Seasonal pumpkin dishes at local restaurants: Vindalho Roasted Pumpkin Soup with Bengali 5 Spice Roasted Pumpkin Samosa with Mint Yogurt Chutney Lauro Mediterranean Kitchen Butternut Squash and Feta Phyllo Triangle makes the Mezze Platter of … [Read more...]
We All Scream: More Ice Cream in Portland!
September 15, 2007 by 7 Comments
Note: Both of these businesses have now closed. I recently commented, at length, about the absence of homemade ice cream in Portland. Apparently, somebody was paying attention. Some bodies, to be precise. Open just over 2 weeks, Little Red Bike … [Read more...]
Pasha
August 10, 2007 by 4 Comments
Now Closed I 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 … [Read more...]
Cupcake Jones
July 18, 2007 by 67 Comments
It's not like me to be so Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to the new stuff in town. For example, I got to Clyde Common for the first time just last week (and really liked it, by the way. And the fact that we scored an extra dessert due to a … [Read more...]
Review: Random Order Coffeehouse
June 13, 2007 by 39 Comments
(updated 6.2012) There is a really good bakery just down the street from my house. The thing is, you’d never know it was there unless you were to go inside. You see, it’s not a bakery. It’s a coffee shop. But aside from croissants and scones … [Read more...]
Review: Baker and Spice
November 17, 2006 by 18 Comments
<updated 5.12> Baker and Spice is nowhere near my house, yet I seem to have developed quite a knack for inventing errands that take me to or near its Hillsdale location. "Ummmm… I need to go to Fred Meyer. Yes, the six other Fred Meyer … [Read more...]
