I first got an inkling of this news from Mike Thelin over at the Burnside Blog, in a profile he wrote on City Commissioner Erik Sten. Now, as confirmed by the Portland Development Commission, popular Asian supermarket chain Uwajimaya is strongly considering opening a store in Portland's downtown Chinatown neighborhood. Although I've heard rumors that they have been sniffing … [Read more...] about Uwajimaya Coming to Chinatown?
Archives for February 2008
Portland Snubbed by Frank Bruni in National Dining Romp
Frank Bruni of The New York Times recently left New York and to do "an intensive stretch of dining elsewhere in the country." After all the love from The Times over the past year, I thought he would make it to Portland, especially since he was right up the road in Seattle.Instead, he says "I bypassed Portland — where, for example, Le Pigeon might have lured me — because … [Read more...] about Portland Snubbed by Frank Bruni in National Dining Romp
Review: Lovely Hula Hands
SADLY, THIS RESTAURANT CLOSED IN EARLY 2010For the past six months, my friend Nancy has been trying to get me to go to Lovely Hula Hands. To be honest, I wasn't particularly interested. I'd given it a try the first week after they moved north from their old location on Mississippi, and wasn't terribly impressed. Additionally, many of the items on the menu didn't … [Read more...] about Review: Lovely Hula Hands
Review: Alu Wine Bar and Lounge
Note: This establishment has closed"When it Alu going to open?" my husband asked last week, of the sliver of a building on NE Martin Luther King Blvd. just south of Stanton St., which seemed months under construction. Through the grapevine, I already knew the chef was Sandro Di Giovani, formerly of Noble Rot and Pok Pok; that the food was German; that the upstairs would … [Read more...] about Review: Alu Wine Bar and Lounge
Review: Lucca – Two Views
If there is one thing I have learned since I started this site, it is that there is more than one way of looking at a restaurant experience. Different things are more important to different people. While some put the food before anything else, others may care more about the atmosphere or the prices.Last week I was at Lucca. It occurred to me that depending on your … [Read more...] about Review: Lucca – Two Views