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 dollars, we will be reviewing all restaurants based on our past … [Read more...] about Portland Food and Drink – Change in Direction
Food Writing Archive
This category could be about anything having to do with food: Food Haiku, Limericks, Contests, Essays, Trips down memory line, musings about life... whatever strikes my fancy, and doesn't fit into the other categories
Interview: Steven Smith Teamaker
"Portland is a beverage town," Steve Smith says simply. And his beverage of choice is -- and always has been-- tea. Note: sad to report that Steve Smith died in 2015. However, Steven Smith Teamaker is still in businessBack in the early 1970s, Smith started Stash Tea, which sold teas and herbal infusions to natural food stores. The company grew to the point where it was … [Read more...] about Interview: Steven Smith Teamaker
2011 Beer Haiku Contest Winner!
With 72 entries in the beer haiku contest, the judges had their work cut out for them! However, every judge voted for the same entry, which makes it the easy winner.The first-place winner of the haiku contest who will receive a pair of tickets to the Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Feast in Bend Oregon is -Clay Sparkman: Message in bottle: Stranded in Oregon with Just … [Read more...] about 2011 Beer Haiku Contest Winner!
Food Haiku 2011 Winners!
Here are the results from our 2011 food haiku contest. We had so many good entries this year, our judges had a difficult time narrowing them down. As it was, we had a 3-way tie for second place, which I had to break. Thank you for all the submissions! The first prize winner will receive two tickets to Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation at Luxe Autohaus on May 2nd. “Taste … [Read more...] about Food Haiku 2011 Winners!
Food Haiku Contest – Fooku 2011!
Presenting the 2011 “fooku”, Portland Food and Drink’s annual food haiku contest. Sharpen your pencils and wax poetic! You can read winning entries from the past below; they are wonderful.The rules are pretty simple. Your entry must be in haiku format. The ancient art of haiku requires precision: a five syllable first line; seven syllable second line; and five syllables … [Read more...] about Food Haiku Contest – Fooku 2011!