Lardo Chefwich #5 – only a few days left!

September 12, 2013 by 7 Comments

I previously covered other Lardo chefwich sandwiches 1-3 here, and then chefwich #4 of mid July-mid August here. Now here is chefwich #5, mid August – mid September. So you only have a few days left to catch this chefwich!

From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. Also, Lardo Fries and Lardo's Kentucky Lemonade From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye.

As noted before, the Chefwich Series is part of a series by Lardo of sandwiches where guest chefs of various Portland restaurants collaborate with Lardo (and Grassa) chef Rick Gencarelli. Each month, a new collaboration sandwich will appear just for that month, and the proceeds of the limited time guest chef sandwich going to benefit the guest chef’s charity of choice. The sandwich is available at either of the two Lardo locations, Lardo West in SW downtown or in Lardo East in the SE.

From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. A portion of the proceeds of the sandwich benefits the Oregon Food Bank.

For chefwich #5, the guest chef of the month is Jenn Louis of Lincoln Restaurant and Sunshine Tavern. She also was on Top Chef Masters this season and Food and Wine Best New Chef 2012 for the Northwest region.

From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. A portion of the proceeds of the sandwich benefits the Oregon Food Bank. From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. A portion of the proceeds of the sandwich benefits the Oregon Food Bank.

The sandwich is vegetarian! It is a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. The plum conserva comes in a container on the side, so I suppose you could choose to dip it. But, I decided to just spread it like a jam on top. As you can see, I supplemented my chefwich with the Lardo fries and also a Kentucky Lemonade. A portion of the proceeds from this Chefwich benefit the Oregon Food Bank.

From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. The plum conserva comes in a container on the side, so I suppose you could choose to dip it. But, I decided to just spread it like a jam on top. From Lardo, the Jenn Louis chefwich, a grilled cheese with fontina cheese, plum conserva on Grand Central Bakery sour rye. The plum conserva comes in a container on the side, so I suppose you could choose to dip it. But, I decided to just spread it like a jam on top.

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Another Chefwich (#4) from Lardo

August 13, 2013 by 7 Comments

After my last post looking back and forwards towards the Feast event of the Sandwich Invitational, I just had to go get a sandwich. So I walked to Lardo and back- which is about a 2 mile walk round trip from home. My goal was to get the next chefwich stamp on my pass card. I had my eye on the next collaboration sandwich between Rick and a guest chef: The Anthony Cafiero (of Ración). This would be #4 in Chefwich Series (see the other 3 chefwiches of the past 3 months at this previous post).

The Anthony Cafiero collaboration sandwich- #4/September sammie in Chefwich Series at Lardo PDX, Serrano Ham bocadillo - pepper & onion saor, manchego cheese, smoked paprika aioli. A portion of the proceeds from this Chefwich benefit Portland Food Bank. The Anthony Cafiero collaboration sandwich- #4/September sammie in Chefwich Series at Lardo PDX, Serrano Ham bocadillo - pepper & onion saor, manchego cheese, smoked paprika aioli. A portion of the proceeds from this Chefwich benefit Portland Food Bank.

This sandwich is a Serrano Ham bocadillo, with pepper & onion saor, manchego cheese, smoked paprika aioli. A portion of the proceeds from this Chefwich benefit Portland Food Bank.

The Anthony Cafiero collaboration sandwich- #4/September sammie in Chefwich Series at Lardo PDX, Serrano Ham bocadillo - pepper & onion saor, manchego cheese, smoked paprika aioli. A portion of the proceeds from this Chefwich benefit Portland Food Bank. The Anthony Cafiero collaboration sandwich- #4/September sammie in Chefwich Series at Lardo PDX, Serrano Ham bocadillo - pepper & onion saor, manchego cheese, smoked paprika aioli. A portion of the proceeds from this Chefwich benefit Portland Food Bank.

At Lardo now, but probably not much longer- it debuted I think mid-July and I just got to it now, so I think a new chefwich (#5??! Who/what will it be!!) is coming up soon!

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Lardo Chefwich- 3 down, 3 to go

July 16, 2013 by 10 Comments

Lardo is doing a special Chefwich series in which other guest chefs of various Portland restaurants collaborate with Lardo (and Grassa) chef Rick Gencarelli. Each month, a new collaboration sandwich will appear just for that month, and the proceeds of the limited time guest chef sandwich going to benefit the guest chef’s charity of choice. When you order the sandwich (available at either of the two Lardo locations, Lardo West in SW downtown or in Lardo East in the SE), make sure to ask for your Chefwich Series stamp card, because if you collect all six stamps you can earn VIP admission to the Lardo Fall Party.

I’ve collected 3 so far… and here’s a report out.

The first Chefwich debuted in April to mid May, with Cathy Whims (of Nostrana and Oven & Shaker) and her Straccetti sandwich featuring bavette steak, provolone cheese, roasted asparagus, and horseradish creme fraiche. Beautiful, messy, delicious richness. Her chosen charity was Friends of Family Farmers which promotes responsible farming, and I collected my first chefwich card.
Lardo chefwich, collaboration sandwich, Rick Gencarelli, Cathy Whims, Straccetti sandwich featuring bavette steak, provolone cheese, roasted asparagus, and horseradish creme fraiche

I washed this down with a refreshing Grapefruit Margarita with tequila, house-made sour mix, gran gala, and it is a generous glass.
Lardo, Rick Gencarelli, Grapefruit Margarita with tequila, house-made sour mix, gran gala

Chefwich #2 was courtesy of Scott Snyder (of Levant), with Morroccan Lamb Meatball and black olive mayo, harrisa carrot slaw, feta. This chefwich benefits Urban Gleaners, whose mission is to eliminate waste of surplus food by redistributing to the hungry. I meant to eat half the sandwich and save the other half for dinner. That didn’t happen because I could. not. stop.

Lardo, chefwich, Scott Snyder, Levant, Morroccan Lamb Meatball and black olive mayo, harrisa carrot slaw, feta Lardo, chefwich, Scott Snyder, Levant, Morroccan Lamb Meatball and black olive mayo, harrisa carrot slaw, feta Lardo, chefwich, Scott Snyder, Levant, Morroccan Lamb Meatball and black olive mayo, harrisa carrot slaw, feta

And finally, recently I had Chefwich #3, The Aaron Barnett (of St. Jack)- #3 in Chefwich Series, a sandwich of Fried Calamari – caper & red onion mayo, marinated tomatoes, lettuce. Mmm, that crispy crispy calamari which was perfectly executed to be crunchy but not overdone or greasy would have been excellent even on its own, but bonus! You get a whole squidwich! Proceeds go to the Special Olympics and their support their mission to provide sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The Hemingway cocktail that accompanied this sandwich with Bacardi, lime, simple syrup, and soda looked like water in a pint glass but packed a nice punch that made me happy.

Lardo, chefwich, Aaron Barnett, St Jack, Squidwich sandwich, Fried Calamari - caper & red onion mayo, marinated tomatoes, lettuce Lardo, chefwich, Aaron Barnett, St Jack, Squidwich sandwich, Fried Calamari - caper & red onion mayo, marinated tomatoes, lettuce

I wonder what the next chefwich will be? 2 of the 3 were ChefStable partners (of which Rick also is)- I am crossing my fingers for Trent Pierce or Greg Denton or Andy Ricker, but really all of these have been home runs so I’m keeping my eyes and ears open for the next collaboration.

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