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    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

    2015 Wine Haiku Contest Winner!

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update April 14, 2015 1 Comment

    Haiku Flowers

    Voting has ended for the 2015 wine haiku contest, and we have a clear winner. With 33% of the vote, Miles takes the prize:  Mute crystal balls hang, Tendrils, clusters, shimmering, Vineyard chandelier  Runner up with 24%: work day is over pour a glass of pinot noir let your troubles go  Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to show … [Read more...] about 2015 Wine Haiku Contest Winner!

    In Depth Review: Gas Station Food

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 7, 2022 28 Comments

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    [Note: Since I don't have anything ready for April Fools day 2015, I thought I'd repost this story from 2010. The best part is, this really happened, but I thought it would make a good April Fools Story. I've written many on this site over the years.]A few years ago, food critic and Gourmet Magazine editor Ruth Reichl, published her "Never List" of words that should never … [Read more...] about In Depth Review: Gas Station Food

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

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update September 10, 2014 1 Comment

    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. This new, second edition expands on it, with over thirty new full listings, 150 new businesses, a food cart chapter by Brett Burnmeister of Food … [Read more...] about Book Review: Food Lover’s Guide to Portland 2nd Edition

    The Backlot Dims: Remembering Joan Rivers

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update February 22, 2020 15 Comments

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    A story of the most memorable celebrity I have ever met - Joan Rivers. In the late 1970s, I was working at a "fern bar"; the hot new thing, known for featuring lots of greenery and Boston ferns in macrame hangers, fake antiques, and a clientele wearing mostly polyester clothes. I had only been bartending there for three months, but had quickly learned the basics of the … [Read more...] about The Backlot Dims: Remembering Joan Rivers

    Interview: Scott Dolich – Park Kitchen

    By Chris Angelus Last Update January 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

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    This is another in a series of interviews which first appeared in About Face Magazine by Chris Angelus of Portland Food Adventures. My thanks to Chris and About Face. Chef/owner of Park Kitchen - Humbly at the Center of it AllI met with Scott Dolich for this interview on the patio of the Bent Brick. Scott was inside making a fresh pot of Caffè Umbria coffee to enjoy … [Read more...] about Interview: Scott Dolich – Park Kitchen

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