<UPDATED>I've heard from Fivespice - Hello, I am the GM of Fivespice Tim Mattera. I guess we can all have dreams like that to hire line cooks and Sous Chef with that kind of experience, but I can assure you that we did not post that ad, but we can always need a good line cook. From Craigslist: Five Spice Seafood and Wine bar hiring BOH (Lake Oswego)Sous … [Read more...] about Say What?
Portland Takes Six Awards in World Beer Cup for a Statewide Total of 12
Twelve Oregon breweries have won awards at the 2012 World Beer Cup, held by the Craft Brewers Conference. In blind taste tests by judges from all over the world, beers from 799 breweries from 45 countries were tasted. Considering all the competition, Oregon did quite well, taking the following awards: Category 1: American-Style Wheat Beer, 23 Entries Gold: Wagon Box Wheat, … [Read more...] about Portland Takes Six Awards in World Beer Cup for a Statewide Total of 12
More News From Around the Web
Widespread Seafood Labeling Fraud A report last week released by Oceana shows that seafood mislabeling has become a huge problem. DNA tests have found that 55% of the seafood sampled by Oceana in the Los Angeles area was mislabeled based on federal law.In May and December of 2011, Oceana staff and supporters collected 119 seafood samples from grocery stores, restaurants … [Read more...] about More News From Around the Web
Menu Collections Provide Interesting Window to the Past
I've always liked looking at menus, but it had never occurred to me that there might be collections online. Then I heard about the New York Public Library menu archives on KCRW's Good Food last week. The menu collection originated through the energetic efforts of Miss Frank E. Buttolph (1850-1924), a somewhat mysterious and passionate figure, whose mission in life was to … [Read more...] about Menu Collections Provide Interesting Window to the Past
The 2012 Food Haiku Contest Results!
THE VOTING HAS CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who participated! The winner is Dave for: to err is human and to forgive is divine I served red with fish Honorable mention to Amber: Wine filled our glasses, Lingered on your lips, so I Drank too much of both. Dave - please email me your contact information so that we can arrange to get the tickets to you.1. Wine filled … [Read more...] about The 2012 Food Haiku Contest Results!