The results are in for our 2007 food haiku contest The finalists are listed below. The Winner received 27% of the votes. All of the others were popular, and ran a close race! Here is the winning haiku -airy is the crumb earthy, this crust of Pearl heavenly, the smellPlease contact us about your gift certificate to Park Kitchen!And here are the finalists per the … [Read more...] about Food Haiku Winner 2007
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!
Leather Storrs on Rocket and Noble Rot
An Interview of Leather Storrs, via Nancy Rommelmann Holy shit, Rocket is my restaurant and I’m already sick of hearing about it. Why would a restaurant exist in the firmament for so long without materializing and why should anyone care? These questions have a number of answers and I’ll try and touch on all of them.1. Have I really been reading about this “Rocket for 2 … [Read more...] about Leather Storrs on Rocket and Noble Rot
Do Restaurants Lie About Organic Products?
Are restaurant ingredients really organic? With the proliferation of "organic" produce and meats on restaurant menus, I occasionally look around and wonder - who checks this stuff. I could open a burger stand tomorrow and claim I use nothing but Food Dude Organic Isles triple washed greens, and sweet burro breath organic tomato slices are used on all my burgers, but who's to … [Read more...] about Do Restaurants Lie About Organic Products?
Michael Hebberoy – Kill the Restaurant update
Michael Hebberoy is Back For those who can't stand the idea of life without news from Mr. Hebberoy, of the late Ripe , I'll close with this. If you aren't interested, stop reading here. keep in mind, by reading what follows, you will be participating in what "might be a fairly historic event". hello friendsi think this might be a fairly historic event. It might be the … [Read more...] about Michael Hebberoy – Kill the Restaurant update