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This week’s French Fridays with Dorie was for a very interesting quiche — Apple & Gorgonzola. And, as is my way, I changed it quite a bit. I

Join us for a special pre-Valentine’s Day tasting of Port and chocolate. This Friday, February 10, 2012, we’ll be featuring the remarkable estate-bottled Port wines of Quinta do Infantado along with Portland’s new bean-to-bar chocolate,

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February = Stout Month, and Fort George brewed up 8 Stouts this year. Fort George Brewery and Public House 1483 Duane St Astoria Spank Stout The Spank Stout is back and better than ever! With plenty of caramel and honey malts fronting this beer plus roast and black barley forming the backbo

Lompoc Black Out Party 02/01/12 SideBar 3901 N Williams Portland 4-10pm All dark beers on tap: 2010 Bourbon Barrel Aged 8 Malty Nights, 2010 Pre Dawn Stout, Black Dawn III, Black Dawn El Salvador, Black Dawn Peru & 2009 Dark Side Porter. -09 Dark Side Porter, brewed in July

The newest batch of Full Sail’s very limited bourbon barrel-aged beer is set for release on February 1st. Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter has been aging in oak bourbon barrels deep in the brewery’s cellar for an entire year. During those long months the bourbon barrels and time have been working their ma

Veggie Grill Cedar Hills Crossing 3435 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. Beaverton, OR 97005 I was recently invited to attend a pre-opening lunch at the new vegan Ve

Scottish Beer Week at the Barrel House-we’ll be serving up a variety of Scottish beers all week long! Join us for Mc Shagger Strong Scotch, a seasonal offering from the brewers with hints of chocolate and smoked peat, dark malts and hints of molasses and chocolate on the palate which lead to a creamy finish

BIGGER BADDER BLACKER BEER WEEK MONDAY JANUARY 23 – SUNDAY JANUARY 29 Belmont Station 4500 SE Stark St Portland 503-232-8538 3-11 M-F 12-11 S-S OREGON HIGHLIGHTS * MON JAN 23: We Begin the Descent into Darkness today at 3PM with two amazing beers from Barley Br

Fort George Brewing Stout Night at Bigger, Badder, Blacker Week 01/27/12 Belmont Station 4500 SE Stark St Portland 503-232-8538 5-7pm Fort George Stout Night. As a prelude to this Astoria Brewer’s Stout Month in February they will debut four of the best here: Maker’s

Still cleaning out bookmarks and whatnot. Here are some interesting stories from around the net. In Good Taste – the popular cooking school in the Pearl Di

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Breakside’s First Brewers Dinner 01/20/12 Aquariva Restaurant 0470 SW Hamilton Ct Portland, OR 97239 503-802-5850 $45 Breakside Brewery folks will be on hand to answer questions. 1ST-Hoppy Amber 5.8% 45 IBU with Scallop Crudo, Pickled Fennel, Avocado, Espelette &

The Huffington Post has named Portland’s Ristretto Roasters as one of th

12/30 – latest restaurant updates added. Once again, the definitive guide to New Year’s eve in Portland! 45 Restaurants with special events. At the bottom, five that are open New Year’s Day. Happy New

For those of you looking for last-minute guests, may I suggest this coffee maker? It builds into your counter, with only an elegant spout and drain showing. When you want a delicious, barista quality coffee, you just use your iPhone. Even better, the manufacturer’s website says it’s “Excellent. T

Brower’s Anniversary Imperial Stout Release 12/20/11 Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland 503-232-4677 4pm Special release of Hopworks Brouwer’s Anniversary Imperial Stout in which they brewed an imperial version of 7-Grain Stout (minus the coffee) to help

Bourbon Barrel Aztex + Soursop Wheat Release 12/14/11 Breakside Brewery 820 NE Dekum Portland Breakside Brewery will release bottled versions of two barrel-aged beers. Bourbon Barrel Aztec is an oak-aged version of Aztec Ale, the brewery’s strong ale made with chocolate and chiles. S

8 Malty Nights Release 12/14/11 Lompoc Sidebar 3901 N Williams Portland 6pm Lompoc Brewing is hosting a release party for 8 Malty Nights, Portland’s only Chanukah beer. Lightly hopped with English hops, this dark brown chocolate rye features a roasted chocolate flavor and a sweet fin

Beermaker Dinner 12/15/11 Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub 506 Columbia Hood River 541-386-2247 5pm $30-4 courses Brewmaster Jamie Emmerson and Chef Jeff Baldo will pair four courses and four beers. FIRST COURSE-Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Nutmeg Cream-S

Ninkasi Brewing Company Is Excited To Announce The Release Of Six New Beers For December And January 1. Holiday Ale, SLEIGH’R DARK DOUBLE ALT continues to become a new tradition in the Northwest. Dark, rich and toasty, Sleigh’r is a easy drinking 7.2% abv holiday ale. Available until Dec 31st in 6 packs+

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2011 Seafood and Belgian Ales Brewer’s Dinner Menu 12/21/11 Fort George Brewery and Public House 1483 Duane Street Astoria 503-325-PINT First Course-Mussels and Frites/Paired With: Fort George Quick Wit Second Course-Cream of Watercress Soup with Alaskan Spot Prawns/Paired Wit

Amnesia Winter Ale Fest 2011 12/10/11 Amnesia Brewing 832 N Beech Portland 503-281-7708 Noon-10pm $20 gets you a glass and 10 tickets Amnesia Brewing beers: SleighJerker Strong, dark, robust ale with enough roastiness to beckon Porter like qualities but, with a

Bones, Brews and Brown Spirits Beermaker Dinner 12/12/11 Burnside Brewing 701 E Burnside Portland 6:30pm $75 (503) 946-8151 Email Molly at BurnsideBrewCo dotcom for Reservations Burnside Brewing’s first ever in-house beer dinner hosted by Brewmaster Jason Mcadam

16th annual Holiday Ale Festival 11/30-12/4, 2011 Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW Sixth Ave between the Blue/Red MAX Light Rail lines Sun/11-5pm $25 includes mug and 8 drink tix Alameda Brewing Papa Noel’s Moonlight Reserve English Olde Ale Breakside Brewery Cranberry Biere d

McMenamins’ Current Seasonal Ale:Kris Kringle Yuletide Ale PORTLAND, Ore.—Monday, November 21, 2011—Just in time for the holiday season, McMenamins breweries offers you Kris Kringle, a festive seasonal ale to help get you into a merry-making frame of mind. Stop by any McMenamins pub, hotel, brewpub, theater

(Bend, OR- November 15th,2011) Established June 2011 in Bend, OR, GoodLife Brewing Company has long been anticipating the day they could brew a bold, flavorful, dark beer. This day has come; GoodLife Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of the first batch of Pass Stout – a Northwest Stout Ale available 11

Abyss Release 11/15/11 Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub 210 NW 10th Ave Portland 11-10on 503-296-4906 For the sixth year in a row, beginning at 11am, bottles of The Abyss 2011 will be available for purchase (6 bottle limit per person) as well as an array of The Abyss wearable merch

16 TONS COFFEE STOUT FEST 11/12/11 16 Tons Supreme Bean & Union Cafe 2684 Willamette #500 Eugene 4-10pm Free Entry-Tasters $1-$3-Sample well over 20 coffee infused beers, Stouts, Porters, & Imperial Stouts! Chocolate Stout Cake and other Baked Goods infused with Beer available

This road trip through Canada's Okanagan could easily be titled the Magical Mystery To

Today, Halloween, is a red-letter day for readers of GoodStuffNW. Not bec

Me in the kitchen

In case you’re looking for some pumpkin or Halloween recipes, I thought I’d just post links to all of the ones I’ve done so far. Enjoy!

Attention chocolate lovers! Michael Recchiuti of Recchiuti Chocolate will be at the shop from 1:30 -2:30pm on Saturday, October 29th, to share tastes of the delectable bars and truffles he produces in his Bay Area kitchen. Don’t miss your opportunity to talk chocol

OAKSHIRE BEERMAKER DINNER 10/21/11 Wildwood 1221 NW 21st Ave Portland 503-225-0130 or email shelly@wildwoodrestaurant.com. 6:30pm $65-Six seats left as of 10am Frederic’s Lost Arm with Brettanomyces (Saison) HAWAIIAN TOMBO TUNA CARPACCIO olive oil, cracked pe

Hawthorne Hop House turns 1 10/22/11 Hawthorne Hop House 4111 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland 503-477-9619 3-9pm $10 for all you can eat buffet and 1st pint Party will feature an outside tented beer garden in our giant parking lot, Party is mainly being sponsored by Oakshire Bre

Night of the Living Ales 10/29/11 Burnside Brewing Co. 701 E. Burnside Portland, OR 97214 8pm-1am $8 Advanced tickets http://www.nightofthelivingales.com Back for it’s second year Night of the Living Ales is the ultimate Halloween party for the craft beer minded drinker

Night of the Living Ales 10/29/11 Burnside Brewing Co. 701 E. Burnside Portland, OR 97214 8pm-1am $8 Advanced tickets [www.nightofthelivingales.com] Back for it’s second year Night of the Living Ales is the ultimate H

Laurelwood Collaboration Brewer’s Dinner 02/08/12 Laurelwood Public House and Brewery 5115 NE Sandy Blvd Portland 503-282-0622 $50 The dinner will feature collaboration beers brewed by Vasilios Gletsos of Laurelwood Brewing Co., Alex Ganum of Upright Brewing, Van Havig of Gigan

Oakshire Brewing to Release Hellshire II, Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels on November 12th, 2011. Oakshire Brewing Company of Eugene, Oregon will release its second Barrel Aged Beer under the label Hellshire on Saturday November 12th. Sales of the beer begin at noon at the brewery in their newly remodeled t

Hopworks Beermaker Dinner 10/20/11 Jake’s Grill Hardy Room 611 SW 10th Ave Portland $50 503-220-1850 7pm Eight-courses Full menu: First Course Appetizers: Hop Rubbed Spiced Chicken Skewers with Peanut-Red Chile BBQ Sauce Northwest Wild Mushro