The Paley’s Place Cookbook Hits Store Shelves There are only a few "celebrity" books that I use on a regular basis: Bouchon, by Thomas Keller, Mustard's Grill Napa Valley Cookbook, by Cindy Pawlcyn, and a few of the books by Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame. Otherwise, I tend to stick with compilations. The point is, most of this type of cookbooks are just recycled recipes, … [Read more...] about Review: The Paley’s Place Cookbook
Why Can’t Our Health Department Scores Be More Like Los Angeles?
There has been considerable discussion in the forums this month about health department scores, and how much they really matter. I was in Los Angeles at the time, where they do things a little bit different. Instead of hiding scores in a database that no one is likely to see, restaurants receive a letter grade, which they are required to post in the window. Grading procedures … [Read more...] about Why Can’t Our Health Department Scores Be More Like Los Angeles?
Portland Institution Genoa Restaurant to Close
Genoa Restaurant in Portland will be closed on November 22nd, 2008.According to an article on Oregon Live (link now invalid), "I've seen serious recessions over the decades at Genoa," DuBuse told The Oregonian, "but nothing to compare to the economic meltdown in which we now find ourselves. We cannot continue as an economically viable business."DeBuse says he spent … [Read more...] about Portland Institution Genoa Restaurant to Close
Winner of the 2008 Food Writing Contest
The winner of our 1998 contest is Granny Moon for this terrific story: Breakfast, when I was a kid, was a weekend event - cold cereal before school didn’t count. And every weekend it was pretty much the same thing. Daddy would get out his cast iron skillet, place it on the gas stove and start frying. Always eggs. Sometimes bacon, occasionally ham - and if it were fishing … [Read more...] about Winner of the 2008 Food Writing Contest
Your Favorite Food Writing 2008
A few weeks ago I asked everyone to write out their favorite food memory. Winner gets an autographed copy of Paul Gerald's new book, Breakfast in Bridgetown: the Definitive Guide to Portland's Favorite Meal.We sent all the entries to a group of judges and though almost every piece had at least one vote, the five listed below were clear favorites. Now it is your turn to give … [Read more...] about Your Favorite Food Writing 2008