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...]
As every year about this time, the James Beard Foundation announced its huge list of semifinalists for the 2013 Restaurant and Chef awards. While the list includes plenty of local chefs and restaurants, no Portland restaurants are nominated in … [Read more...]
Kitchen Share, a "kitchen tool lending library" is opening in SE Portland. According to the press release, "Kitchen Share SE will be a place where community members can borrow equipment and share in the joy of processing, preserving, and serving … [Read more...]
This question comes up for me now and then, so I thought it would be good for the survey. I'm not talking about a business meeting, just a big group of friends. I can see why any of these got the vote, but Toro Bravo received mine. One evening I … [Read more...]
For many people, happy hour comes down to what you get for your money, and not necessarily if the food is incredibly good. Let's face it, if you've had 2-3 drinks, the food won't be your primary focus. There were a lot of votes in this category, but … [Read more...]
This survey question was for "Best Bar - Excluding Food". Last year Teardrop Lounge was knocked off of its perch by Beaker & Flask, but it has regained its footing by a healthy margin. The Rum Club made a great showing for a new business. 686 … [Read more...]
Tales of the Cocktail is a five-day drinks convention where thousands of chefs, bartenders, spirits writers, and drink geeks go to New Orleans to gorge on seminars and tastings. It is the most important cocktail education, celebration and awards … [Read more...]
