Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
Another day, another "Best New Chef" contest. At least this time, we, the lowly public gets to vote. The newest nominees are by Food & Wine magazine - At F&W, we name America’s 10 most brilliant up-and-coming chefs every year. Now we … [Read more...]
1. Toro Bravo - Everyday Spanish food is about quality and fresh ingredients, simply prepared. This is rustic food, meant for downing as tapas and accompaniments to glasses of Spanish Rosado or pitchers of Sangria. This is food to relax over, to … [Read more...]
In spite of the shaky economy, it seems that more restaurants have opened in Portland this year than in the last 2-3 years combined. The list contains new takes on many interesting cuisines: Argentinian, French, Mexican, Asian, vegetarian* and … [Read more...]
For me, first dates are a tricky thing. I don't want to go overboard and spend a bunch of money unless I'm pretty sure we are going to hit it off. I don't want somewhere that is so loud and distracting that we can't get to know each other. Then … [Read more...]
I collect all the interesting links I find around the web and Google news, with the best intentions. They get dragged to my desktop, but I get busy, or am not feeling well enough to deal, and it seems like they collect, until a day like this comes … [Read more...]
The official Aviary press release was sent out today, confirming they will reopen on December 6th, with the new bar opening a few weeks later. I toured the space a few weeks ago (glasses and rubber nose, of course), and can confirm, it is much … [Read more...]
After a fire which caused enough damage to close the popular Barista Coffeehouse and Aviary Restaurant, both are putting things back together. Barista is holding a celebration this Saturday night at 7pm. They will open for regular business at 6am on … [Read more...]
