PDX Food Dude

So much of the food news these days isn't worth an entire post, so they get swept away, the detritus of our news feeds. We've decided it's time to do more roundups, like the old days.Aviary now has a burger. Knowing Sara Pliner it's going to be good. Sarah's Banh Mi Burger ($8) is made with a beef patty, seasoned with lemongrass, kaffir lime, fish sauce, and garlic. … [Read more...] about News Roundup for May 3rd

You read that correctly, Willamette Week has managed to trademark "Best of PDX" (I can't say Portland here without lawyers getting involved), so we've been forced to change the name of our survey to "Best in Portland Area Food 2017".It seems you can trademark just about anything, and though this seems overly broad, I'd only fight it to make a point, and can't afford to do … [Read more...] about 2017 Survey Update: Willamette Week Trademarks “Best of P…….”

Though Portland restaurants and chefs received many nominations this year, the final results of the James Beard Foundation Awards were disappointing. However, we did have some winners: After three years of nominations, Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, owners and chefs of OX and Superbite, have won a James Beard award for Best Chef: Northwest.The Dentons started … [Read more...] about OX Chefs Win James Beard 2017 Award

Does camel milk taste like cow milk? I was driving past Barbur World Foods, when the electronic billboard made me hit the brakes - "Camel Milk Now Available". I'm surprised there haven't been car accidents in front of the store.I've seen camel milk while living in the Mediterranean where it is considered more of a special occasion beverage, but never in the US, so of … [Read more...] about Camel Milk Taste Test