Feed Me Portland!

Want to make a whole lot of Portland area foodies really, really excited? Try this: talk some of Portland’s hottest chefs into cooking grand dinners where they’ll use locally grown, seasonal produce. And also throw in some local winemakers or brewmasters who will share their wares paired with the delicious food. ...

When my friend Darcy asked me to lend a hand at her wedding, I eagerly agreed. "You'll be in charge of food," she said "Of course," I said. My job was to pick up all the trays of food from the restaurant and make sure they were set out and hot (or ...

I have a new friend. He lives in a glass jar and needs to be fed at least twice a week. After I give him half a cup of flour and a drink of water, he burbles happily and contentedly until the next feeding. He asks for little, but gives ...

My vote for most Onion-like headline not in the Onion is this gem: Democrats Split on Whether Party Divided It makes me laugh and cry... though mostly just cry. Which, incidentally, is also what Obama's speech last night made me do, too, except in a good way. It's going to be a ...

Despite what it seems like, I've had all kinds of things to post about in the past month. We traveled to Las Vegas for yet another installment of the annual geekfest known as NAB. We took a break from the convention hall and casinos for more than a few meals including ...

This past weekend featured the first ever Eat Mobile! event, a fundraiser for the good people of Mercy Corps and Hacienda CDC, organized by Willamette Week. The event, held in a warehouse in a particularly desolate spot in industrial Portland, featured a dozen of Portland's finest food carts doling out ...

So I guess I'm not totally over this cooking contest thing yet. I've been secretly reading through the cooking contest listings, considering my options. One jumped out at me recently: it was a contest sponsored by Mahatma Rice. They had two recipe categories: one for brown rice and one for ...

Many years ago on the number 12 bus out to the Portland Airport, my friend Joel ruminated out loud: "Gee, Sandy Boulevard just goes on forever!" The grizzled old man sitting nearby leaned towards him and rasped conspiratorially, "You know, if you straightened out Sandy Boulevard and Foster Road and ...

A scene from domestic life, about two weeks ago: "You know what day tomorrow is?" I asked C, bouncing Tiggerly. "Um... Friday?" "Yeah, but the date?" "March 14th?" "Yeah! And you know what we're going to eat?" "Uh... no?" "Pizza! Pizza pie... Get it? 'Cause it's Pi Day! " My husband shakes his head. "You are such a

I've been terribly distracted lately by such trivial things as work and school -- it's taken up all the valuable time I might otherwise spend on blogging. But at least I'm still finding time to eat well. I do have my priorities. I have a backlog of entries and pictures to ...