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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

Service with a Snarl

November 26, 2005 by Guest Writer 25 Comments

Waiter

By Carolyn Manning When is “Bad Service” bad enough to keep you from going back to a restaurant? What will we forgive and why will we forgive it? Answering the third question first, we might forgive bad service if the food is really good, or if the restaurant is one where you would not expect world-class service (think roadside taco trailer), or if previous experience with … [Read more...] about Service with a Snarl

Turkey with Black Cherry Sauce – Inieka Vishniovim Sousom

November 24, 2005 by PDX Food Dude Leave a Comment

What to do with leftover turkey? Here is a recipe for Inieka Vishniovim Sousom - a black cherry sauce What do I for Thanksgiving? It is actually the most difficult holiday for me because of some personal reasons. At one time it was a huge feast, all home-cooked of course. Now it is a meal out. Over the last few years I've had dinner at multiple places: Higgins (terrible dry … [Read more...] about Turkey with Black Cherry Sauce – Inieka Vishniovim Sousom

On the Price of Cheese

November 22, 2005 by Tami Parr 7 Comments

Tami Parr Artisan Cheese Book

A large component of our (lack of) perception about cheese is that we simply do not have a centuries-old tradition of cheesemaking and cheese consumption By Tami ParrIn my last discussion about cheese here at Portland Food and Drink, several commenters mentioned price as a big part of their decision to buy (or not to buy) domestic artisan cheese. This intrigued me, so I’ve … [Read more...] about On the Price of Cheese

Bagel Daze – Portland’s Bagel History and Recipe!

October 19, 2005 by Michael Zusman 55 Comments

Bagels

This piece was written in 2005. Since then, Michael and Nick Zukin have written an excellent book, The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home. For Jewish deli devotees and DIY food fanatics alike, the book is a collection of over 100 recipes for creating timeless deli classics, modern twists on old ideas and innovations to shock your Old Country elder. I recommend it highly. FDBack … [Read more...] about Bagel Daze – Portland’s Bagel History and Recipe!

My Oven, J’Accuse!

October 17, 2005 by Nancy Rommelmann 4 Comments

Fresh Cookies

Cookies, like kids, do better with boundaries There are certain things in life we just need to admit. For instance, if you were the tallest man in the world, you’d have to cop to it. If you wrote like Joan Didion—whose beam on the unalloyed truth moves her to write even when she is mad with grief you’d have to acknowledge that the process you call “discovering what's on my … [Read more...] about My Oven, J’Accuse!

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