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I was given an amazing birthday gift in November, an old bottle of wine by Produttori del Barbaresco, the 1959 Riserva. This is very exciting - how often does one get to drink a bottle that old? In my case, not very often. I've had a few old wines, but with the exception of a few cases, I haven't opened them myself. A more

Well, of the last few months anyway. There have been a few truly memorable drinks and eats in the past months that I never found a way to write about here. So I'll compile them in a best-of-the-unposted list from the last part of 2011.

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

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

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

Collaboration Brewer’s Dinner 11/15/11 Laurelwood Public House and Brewery 5115 NE Sandy Blvd Portland 6:30-9:30pm $35 503-282-0622 Prepared by Executive Chef Aaron Nichols paired with some beers from Breakside Brewery, Cascade Brewing Barrel House, Heater Allen Brewing,

Dishing Up Oregon Beermaker Dinner 11/10/11 Full Sail Brewing 506 Columbia Hood River 5pm $30 541-386-2241 Featuring recipes from the cookbook Dishing Up Oregon. Author Ashley Gartland will be on hand to present her new book which features recipes that celebrate the flavor

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

1st Annual Rusty Truck Brewers Dinner 10/29/11 Rusty Truck Brewing Co 4649 SW Hwy 101 Lincoln City, OR 97367 (541) 994-7729 $45 3 course dinner -starting with a beer appetizer, Baby Spring Crab Salad Tenderloin Steak Diane with Honey

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When we were on vacation recently we got an emergency call from our son, who was h

10/07/2011-Oregon Bounty Fresh Hop Beer Tastival Preview Party Oaks Park Amusement Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland 5:30-8:30 pm $20-gets you a 2011 Tastival Glass, 7 tickets good for 7-4 oz. samples of fresh hop beers, a half sandwich and chips from Philadelphia’s Steaks & Hoagies. All

2011 Fresh Hop Beer Tastivals 10/8/2011 Portland Fresh Hop Tastival Oaks Amusement Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland 12-8pm-Cash only – Minors permitted – Glass sales til 7pm – Drink Ticket sales till 7:30pm $10 for a glass and 2 drink tickets. $15 for a glass and 7 drink ti

July 27th BINGO NIGHT Rogue Ales Public House & Brewery, 844 Olive St., Eugene; 541-345-4155 BREWER DJ. 7-10 p.m. Cheese Bar, 6031 S.E. Belmont St., Portland; 503-222-6014 BRIDGEPORT BEERMAKER DINNER 7pm Jakes Grill, 611 S.W. 10th Ave., Portland; 503-220-1850 LIMITED EDITION BEER TASTINGS 6pm

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Deschutes is 23 6/25/11 Deschutes Brewery Portland Pub 210 NW 11th Ave Portland 503-296-4906 2-8pm Look for the “Street of Grass” from JB Instant Lawn for this free family affair that includes BBQ, live music all day and the special release of Black Butte XXIII-23rd A

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During the past two months I had the chance to drink some very special wines, mostly thanks to the generosity of friends, but since I took a bit of a break from writing, I haven't shared a lot. Time marches on and I finally admit that I will never get around to writing what I wanted to write about some of these wines. But I

When I made dinner the other night I figured this post would be about the awesome curry seasoned grilled s

Last but certainly not least, the results of the reader survey of the best restaurants in Portland. The total number of votes was a bit daunting, but I n

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

From the moment you walk into Bar Avignon the atmosphere wraps its arms around you. A long bar stretches the length of the restaurant, an easy place to f

This recipe is from my newest cookbook acquisition, Culinary Tea by Cynthia Gold and Lise Stern. It’s basically a whole cookbook full

Two friends came over for dinner the other night. These guys are wine professionals and we enjoy sharing interesting wines with one another, but nothing could have prepared any of us for the degree of geekery that occurred on this evening. I didn't tell them what I'd be serving for dinner, we didn't discuss the wines we'd b

On my 18th birthday my parents gave me a hand hammered wok. All these years later I still use it constantly, and it's turned out to be one of the best gifts I've ever been given.

The reader survey results for “Best Steak in Portland” doesn’t have any big surprises except for Ringside’s second place performance. It shows what giving more attention and a new face to a restaurant

It seems like I keep bringing up Google, but they keep doing interesting things. This month, it is “Google with Recipe View”. Here’s how it works. Go to Google.com. For test purposes, put a dish in that everyone knows, say… “Steak Diane recip

One of my favorite cuts of beef is the hanger steak. The hanger steak, or hanging tender, along with the skirt steak are the muscles that make up the diaphragm of a cow. Both steaks are blood-rich and marbled with fat, and also containing connective tissue and other me

2011 President’s Day weekend, dozens of Oregon breweries and brewpubs will open their d

2011 President’s Day weekend, dozens of Oregon breweries and brewpubs will open their doors to visitors for the state’s 3rd annual Zwickelmania. Zwickelmania, hosted by the Oregon Brewers Guild (OBG), is a free statewide event that offers visitors a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers and sample their

This was an easy and delicious Valentine’s Day dinner. I made the herb butter the day before (as well as grinding up the dried porcinis then) and the rest jwa and I made together last night. Teamwork! I w

Portland’s own Thermals played a show just last week here in Stumptown. The venue was Branx, a dank and sweaty den of inequity in Portland’s industrial inner-eastside brimming with underage grifters, B.O.-laden hipsters, and (on this night) a hapless, old loser that was yours truly. One excellent benefit of the