Our April Fools Stories Archive

{this, of course, was an April fools post} Over the past year, I've been concerned that PortlandFoodandDrink.com is falling behind in today's quickly changing food scene. But I'm tired of overblown restaurant reviews that clog our mobile devices with hyperbole, the constant bombardment of "breaking news!" stories … [Read more...] about Portland Food and Drink Rebrands – New Direction

[Note: Since I don't have anything ready for April Fools day 2015, I thought I'd repost this story from 2010. The best part is, this really happened, but I thought it would make a good April Fools Story. I've written many on this site over the years.] A few years ago, food critic and Gourmet Magazine editor Ruth … [Read more...] about In Depth Review: Gas Station Food

This is of course, an April Fools joke. I'm so tired of all the stupid words being made up by aging writers in a vain attempt to come across as cool, all the stupidity to make the food scene sound more important than it really is, and the over-the-top hyperbole being used by people who used to be good critics, I … [Read more...] about New Review: SE Portland’s Roman Candle

This was, of course, an April Fools joke. I apologize to the lady who wrote me a nasty letter this morning about being embarrassed by her butcher. This is the first of a new once a month series of articles about food ingredients. I hope you use the information to better understand some of the lesser used but … [Read more...] about Ingredient of the month – all about Oxtail

In a recent meeting with the PortlandFoodandDrink.com editors, we noticed a continuing trend. It doesn't matter where a chef is cooking, if they are lousy at one restaurant, chances are, they will be lousy at the next... and the next... and the next; this is Portland, after all. In order to save our dwindling … [Read more...] about Portland Food and Drink – Change in Direction