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I was in New Orleans recently and I had the opportunity to try out some of your recommendations from a while back. Very impressive in general, the eating and drinking in the Crescent City, but you already know that. Just a cou

A few years ago, we had a food writing contest. It was so successful, I’ve lined up some great prizes, and we’ll do it again. First prize is an evening class for two people at Robert Reynold’s Chefs Studio. Located in SE Portland, Robert offers Frenc

Note: This is a new review as of  August 2010. The summary has also been updated with new prices for each restaurant in the Steakhouse Round. You’ll find it here. Not long aft

While most of us feel like summer has barely begun here in the Willamette Valle

Yes, we tent camp. But with a car. And a queen-sized blow-up mattress. And a fully stocked bar. It's just the way we roll.

We seem to run into a lot of familiar faces around the neighborhood, all inquiring where and when we

LOMPEIZER RELEASE PARTY 7/17 Lompoc Brewing-5Q 3901 N Williams Ave. Portland 503-288-3996 12-6pm SON OF C-NOTE PREVIEW This Saturday is the annual Bastille Day Celebration at N Failing and N Williams, and Lompoc is joining in the celebration with a beer garden featuring the

Pinot Noir French Oak Barrel Fermented Saison 7/15 Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies 6410 S.E. Milwaukie Ave. Portland 503-239-8544 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meet the Brewer with complimentary tastes and hors d’ oeuvres

When we city folk go to the

THE GUILLOTINE RELASE 7/14 Pelican Pub&Brewery 33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr Pacific City 503-965-7007 Uses French experimental hops

Saucebox's Teriyaki Glazed Miyako Burger The first burger I can remember ever truly cravin

<A Vietnamese sandwich at Foster & Dobbs? Mais oui! For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, the Banh Mi relfects Viet Nam’s colonization by the French—baguette, mayonnaise, and charcuterie—but wit

Escargot Bordelaise with roast marrow bones. Photo: John Valls

Escape.The inevitable happened.We needed to go.Somewhere.F

We've been trying to go to Castagna for a couple of years now, but it just never seemed to happen.

Photo courtsey Tami Parr Lots of people seem are talking about the iPhone

I was given a coupon for one free French Meadow

I wasn’t going to say anything about the Oregonian’s Diner this year, but I’m

Nothing says summer like a good burger, am I right? We've been making these "English Muffin" b

When our son was four years old we took a trip to France, and since we've never been interes

"The French term cuisine du marché translates roughly as 'cooking from the mar

Thomas Keller's little "family" restaurant in Yountville, Ca., The French Laundry, is without question one of the top two or three foodie meccas of the world where, if you want to have any bragging rights whatsoever when it comes to restaurant cred, you have to be able to say "Oh,

Is there any more classic and simple egg dish than a perfectly made omelette? I would say no, and there ar

Have you ever taken a look at the menu from the world famous French Laundry in Napa Valley California? I was driving past the other day and thought this would make a good post. The vegetable menu, which looks really interesting, is at the bottom. The price? If you have to ask… prix fixe is $250 per person, not incl

What began as a casual fling has, over time, developed into a full blown addiction. My body begins s

Rabbit & Tesa Ragu with Mallreddus Pasta

If you were to think of the places in town that you could consider ‘all purpose’, it would be a pretty s

We've all had just about enough of the rain, haven't we? It's time to use every available tool to summon forth the sun. Nothing says 'summer in a glass' quite so well as a lovely, dry rosé, so let's bring them on! Bonnie Crocker from Domaine Selections will be at the shop on Friday, June 11th from 4:30 to 6:30pm to shar

Here are a few of my choice quick-fixes for a bad day:1. Clean sheets and a freshly made b

It's been a rough start weather-wise for the farmers' markets, what with drenching ra

Grüner isn’t a “German” restaurant, nor does it

Pickled Green Strawberries and Bison Carpaccio Trends can go one of two ways: either they get absorbed int

"Where's the candy?"This is the all-too-familiar question exiting the mouths of chil

Oregon Breweries win 56 Medals at the Australian International Beer Awards The winners were announced Friday, May 20th, 2010. This year’s Australian International Beer Awards, received 1170 entries from 243 breweries across 34 countries. In 2007 Deschutes Brewery was named Champion LARGE INTERNATI

I’ve gotten more emails about a recent

If there's a better way to spend a couple of hours than having an amazing lunch at a sidewal

Hey! I was just recently made aware that the original recipe in Bon Appétit is by Ivy Manning, a Portlander and awesome food writer! This was a very, very Spring-li

Again, from the NY Times, It’s unusual enough that the rough-hewn African coffee bar BKoffie freshly grinds beans only from Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, and a house blend, and brews

(AKA "What the hell just happened to the last month/what's new with us:")1. We've been meeting with a lot of broker(s)/contractor(s)/architect(s)/property managers/property owners lately in our ever-lasting search for a new home for our business. Our minds are spinning and overflowing with the endless poss

Echo opened in 2006, and was quickly popular after a lot of positive reviews. After a long series of chefs and more hills and valleys than a roller coaster, a new owner is in place, and though the menu has stay

Hey! We were on vacation last week in California. And, no, no, we didn’t go to The French Laundry (although, I am starting a campaign to do so on our 5th wedding anniversary) b

Months ago the liquor license application appeared on the window of the large downstairs space in the Indigo building at SW 12th and Washington, but at the time I couldn’t find out any more. Today a press release was issued. The restaurant named “Pinot American Brasserie” is slated to open early

The annual James Beard Awards were handed out Monday night in New York city. Several Portland chefs were finalists: Under the category of Rising Star Chef  Of  The Year, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon was a nominee. The winner was Tim Hollingsworth of The French Laundry. In the category Best Che

Double Mountain Beer Release 04/29/10 Saraveza 1004 N Killingsworth inPDX 503-206-4252 6-9pm Release of Double Mountain‘s Oregon Farmhouse Ale “Bonne Idée”, which is French for “good idea,” this beer is 8+%, brewed broadly in the style of a big Saison. It features a y

(CNN) – Danish cuisine reigns supreme, according to the some of the planet’s most prominent eaters. El Bulli has been dethroned. Some choice clips: S. Pellegrino’s annual “World’s

We're beginning to get a little batty over here at the cafe (if you haven't been able to tell al

Updated at bottom: Oy. The world is coming to and end. Lisa Schroeder has won the International Association of Culinary Professionals chef/Restaurateur of the year award. Is it just me, or out of all the deserving chefs in Portland, I have to wonder if any of the IACP members have eaten in Portland restaurants. I&

Portland is a mecca for microbrews, artisan espresso and local coffee roasters, chocolatiers, pizza, breads, pastries etc. Oregon also has an established wine industry and an agrarian economy for ingredients just meant to be distilled – local fresh fruits for brandies, grains for whiskey and vodkas, and nuts and he