Not a whole lot going on right now, but here's a few items that may be of interest.1. Fooku contest is closed. I'll be sending the entires off to the judges, and we'll pick the top five for a community vote.2. Most of people have probably heard, but Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon has been named as one of the "top ten chefs in the nation". How does he celebrate? By closing … [Read more...] about You Call This News? Dry Soda, Segafreddo and More
Thomas Keller Opens “Mexican Laundry” in Hillsboro, Hot Lips Pizza Builds APDS, Stumptown Popcorn!
Stumptown Coffee Roasters to Branch in New DirectionGossip tends to pour from restaurants in this town, but Stumptown has always kept its future plans pretty close to the chest. That made for quite a surprise last Friday when they announced their fair trade popcorn initiative. Duane Sorenson says it is a "natural progression" from roasting coffee to popping popcorn. "We can … [Read more...] about Thomas Keller Opens “Mexican Laundry” in Hillsboro, Hot Lips Pizza Builds APDS, Stumptown Popcorn!
Mario Batali Takes On Bloggers, Wolfgang Puck Bans Foie Gras
Why Mario Batali Hates Food Bloggers The Washington Post ran an article last week called "A Scorching Response to a Food Critic". Restaurateur Roberto Donna has taken exception to a review with Washingtonian magazine dining editor Todd Kliman. Now he's started a blog to critique local restaurant critics. Stop me if you've heard this before. Now Donna is rounding up his fellow … [Read more...] about Mario Batali Takes On Bloggers, Wolfgang Puck Bans Foie Gras
Here are the NW James Beard Award Nominations for 2007
Newspaper Feature Writing Without Recipes:Inara Verzemnieks The Oregonian “A Cherry on Top” 2/12/06Newspaper or Magazine Restaurant Review or Critique:Rebekah Denn Seattle Post-Intelligencer “Heads Up on Lovely Veil: Not One of the Best Yet”, ”We Went Trolling for the City’s Best Crab Cakes”, “Tiny Sitka and Spruce Makes a Big Splash” 2/10/06, 5/12/06, … [Read more...] about Here are the NW James Beard Award Nominations for 2007
Review: Park Kitchen – Restaurant of the Year 2006
PFD Restaurant of the Year, 2006Don't tell his wife, but Scott Dolich is having an affair with kumquats. Not some blond bimbo from the Pearl, but rather a tart little fruit from Southern California. I, for one, couldn't be more thrilled.When I was growing up, my parents had a little kumquat tree on the front patio. Every year it would get loaded with fruit, and I'd … [Read more...] about Review: Park Kitchen – Restaurant of the Year 2006