That Coffeehouse NW is a destination for coffee fans citywide is a miracle. The pedestrian-hostile, auto-drenched corridor of Burnside Street is anything but cute—not so much resembling the two-lane, café-lined Eastside connectors like Belmont and Mississippi. And while Coffeehouse NW was trying to build its customer base, Gerding Edlen's was building a condo tower right across … [Read more...] about Coffee Guide: Coffehouse NW
Review: Bar Dué
Note: Bar Due has now closedFratelli's Bar Dué Happy Hour in PortlandHi, PFDers! Hap here. Did you miss me? I've been traveling. I don't know about you, but I find it's always best to visit the state parks during the week before or after Memorial Day weekend, because the weather is good and most kids are still in school, so the peace and quiet of nature is closer to … [Read more...] about Review: Bar Dué
Review: Life is Meals: A Food Lover’s Book of Days by James and Kay Salter
Life is Meals: A Food Lover’s Book of Days by James and Kay Salter Knopf 2006, $27.95 ISBN 0-307-26496-3Book Review by Hungry SoulOften memorable moments in life are marked by a meal. Graduation dinners at fancy restaurants. Family recipes used only during the holidays. In my family, vacations are centered around where and what to eat. At breakfast we discuss what is … [Read more...] about Review: Life is Meals: A Food Lover’s Book of Days by James and Kay Salter
Shedding a Little Light on Dark Restaurants
By Carolyn Manning Cold hearted orb that rules the night, Removes the colours from our sight. Red is gray and yellow white, But we decide which is right. And which is an illusion.I don’t get it. Even someone who’d never noticed on their own that dim light obscures color has surely heard the mellifluous tones of Richard Burton reciting these lines in the overly … [Read more...] about Shedding a Little Light on Dark Restaurants
Review: Nick’s Italian Cafe McMinville
10/13/12. I haven't been to this restaurant in some time, but a source who I trust has told me it has gone way downhill. Please keep this in mind.Just in time for warmer weather, we head south to McMinnville, where new contributor, Hungry Soul, reviews Nick's Italian Cafe.Nick's Italian Cafe has been around long enough to be considered an institution. Like many … [Read more...] about Review: Nick’s Italian Cafe McMinville