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Metrovino The owner of Metrovino in the Pearl District has announ

Zagat recently released their list of “

Wendy's Foie Gras Burger

Hey, it’s the first French Fridays with Dorie of 2012 (for me, anyway)! And this week….M. Jacques Armagnac Chicken. This is a pretty easy a

Last night, we had our all-staff-and-friends Ristretto holiday party. Usually, we do this at a dive bar, keep an open t

Just when I start thinking we 21st Century types are soooooo smart, someone d

By Charley Michaels God, I love and hate eating out in Portland. Would hate to run a restaurant even more. A Yelp review (names withheld): Upon entering the ambience was warm welcoming, and lively, but once we were seated it was evident that the noise level was too loud for comfort.

For those of us who wonder why in the world anyone would pay what seems lik

If it wasn't for a teensy misunderstanding, I might have been enjoying sauerkraut long b

I have lots of pet theories (no pun intended). One is that my cat can read my mind,

As I’m starting to plan another epic Southwest road trip for next Spring, I thought I’d take the time to do a post and an overview of last Spring’s trip. I can’t believe I never did a recap, but then a lot of bad crap

Not to brag, but I've made some pretty spectacular

This week contributor Anthony Boutard of Ayers Creek Farm takes a stab at tea

We are firm Craigslist devotées. In addition to buying our living room furniture, teak ou

Field to table. Farm to table. Plate and pitchfork. Outstanding in the field.

I don't know about you, but I often find myself driving through rural

While taking a long walk the other day after work, I stopped in at a wine store where I used to shop, but never really go anymore. I very much like the woman who buys the wine there. She has an interesting and slightly frustrating job because the store is a little neighborhood place with no internet sales, they sell bottles

I get a lot of people asking for more wine opriented opinions and info since I am in the, uh, wine business. To honor those requests, here's a little opinion based on a recent experience....*** *** *** *** ***

Whiskey. Whether you spell it with an "e" or not (everyone vs. Scotland and Canada, respectivel

Spanish Octopus with Tails and Trotters Pork

Advertisement Advertisement Food scandals are so rampant, I wonder if we ever really get the food as advertised in stores. Let’s take a look back t

Well. My goals for the past 30 days were to post more and go on a date. Both of which I have failed, y'all!! I did sorta ask someone out, but it wasn't clear that I was asking them out and they said they couldn't go that night and didn't mention going out some other time, so I'm going to take that they're not interested in

So what is it we want out of wine? That it tastes good, right? Oh, and if it doesn’t empty our wallets that is certainly a nice bonus. This is espe

Oh, what a luxurious French Fridays with Dorie! Red meat! Brandy! Cream! And all on a Thursday night too. First things first, I was actually g

Ever tried boutique bar crawling? NY Times Could you tell the difference between cheap wine and expensive wine? Slashfood Consider the chemistry of the Bloody Mary. NPR A ban on bars in Brooklyn?...

I'm a German wine neophyte, but over the past year I've started poking around a bit, drinking Riesling here and there. I like the wines very much in general, but I'm still a bit intimidated. There are several regions and many producers, sweet wines and off-dry wines and dry wines, wines that were harvested at spätlese must

I've got a call in to Mt. Tabor's Eric Surface to confirm, meanwhile, here are the first couple grafs of the Columbian's story... A piece of Portland';s vaunted brewery scene is barreling across the Columbia River. But Mt. Tabor Brewing will keep its original name when it moves to downtown Vancouver. Eric Surface, th

Most of my experiences at In-N-Out Burger have been located (outside of a murky 10:35 am experience on Saturday morning in the midst of Vegas post-bachelor party bacchanalia that I vaguely remember and am not sure actually happened — it’s quite possible that I dreamt this entire encounter) in the state of California

The list of this year's farms to be included in the

  Updated 3.04. Here is the last batch of results from the first 2011 reader survey. We had well over 1000 participants this year! A big thank you to all of our sponsors. Drawing prizes will be picked via a random

Another piece I like, also written for the LA Weekly. SELF-IMPROVEMENT: Biz Girls Don't Cry THE CEILING IN THE BASEMENT CONFERENCE room at the Pasadena Sheraton is oppressively low. I hand a dressed-for-church young woman my confirmation letter for "The Essentials of Credibility, C

Bun Rieu at Pho An Sandy Whether you want to avoid seeing people making googly eyes and kissie faces at each other whil

We paused at the dark mouth of the wormhole, a nearly invisible doorway in an anonymous strip mall o

When I lived in Tucson, I used to buy Santa Cruz brand red chili paste concentrate from the 17th Street Farmers Market, which was just a short bike ride down the street from my house in the barrio. It’s a mild and very versatile paste made from red chilies grown in Southern Arizona, just north [...]

A recent lunch-time trek for a sandwich from Portland’s venerable Bunk Sandwiches proved to be a worthy dispatch.

There's something about seeing a large hunk of pork in a meat case for $3.99 a pound that ca

I decided to take another opportunity to delve into Ted "Dr. Cocktail

Some things around the interweb that have caught my hungry attention....----------An olive oil primer from the ever informative Zester Daily site. Two articles, actually. The first explains what exactly

A vow for 2011: No cheap chicken. (Francis Lam @Salon) I want to get back to that sense of value, of deliberate appreciation and enjoyment. (And, hopefully, it’s not going to happe

My friend Clare Carver was a Bay Area artist and graphic designer when she and her husband

Contributor Jim Dixon's last post of the year comes with a twist on a classic soup. Appropriate

Catching up on news that is interesting, I present a deluge to match the rain outside your window. According to the Portland Business Journal, Ruth’s Chris is moving to Pacific Center over at 851 SW 6th Avenue: The Heathrow, Fla.-based chain will transform a 9,400-square-foot retail space int

Our weekends used to be spent in pursuit of the elusive perfect garage sale. Dave, who always gets u

(Took pictures, they will eventually come!!)I was excited to get asked to try out the whole Vegetarian Feast from Hood River, Oregon's Turtle Islands Food Company. (I just found out they spell is Tofurky, not Tofurkey...which is kinda weird, no?) I've had the Tofurky Roast before,