Thursday, March 11, 2010

Market House

Many in the city were saddened to see the Portland Public Market close its doors in 2006. It was a neat place to grab a sandwich on great bread, to pick up a bottle of wine or some fresh fish for an evening's fish chowder. Shortly after the closing, the Public Market House opened here at 28 Monument Square on a smaller scale and with a simple credo: "a community gathering place that celebrates Maine people, food and agricultural traditions...". Recently a second floor has been opened. Now the shops number--K. Horton's Specialty Foods, Maine Beer and Beverage Co., Big Sky Bread, Spartan Grille, Kamasoupra, and Peanut Butter Jelly Time. I'm intrigued by this last shop. I wonder if I might get a couple of my once staples to my diet: a toasted peanut butter and jelly with banana sandwich or a toasted peanut butter and piccalilli sandwich? Bet I could!

6 comments:

  1. Psssst .. *looks around furtively* ... what's a piccalilli sandwich? I can cope with the sandwich part ...

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  2. what a great shot, birdman. i'm salivating like pavlov's dogs just looking at it. is there a place to sit and enjoy the ambience?

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  3. Your only the second person I've ever heard to pair pickles and peanut butter.

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  4. The reflections in this picture are beautiful! Those sandwiches sound good, but my favorite is banana and mayonnaise.

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  5. Do they have the Elvis special on the menu? A peanut butter and banana sandwich dipped in batter and deep fried to a golden brown.

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