Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
To some people, the sides that are served with barbecue are almost as important as the meat. They too are heavily regionalized: just look at the differences between cornbread recipes from different areas of the country. Order a plate and you’ll get … [Read more...]
Updated 8/12 I indulged myself in the beginning section of this review by walking down memory lane. Click here if you'd like to jump to review section. When I was a kid, I spent many summers on a big cattle ranch just down the road from the … [Read more...]
In 2010, I asked "Who has the best breakfast in Portland". The answers were 1. Screen Door, 2. Simpatica, 3. Mother's Bistro. I asked again in 2011, and this time the ranking was Tasty n Sons, Screen Door and Simpatica. With the arrival of Tasty n … [Read more...]
This category is a landslide every year; I don't know why I bother. I'm not going to waste your time with hyperbole - you'll get plenty of that with my review. As far as the winner goes, the only negative comments I have heard out of all the survey … [Read more...]
Dear Willamette Week, I have friends, who, while I'm off making them cocktails, sneak into my office and reduce the font size on my computer. I know this, because every month it gets a bit more difficult to read, and they always look at me like … [Read more...]
From CNN.com, 5 tasty new pie shops in America: Portland, Oregon It's not that Gregg Abbott broke the pie mold with his handheld Whiffies Fried Pies -- it's that he never used one to begin with. Since 2009, he's been experimenting with form and … [Read more...]
We all know who is going to come out on top in this vote, but I asked because I was curious to see who would come out second. Now I know, and am just going to keep my mouth shut. I should note that it was a VERY distant second, and the percentages … [Read more...]
