Note: Steve's Cheese has moved, expanded and now serves sandwiches and small plates. The name has changed to Cheese Bar. He also opened "Chizu", a cheese tasting bar in SW Portland.A couple of weeks ago, Steve Jones celebrated the one year anniversary of Steve’s Cheese, his cheese and cured meats shop located in Northwest Portland. The anniversary was a milestone of … [Read more...] about Interview – Steve Jones of Cheese bar and Chizu
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
What the Hell is Molecular Gastronomy?
"Molecular gastronomy is the application of science to culinary practice and more generally gastronomical phenomena." So says Wikipedia. It is also a book written by the French scientist, Hervé This.This (pronounced teess) is a chemist working with the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (the National Institute of Agronomic Research) and the College de … [Read more...] about What the Hell is Molecular Gastronomy?
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.The annual conference of the American Cheese Society-yes, the one and only, accept no substitutes-hit town on Thursday, and all sorts of cheese makers and fellow … [Read more...] about Michael Talks Cheese
Food Limerick Contest for 2006!
Ken over at Andina has generously sponsored this contest with a $25.00 gift certificate. Thank you Andina! Their bar is one of my favorite hangouts for tapas and pisco drinks.*You've all heard limericks at one time or another; I'm sure we all learned the dirty ones when we were ten (did they all involve France?). Now it is time to put those memories to work.Announcing … [Read more...] about Food Limerick Contest for 2006!
Interview: David Machado, Part II
[This is part two of an interview with David Machado of Vindalho and Lauro restaurants. You can find part one by clicking here.]So, a guy walks into a bar, and _________. While you can fill in the blank with any number of amnesiacs asking, "Do I come here often?" and baby seals ordering "anything but a Canadian Club," perhaps only once has the punch-line been, "walks out … [Read more...] about Interview: David Machado, Part II