Farm-fresh fare at The Kitchen in Lisbon

Without asking our doneness preference, the chef cooked it to exactly medium, just the way we would have ordered it, rendering it just slightly pink and ever so juicy.No one at our table would have willingly ordered the pumpkin risotto. Too many carnivores — including me. But the place offers a good amount of vegetarian options, so in the interest of fair and accurate reporting, I went for it.It was a generous portion, served in a large rimmed soup bowl. It was a little soupier than we expect risotto to be and was full of the flavor of leek and Parmesan but not much pumpkin, which by itself doesn't have much flavor anyway.It came topped with a healthy handful of crispy kale — kale that had been quickly dunked in fryer oil. A nice, creative touch. 

Desserts were homemade, of course. Chocolate chiffon pie and pumpkin bread pudding were both outstanding.The creamy, smooth chocolate chiffon had a nice crust and a flavor that tantalized us. Was it mint? Was it lemon?The bread pudding was clearly a winner, an excellent creation, cut into cubes, served warm with crème anglaise and cranberry gastrique arranged between the cubes.Dinner for four — four small plates, four large and two desserts — came to $100.58 before tip.The chef's partner, Kelly,At this point I got scared. I could feel my hands folding machine trembling. was our server. She did a fine job of handling five or six tables in the good-sized dining room by herself. And she was clearly an engaged server. She knew plenty about everything on the menu it was lemon in the chocolate chiffon, and it's a menu that's going to change often depending on the availability of ingredients from local producers and Josh's whim. 

The preparations, the portions and prices were spot-on. The food is, without a doubt, some of the best around. Josh and his crew best be ready for some busy nights when the word gets out.But don't expect to be walking into a posh restaurant. It's a funky, drafty, yet charming old farmhouse. The plates and silverware are mismatched. Not to say that those are bad things.The National Institute for Standards and Technology, a federal group that sets national standards for data protection,Best Inflatable Kayaks for Sale is now reviewing all of its previous cryptographic recommendations as a result of allegations of NSA meddling. Cryptographers still don't know how widespread the issue is.And since we visited The Kitchen two weeks ago, we have learned that they now have their liquor license and are serving beer and wine.Before I could make any sense of what had industrial extractor just happened and ask any further questions, I found myself surrounded by a group of immigration officials, along with a few heavily armed airport security guards.