Note: 1/2016 - This restaurant has been sold, and I am hearing much better things about it. Take this review with a grain of salt.When I was growing up, my mother used to make jambalaya on a regular basis. It was one of my favorite dishes, and I still make it now and then using her old recipe from the 40's. With fond memories of that dish and New Orleans cuisine in general, … [Read more...] about Review: Acadia Restaurant
Archives for August 2007
Whole Foods to Buy Wild Oats, Washington Post on Homemade Bitters
The Washington Post on the trend towards making bitters, mixers, etc. from scratch In an article titled "Be A Bold Mixmaster", they talk in length about making everything from martini onions, cherries, and tonic water. They even mention infused rums.Falernum is another story. No one, it seems, can obtain the infused rum unless they make it themselves. Yet a half-century … [Read more...] about Whole Foods to Buy Wild Oats, Washington Post on Homemade Bitters
NY Times on Clear Creek Distillery, World’s Most Expensive Dessert
Alien Life Forms in Clear Creek Distillery Bottles Identified! Yet another article from The New York Times on Portland, or to be more specific, Clear Creek Distillery. They have some really nice pictures of pears that have been grown in the bottles, but most interesting is the attitude of Clear Creek's Stephen McCarthy. While the tall, bearded Mr. McCarthy is ordinarily … [Read more...] about NY Times on Clear Creek Distillery, World’s Most Expensive Dessert
Review: Nutshell Restaurant
A quick hit of Nutshell restaurant, by guest writer Jen G.A few days ago, we traipsed up the short flight of stairs to Nutshell. They feature a vegan menu created and executed by a chef with great credentials, (as opposed to, say, the guy with dreads behind the counter at the wheat-grass juice joint).We were even willing to risk the all-important “special occasion dinner”, … [Read more...] about Review: Nutshell Restaurant
Review: Pasha in Portland
Now ClosedI love Pasha.Specifically, I love Pasha's lunch buffet.This is why...It's the middle of a hurried weekday. Usually, I graze intermittently to sustain my strength, but today I've been working and running around all morning and into the afternoon, and breakfast seems days ago. The noon hour has long passed, and I really need to sit down and take a load … [Read more...] about Review: Pasha in Portland