Continuing my interest in tonic waters, I decided to review another brand which is appearing on store shelves: Fentimans. You may have seen their other products, such as Curiosity Cola, Shandy, and Victorian Lemonade. Fentimans describes their … [Read more...]
Steven Smith Teamaker

"Portland is a beverage town," Steve Smith says simply. And his beverage of choice is -- and always has been-- tea. Back in the early 1970s, Smith started Stash Tea, which sold teas and herbal infusions to natural food stores. The company grew … [Read more...]
The Meadow: Singing the Praises of Salt

"Everyone's Lives Would Be So Much Better If They Just Used The Right Salt." Mark Bitterman, Local Selmelier A wonderful thing about Portland is our growing community of small specialty food purveyors. Many of these are based on single … [Read more...]
Benessere Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars

Updated: 12/11 - 2nd store. I happened to walk past Benessere yesterday, but I could only take a quick peek, because I had the dog with me. Though the store has been open a month, I never heard about it, so I sent a friend in today to check it out … [Read more...]
Q Tonic vs. Fever-Tree Tonic

In January, I reviewed Q Tonic. Now Fever-Tree Tonic, another gourmet version has hit local store shelves. I thought it was time to go back and update this post with a comparison between the two. Gin and tonic - what my dad would call "an honest … [Read more...]
Sahagun Chocolates

[Note: The retail store closed August 21st, 2010. However you will still be able to find her chocolates at the businesses listed at the end of this post] Updated retail locations 2/13 I recently spent a bit of time in the hospital, and somewhere … [Read more...]
Cupcake Jones

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...]





