Feed Me Portland!

Few things help inspire the struggling amateur food blogger like a good night of barbecue, so it's not surprising to see my long-standing funk (which has generally shut down all writing) shattered after tonight's trip to Russell Street.Context first. I love barbecue. L-O-V-E it. I've tried to make my rounds to P

We have posted about Stanford's before. This is a re-review, and I felt obligated to write it.I have been eating at Stanford's over a decade. It's always been a stand-by. I could always count on a solid meal for a fair price.My wife and I decided to get a bite to eat the other night. We sat down, not

Our blog has long loved the Concordia Ale House. Not loved. LOVED. Which is why this is hard to say.I may never go back.In my opinion, food is half of the restaurant experience. The rest is composed of the various experiential points that make a place worthwhile. Price, ambiance, and, of course,

Tonight, my wife and I have a little time alone without the little one, between getting off of work and her class tonight. So, we ran up to Cha Taqueria and Bar, located at 305 NW 21st Avenue. She's been raving about the happy-hour menu for weeks.When we arrived, we were promptly seated. Our server disappeared f

My wife and I used to live in NW Portland, and every Saturday, as we were driving around, we would see this huge line at Besaw's, located at 2301 NW Savier Street. So, we never stopped. But recently, we were out and about together on a weekday and spotted that there was no line. So, this tim

Screen Door is a spot located at 2337 E. Burnside. Up until Saturday morning at 8:05 am, I had never heard of it. But then again, there are hundreds of restaurants throughout Portland...right?Rusty called and wanted us to try it out. I agreed. So, we both showed up, families in tow, at around 9 am. Now, I say "a

I love Italian food. I find it hard to have an unpleasant Italian food experience.And I love and respect tradition, honor it, and respect a place that can establish one.So when my friends wanted to go out to dinner last week at DiNicola's, which I'd never been to (but had heard great things about), I

Portland has a lot of great breakfast joints. I love Roux, I love the Tin Shed, I love Fat City Cafe, and I (at least) enjoy Marco's. Cadillac Cafe's great, and the 24 Hour Hotcake House on Powell is quite good as well. And there are many, many more that I haven't tried yet.In fact, aside from the franchise-t

In the next day or so:Alameda Cafe (breakfast)DiNicola's Italian RestaurantJake's GrillWe'll also run our first forum question. Check back for more later!

Having recently finished a weekend of eating out a lot, generally in celebration of my 7th wedding anniversary but also because I like eating out, I figured this week would involve lots of not-eating-out. So what a pleasant surprise when my friend Dave asked if my wife and I would like to go out todinner tonight.