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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

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French burger chain Quick has been given the ok to serve up three

Metrovino The owner of Metrovino in the Pearl District has announ

Admittedly, I am not a big eater of potatoes. I think of them more as a vehicle for other things: cheese, sauces, crunchy. I don’t think I have ever boiled potatoes and just eaten them th

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

Oh, hello French Fridays with Dorie! Nice to see you again. This week: it’s a cake. Yay! I Like Cake! Anyway, this is sort of like a French Poundcake, called

Just before the holidays I was out at Ayers Creek Farm helping Carol and Anthony g

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

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

Life is so full of serendipitous happenings. Some feel so linked that they

Since 1999, Saveur has been gathering their favorite dishes, places, food, and people to publish in their annual Saveur 100 issue.  This year’s list ranges from Bali, to New Stockholm cuisine, cognac cocktails, the humble cleaver, and Portland’s own Olympic Provisions.  Saveur Editor in Chief, James Oseland, writes

I was trying to delete some blog spam the other night and I got distracted (I know, so rare!) by looking through my iphoto annals. It got me to thinking, “hey! I should go through all my pictures from 2011 and pick my f

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

This week’s French Friday with Dorie is kind of neat — a Spanish Tortilla made with potato chips instead of slices of potato! You basically crush a bunch

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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

If you, like me, are a fool for braising and roasting, then Tuesday night

Okay, so I almost forgot about this French Fridays with Dorie but I’m glad I didn’t, this was a very interesting FFwD experiment. I made a number of changes, mainly

Ever since my brother moved his wine shop, Vino, fro

Okay, lazy! Here’s this finally. The cooking officially starts tonight with the making of the cranberry sauce. Puddings, cookie dough, hen brine, cauliflower gratin and roasted veggies all happen tomorrow. Appetizers:

Oh geez, I have been so lazy. I’ve made a couple of really nice meals lately and been out to dinner twice and I’ve blogged about none of these things. I need to get my act together here. Let’s kick

I've been dying to write this post since we got back from our Okanagan road trip, but

The Abyss 2011 Celebration 11/15/11 Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House 1044 NW Bond Street Bend, OR 97701 (541) 382-9242 5 pm – 10 pm For the 6th year in a row, we will be releasing The Abyss and throwing a party at our pubs to celebrate. Beginning at 11:00am we will have

The eating in Jerez and Sanlucar was pretty great. It's all about tapas, small dishes that you order too many of and share with friends. Generally, you go to lunch at about 3:30 and eat a lot of tapas. You finish at something like 5:30. You take break, and then go to dinner at something like 9.Olives are amazin

I have really been looking forward to this week’s French Fridays with Dorie as I love duck and I hardly ever cook it at home. I had no idea it could come toget

It's that time of year again. Domaine de Canton has announced the 2012 Bartender of the Year Competition. The grand prize for this one is a doozie—$10,000—and the finals are held in French St....

It helps if you think about BC's Okanagan region as a squished Willamette Vall

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

This week’s French Fridays with Dorie is the beloved French onion and olive pizza-like tart. This week actually worked out really well for me, even though I did not real

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

If that ineffable thing called "feel" is any indication, then the new

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

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Time for another French Fridays with Dorie? Yep, it sure is! This week: Buckwheat Blini with Smoked Salmon but even though I work at a place that uh, act

This week’s French Friday’s with Dorie is quite delicious, but then I’m already a pretty big fan of game hens. In fact, that’s the current plan fo

Breakside Brewery wins silver medal at Great American Beer Festival, announces upcoming seasonal releases Breakside Brewery (820 NE Dekum) recently claimed a silver medal for its classic Irish-style Dry Stout at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival competition, the largest national beer competition recognizing th

So, at first I was kind of sad for this French Fridays with Dorie as I don’t currently have a Madeleine pan and thought I’d have to sit it out. Then, I started pok