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Invited by Willamette Week, I went to the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Conference panel on food and restaurant reviews held on Thursday 6/14 at the downtown Hilton. In a nutshell, it was a tough panel to chew on and I am still digesting. The panel was moderated by Kelly Clarke, the Arts and Culture editor from Willamette Week. The Panelists were Jonathan Gold, from … [Read more...] about Food Writers, Bloggers, and Alternative Weeklies Collide

  Kenny Giambalvo is Leaving Bluehour One rumor floating around has caught my attention, just because I've heard it so much: Kenny Giambalvo leaving Bluehour. After the ill-fated Balvo fiasco, it wouldn't surprise me. Remember though, this is just a rumor. Update May 16th. Kenny dropped in an issued a strong denial. From Cuisine Bonne Femme: (Note: … [Read more...] about Aquariva, Toro Bravo, Zilla Sake Open in Portland

From the Desk of Cuisine Bonne Femme: The Stern's Indulge in Voodoo Donut Two weeks ago everyone's favorite road food trippers Jane and Michael Stern wrote a story on Portland donut darlings Voodoo Donut. As everyone else does when they report on this unique Portland donutateur (or shall we call them a donutery?), the Sterns freaked out over Voodoo's signature Bacon Maple … [Read more...] about Stern’s on Voodoo Donut, Toro Bravo & Trebol to Open

From Cuisine Bonne Femme: Portland Gets More Press - KQED After the recent NY Times article 36 Hours in Portland, it seems there has been a slew of bloggers taking up the theme. First the Willamette Week ran a tongue in cheek copy from the perspective of a resident, not tourist (no surprise he drank a lot coffee during the day, drank beer at night, watched a ton of tv, and … [Read more...] about Schreiber Leaving Wildwood, Country Cat & Rocket Opening