by Michael Charles
Portland teems with healthy eaters and special needs diners, but carnivores have yet to be banished altogether and there are restaurants that still exist to serve them. Enter newcomer Fogo De Chão.… Read the rest
Review: American Local
As the Pythons used to say, “…and now for something completely different.”
There is traditional American cuisine – featuring the usual roll call of comfort food classics – and Modern American, blending hyperlocal and global ingredients with whiz-bang tricks from the 21st century world of food science and technology.… Read the rest
Review: Pok Pok – Another View
If you have never heard Lou Reed sing “Heroin” (“Heroin, it’s my wife and it’s my life”) on Velvet Undergound’s first album, “Velvet Underground and Nico,” you should have a listen. In protopunk style, Reed nails the junkie insanity of anticipating his fix then rushing through his run and falling back to earth again–pathetically and inevitably.… Read the rest
Michael Talks Cheese
Dear Diary:
Today I went to a cheese festival. It was sort of like Disneyland for cheese lovers, and I left feeling a lot like I do after a visit to the Magic Kingdom–exhilarated and slightly sick to my stomach.… Read the rest
Review: Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille
Down in blue Hawaii. So far away from blue Hawaii. Aloha nui means goodbye.
“In Blue Hawaii” Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks
On yet another daylight-challenged, Oregon grey winter day, we puzzle over where to eat.… Read the rest