Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
Another to keep you entertained during my vacation, this great wine piece by Darryl Joannides from Cork Wineshop. It was late January 1997 and a particularly dark, wet and dreary winter’s day. We were on the back end of a 3 week trip driving all … [Read more...]
My contributions to this website have so far been reviews of local restaurants, and I assume this will continue to be my main interest. But during a recent trip to New York, largely to eat and to expand my gastronomical horizons (at the cost of … [Read more...]
Here are some photos of the Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver BC to accompany Ken Collura's Story. As you can see, it is quite an interesting place to while away a morning. Click on the pictures to expand them. … [Read more...]
Have you ever dreamt about a certain kind of food? Not necessarily a dream while sleeping, but more of a daydream that repeatedly encompasses your thoughts. I've recently had such a recurring dream about Japanese ramen, and the dreams were about the … [Read more...]
I'm finally back from New Orleans. Although the Tales of the Cocktail ended on Monday, I stayed to visit with friends and take a quick side trip to Austin to visit some relatives. It's good to be back in the cooler weather of Portland. A few more … [Read more...]
I've been having a great time in the Big Easy, and enjoying all the events at Tales of the Cocktail. My liver is reeling. Between all the samples handed out at tastings and presentations, and the freely-flowing cocktails at the official events, I'm … [Read more...]
This is the last in a four-part series: You can read the entire series from the beginning here. For me, the best way to figure out an Italian train schedule is to jump on the internet, pull up Italia Rail, and look on the site. Otherwise I end up … [Read more...]
