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    Joanna Miller

    About Joanna Miller

    Joanna Miller has spent her life sampling as many different kinds of food as she could get her hands on. As the youngest of three kids, she was the "Mikey" of the family, always game to try "new foods".

    The enthusiasm of her parents waned, however, when they soon realized that this meant their stash of lox, pickled herring and unsweetened baking chocolate was not safe from their eight-year old daughter's exploring hands (and mouth.)

    Though her educational and professional background is in Film, Communications and commercial photo production, she has never forsaken her original love of good-tastin' vittles. She is a weekly contributor to Sugar Savvy, a candy blog on carpe-cookie.com, (which includes her cookie blog, in addition to other writing samples, etc.). And when she's not writing about candy and cookies, she bores her friends and family by offering unsolicited opinions and recommendations on recipes, specialty grocery stores, bakeries and restaurants.

    Review: Pasha in Portland

    By Joanna Miller Last Update May 12, 2017 6 Comments

    Now ClosedI love Pasha.Specifically, I love Pasha's lunch buffet.This is why...It's the middle of a hurried weekday. Usually, I graze intermittently to sustain my strength, but today I've been working and running around all morning and into the afternoon, and breakfast seems days ago. The noon hour has long passed, and I really need to sit down and take a load … [Read more...] about Review: Pasha in Portland

    Review: Cupcake Jones

    By Joanna Miller Last Update July 10, 2019 67 Comments

    Cupcake Jones

    Cupcake Jones has now closed (2019)It's not like me to be so Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to the new stuff in town. For example, I got to Clyde Common for the first time just last week (and really liked it, by the way. And the fact that we scored an extra dessert due to a mistake by the kitchen didn't make me cry, either.)But in an uncharacteristic surge of … [Read more...] about Review: Cupcake Jones

    Review: Random Order Coffeehouse

    By Joanna Miller Last Update July 24, 2021 39 Comments

    Random Order Bakery Portland Pie

    (Random Order has now closed)There is a really good bakery just down the street from my house. The thing is, you’d never know it was there unless you were to go inside. You see, it’s not a bakery. It’s a coffee shop. But aside from croissants and scones brought in from Pearl Bakery, all of the items are made on-site, daily. A far as I’m concerned, that amounts to a bakery, … [Read more...] about Review: Random Order Coffeehouse

    Review: Baker and Spice

    By Joanna Miller Last Update December 20, 2018 18 Comments

    By Lizzy Caston. Updated 12.18 - new details, photos, etc.Baker and Spice is nowhere near my house, yet I seem to have developed quite a knack for inventing errands that take me to or near its Hillsdale location. "Ummm… I need to go to Fred Meyer. Yes, the six other Fred Meyer stores closer to home were plumb out of tulip bulbs, so I had to cruise out to the Burlingame … [Read more...] about Review: Baker and Spice

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