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Authors / Book Reviews

Every so often we'll do an interview with an author or even review a book. You'll find those articles here.

Book Review: Food Lover’s Guide to Portland 2nd Edition

By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 10, 2014

The Food Lover's Guide to Portland 2nd Edition

With the first edition of the Food Lover’s Guide to Portland, writer Liz Crain filled a need, pulling together a list of the best food purveyors in Portland, and giving gentle reminders to the bounty that is our amazing food scene.… Read the rest

Book Review: Breakfast in Bridgetown 3rd Edition

By PDX Food Dude Last Update August 25, 2014

Breakfast in Bridgetown logo

In 2006, Paul Gerald contacted me, asking if I would like to run some reviews he had written about places to eat breakfast in Portland. I was dubious, as I frequently get approached by folks with great ideas that they never follow up on, people with personal agendas, and quite a few who have a sense of taste that varies greatly from mine.… Read the rest

Book Review – The Toro Bravo Cookbook

By PDX Food Dude Last Update March 16, 2014

Toro Bravo Cookbook

Over the last few years, it seems like more and more chefs feel the need to add long bios showing the highs and lows of their life, before recounting their success opening a restaurant, before they get to the parade of recipes.… Read the rest

Book Review: The Way We Ate: 100 Chefs Celebrate a Century at the American Table

By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 20, 2018

The Way We Ate book cover

My first subscription to a food magazine (1972) wasn’t Gourmet, but of a publication called ‘Sphere‘ which went on to be Cuisine. I didn’t know it was a Betty Crocker magazine at the time, I only knew that it offered great recipes, taking me to countries I could only dream of at the time.… Read the rest

Book Review: Le Pigeon – Cooking at the Dirty Bird

By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 20, 2018

Le Pigeon Cookbook

Cookbooks tend to fall into one of two categories. The first is the coffee table variety – pretty to look at and read, but not all that practical. French Laundry cookbook, I’m looking at you – not many people are going to spend two days making a Caesar salad.… Read the rest

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