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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

A Few Thoughts on Restaurant Service

February 14, 2007 by Guest Writer 44 Comments

Waiter

My mother-in-law was a smart, elegant, gracious woman who was the most skillful hostess I've ever known. Over dinner at my in-laws' home one time, we got to talking about etiquette, and she blew me away by defining truly good manners as the ability to make everyone around you feel perfectly at ease. This came as a revelation to me, since at that somewhat insecure time in my … [Read more...] about A Few Thoughts on Restaurant Service

Interview: Erin-Marie Palmer of Shaker and Vine

February 2, 2007 by Nino Marchetti 10 Comments

Wine glass

Erin-Marie Palmer was the owner of The Wine Cellar in Beaverton as well as Shaker and Vine in Portland [ed 2016 - now closed]. Palmer is best described as a feisty, well-spoken local wine expert who has no qualms about expressing her preferences for what makes a great glass of vino. Shaker and Vine is a quirky, hip reflection of this passion set in what is otherwise a very … [Read more...] about Interview: Erin-Marie Palmer of Shaker and Vine

Restaurant Manners During the Holidays

January 26, 2007 by William T Campbell 7 Comments

Kids

From the restaurant staff's perspective, service during the holidays increases the stress level So now that it's over I can talk about it. First Thanksgiving, then Christmas, and finally New Year's. Pardon the cliché, but the whole thing is stressful. This six weeks breeds expectations whether reasonable or not (depending on whom you ask), and the awareness of these … [Read more...] about Restaurant Manners During the Holidays

Friday Humor: Video Of Every Waiter’s Fantasy

January 15, 2007 by PDX Food Dude 20 Comments

Saucebox Restaurant

Every Waiter's Fantasy Everyone who works in a restaurant has a point where they want to destroy a difficult customer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSj5stmFkQ0 … [Read more...] about Friday Humor: Video Of Every Waiter’s Fantasy

Interview with Ken Forkish of Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Pizza

December 19, 2006 by Nino Marchetti 4 Comments

Ken Forkish Portland

Baking Bread Goodness Published 2006Of all the bakers who run successful bakeries here in the Rose City, one of the most well-known and highly regarded has to be Ken’s Artisan Bakery. Owner Ken Forkish has a well-known story of leaving the high-tech workforce to pursue his dream of running a bakery. The success of Ken’s Artisan Bakery has also recently spawned the opening … [Read more...] about Interview with Ken Forkish of Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Pizza

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