A few weeks ago, NPR's The Salt, ran a story titled "For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef". Mis-en-place is a technique used by good chefs to keep their stations organized. Before the restaurant opens, everything is prepped, everything in its place. The same organization is true for bartenders - notice how they can pour many drinks without having to look for things? … [Read more...] about Mise-en-Place Makes for a Better Life
Mise-en-Place Makes for a Better Life
Interview: Scott Dolich – Park Kitchen
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
Book Review: Breakfast in Bridgetown 3rd Edition
In 2006, Paul Gerald contacted me, asking if I would like to run some reviews he had written about places to eat breakfast in Portland. I was dubious, as I frequently get approached by folks with great ideas that they never follow up on, people with personal agendas, and quite a few who have a sense of taste that varies greatly from mine. However, I took a look, enjoyed the … [Read more...] about Book Review: Breakfast in Bridgetown 3rd Edition
Pearl District Restaurants Cooking for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis
A worthwhile benefit, so it gets promoted to the home page.Savor the Pearl week-long dining event offers tastes of the neighborhood’s finest dishes WHAT: An incredible tasting menu featuring twenty-seven of the Pearl District’s best restaurants awaits attendees at Savor the Pearl, a week-long neighborhood tasting event benefitting children and adults … [Read more...] about Pearl District Restaurants Cooking for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis
Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season
Figs are coming into season early this year, and Lizzy's post from 2006 is always popular, so I thought I'd run it again. Recipe by Eric BechardPortland Oregon is practically raining figs. There are big brown, black and green blobs on sidewalks, on top of cars, and backyards are slippery mine fields. It won’t last long though, because we are nearing the end of the … [Read more...] about Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season