools and shelves stocking powders, "potions" and other "mysterious" liquids. [4]
As of 2007, there are still a few restaurants and diners that offer blue-plate specials under that name, sometimes on blue plates, but it is a vanishing tradition. A collection of 1930s prose gives this definition: "A Blue Plate Special is a low-priced daily diner special — a main course with all the fixins , a daily combo, a square for two ...
Typical sectional blue plate used for "blue plate specials", as used at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire; note that this plate accommodates only two (rather than the standard three) side dishes in addition to the meat course that typically occupies the largest section.
In 2023 the original Panda Inn closed for renovations: an eight-seat sushi bar, a more modern aesthetic, ample bar seating, multiple private dining rooms, and new art and dishes that incorporate ...
A blue-plate special A garde manger chaud froid dish, used as a display piece A table d'hôte menu from the New York City Lotos Club, 1893. 86 – a term used when the restaurant has run out of, or is unable to prepare a particular menu item. The term is also generally used to mean getting rid of someone or something, including the situation ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Tamales, corn dough stuffed with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico.
2. New England Corn Pudding. This dish walks the line between rustic and elegant — just like New England itself. The New England holiday staple works as a great side with glazed ham, and is made ...