NOTE: This review has been replaced with a new, larger roundup, which you can read here. I have already rewritten and updated the recipe for making tonic water from scratch, which you will find here. 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 … [Read more...] about Q Tonic vs. Fever-Tree Tonic
Review: Meat Cheese Bread
In the last few years, Portland sandwich shops blossomed. We went from a town with hardly any decent options to an embarrassment of riches.The secret ingredient that is setting these shops apart is the staff; they actually have a chef and workers who are passionate about making the best damn sandwich they can. This leads to innovations that rise beyond the norm. In the case … [Read more...] about Review: Meat Cheese Bread
How many visits does it take to review a restaurant?
How many visits does it take to judge a restaurant? When I'm reviewing a restaurant, I always make at least three visits before I come up with my final opinion. This is because I have found that the experience can vary wildly from week to week, or even from night to night.This month I thought I had my runner-up for Restaurant of the Year all figured out. On a whim I went … [Read more...] about How many visits does it take to review a restaurant?
Review: Ten 01
Note: This restaurant closed on January 3, 2011. This review was written in 2009.Fugue - Music: a composition based on multiple themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.For those who have been reading my reviews … [Read more...] about Review: Ten 01
Chef Jack Yoss to Leave Ten 01 Restaurant
Sad news - Jack Yoss, the much-heralded chef of Ten01 restaurant is leaving Portland in March. Chef Jack Yoss is leaving Portlands' Ten01 Restaurant to follow a life-long dream of spending most of his time traveling in Europe and Asia. He will be traveling and cooking at various resorts, starting as Chef De Cuisine at W Retreat and Spa in Seminyak, Bali. Must be tough!I … [Read more...] about Chef Jack Yoss to Leave Ten 01 Restaurant