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After 17 years of operation, all Typhoon restaurants have closed. Locations in Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, Bend and Redmond, Washington were shuttered last night at 9:00pm. In an

February 2, 2012, Portland, OR – Dragonfish Restaurant located across from Directors Park at 909 SW Park Avenue and Taylor in downtown Portland has closed. The space is undergoing a transformation and will open as Tasting East restaurant and bar. “Tasting East will be offering Far East Street Plate

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

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

Laurelwood Collaboration Brewer’s Dinner Laurelwood Brewing Co. is holding a one of a kind collaboration brewer’s dinner on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The dinner will feature collaboration beers brewed by Vasilios Gletsos of Laurelwood Brewing Co., Alex Ganum of Upright Brewing, Van Havig of Gigantic Brewing

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas, if that is the holiday you celebrate this time of year. If not, happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Festivus, what have you. Maybe you just like to sit around in December eating a lot

In a matter of mere hours, I’ll be en route to Bangkok via LAX (insert Ana Lucia reference here) and Tokyo, for my first multi-week vacation in years, across Southeast Asia. Magically, my vacation is only partially scheduled, as the core intention is to attend a college friend’s wedding, after which I’m h

People are so self-involved. They think that ball games in faraway cities are won

If you’re lucky enough to live anywhere near award-winning chef Andy Ricker’s Pok Pok thai restaurant in Portland, Oregon, then you probably already know how good their homemade drinking vinegars...

These were very good, and although time consuming, worth it. Although not really a practical, say Wednesday night dinner, this was a fun Saturday afternoon project. We actually made them a few weeks ag

Growing up in small-town Central Oregon had its advantages. Even in elementary schoo

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It’s time for my warm weather motto: I may hate the heat, but I heart farmers markets. I also heart venturing into other neighborhoods and secretly pretending that I live in them. The day will come that I move out of my dear Division St. apartment. That day could bring me further-out southeast into a [...]

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Andy Ricker, owner of Ping, Pok Pok, Pok Pok Noi, won Best Chef NW tonight in the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards. In his acceptance speech whi

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

Pelican’s Spring Brewers Dinner 04/16/11 Pelican Pub+Brewery Pacific City 503-965-7007 6:30pm $75 The Pelican’s Spring Brewers Dinner will be exploring the cuisine of Thailand in this five-course dinner. Each course is expertly paired with a Pelican beer The weekend package

Pok Pok Wings The winners here are not a surprise. I agree with them all: Pok Pok – 39% of the total vote. 3226 Southeast Division St., Portland, OR 97202 (503) 23

I came to the soul-tingling realization yesterday in New Seasons, that if I allow myself to buy quality curry pastes for Thai cooking, I could try the same, just once, for Indian cuisine.  Perhaps it would prove handy and delicious over lazy and under-spiced, right? Ridiculously, I had stocked up on various curry-related

Here are more results from our 2011 survey. The first survey post has also been updated with more results. You can see it here. Best Plac

Pop-up books. Pop-up stores. And now pop-up restaurants. Combine that with

Meet the Full Sail Brewer 10/13/11 Green Dragon 928 SE 9th Ave Portland 6-8pm Meet Full Sail Brewmaster John Harris as he brings 3 fresh hop beers, made with the same recipe but different fresh hops. Ill Tempered Gnome Release Party 10/13/11 The Guild Public House

  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

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

Chocolate Treats from Baker and Spice Val

Yet another benefit of writing this blog, as if I didn't already have loads of reasons to keep spo

If it's good enough to impress

And a very belated happy Hanukkah!I don't like blogging without pictures, which is the reason I'll blame for the long stretch of time with no posts. Though I bought a new memory card to replace mine back in the beginning of December, so really my excuses don't hold strong. What's happened since I last posted? We

Kin There’s a wonderful Yiddish word, “ongepotchket.” meaning something that is excessive or

Looking for somewhere to spend New Year’s Eve? Here’s the 2010 list with all the details! Happy New Year everyone! Beaverton: Monteaux’s Public House - Ring in the New Year with style in suburbia! Chef Michael Keskin’s epic menu: Arti

The other day, let’s call it “Monday”, I had a MAJOR craving for Pad Thai. I waited a day or two to see if it would go away and when it did not, I turned to the google for an easy way to satisfy this cravi

I may not really celebrate the holidays, but I do celebrate proudly made from scratch dishes, friends, wine, and the warm wonder that is a multi-course, cruelty-free thanksgiving dinner with said friends in a city we’ve made our home. Aww. Commence warm and fuzzies and vegan food with part of the spread: My contribu

Latte at Cafe Campagne We recently went to Seattle for a long weekend and to see the Picasso Exhibit at the Art Museum. We were also going to try and hit the

Nostalgia can do odd things to people. It can turn strong men weepy, and make normally sensible folks act with puzzlingly sentimental yearnings. The word “nostalgia” literally means a sickness for home, and when Ben Dyer set out to re-create the food (no one ever accused it of being a “cuisine”) of his nat

Gin Thai, Brief Review Overall Service Food Quality Atmosphere Vegan Options 9.25 9 10 9 9 Location: SW 3rd between Washington and Stark Recommended Dish: Khao Soi Hours: 11am – 4:30pm Times Visited: 7 Occasionally, reviews are difficult to construct …

Yesterday’s ginger-riffic take out from Just Thai for lunch really hit the spot. The mellow yellow, (had to be said) brothy curry, chewy cubes of fried tofu and cutely ridged vegetables over steamed rice was super decently priced, quickly prepared, and with a drizzle of Srichacha, was just what my still-dulled-from-si

When  Jack Yoss was chef of Ten 01, one of his most requested recipes was the Thai ribs, which were available in the bar. He was kind enough to send me the recipe, and several readers have thoroughly tested the instructions and cut it down from a restaurant-sized portion, to one that is more manageable. Base sauc