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CuisineBonneFemme

About CuisineBonneFemme

Lizzy writes about the types of food she likes to cook the most; simple dishes based on the freshest ingredients and gently coaxed to bring out their best qualities. Things like roast chicken with crackling skin, meat stews, all kinds of soups, and anything on toast. You know, peasant food like your French/Southern/Thai/Lebanese Mother might make.

In her past she held many a food service job, from a high-end traditional Japanese restaurant to a grease-pit diner off of Interstate 5. And she claims to still have nasty case of espresso wrist from the 10 billion lattes she made during her barista years.

Lizzy has an educational background that includes food sciences and politics, and has been a past writer for both cultural and academic publications. She takes a big picture view of the role that all things gastronomic are having in shaping the economy, culture, identity, and ever changing food scene both here and elsewhere. She believes Portland is at a pivotal and creative time food wise, and is constantly amazed and surprised at the bounty our city has to offer.

Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries

August 26, 2016 by CuisineBonneFemme

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A complete list of distilleries open to the public in the Portland area. Updated 9/22 - Added Aviation Gin. Updated 503 Distillery, Trail Distilling award, added Branch Point Distillery, Hood River Distillers, remove Big Bottom Distillery (closed), remove Eastside Distilling (closed tasting rooms) updated map, misc. updates. Keep in mind that due to Covid-19, … [Read more...] about Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries

The Best Portland Coffeehouses

April 16, 2016 by CuisineBonneFemme

Kiosko Coffee Portland

A Guide to Great Portland CoffeePortland has a collective passion for coffee that’s borderline obsessive. It is easy to find beans freshly roasted to your tastes here, as well as that velvety ambrosia known as a properly made cappuccino. While we won’t claim Portland is the top coffee city in the world or the U.S. for that matter, the coffee here comes pretty darn close … [Read more...] about The Best Portland Coffeehouses

Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season

August 15, 2014 by CuisineBonneFemme

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Figs are coming into season early this year, and Lizzy's post from 2006 is always popular, so I thought I'd run it again. Recipe by Eric BechardPortland Oregon is practically raining figs. There are big brown, black and green blobs on sidewalks, on top of cars, and backyards are slippery mine fields. It won’t last long though, because we are nearing the end of the … [Read more...] about Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season

Vodka Cucumber/Mint Lemonade for a Hot Day

July 11, 2014 by CuisineBonneFemme

Cocktail Mint

Reposted from 2006 by Lizzy Caston Some things are worth repeating! Here’s a bit of Dude trivia: he’s not only a good cook – his Sunday dinners for friends are well-known, but he’s also an awesome bartender. As a matter of fact, his first foray into the food industry was as a bartender at The Magic Pan Restaurant in Beverly Hills. Things were different in those days: to get … [Read more...] about Vodka Cucumber/Mint Lemonade for a Hot Day

The Anti Paula Deen

June 25, 2013 by CuisineBonneFemme

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With Paula Deen's recent PR "situation" (call it an exposé, call it a fiasco, call it a hot Georgia train wreck), I've been thinking a lot about Southern Food, and why Paula Deen has always made my skin crawl.Sure, there's the racism and poorly run HR thing, which is bad enough. The New York Times does a great job of summarizing that particular hornet's nest. Then there's … [Read more...] about The Anti Paula Deen

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