This is the third in a four-part series: You can read from the beginning here.I am fortunate to be staying with such wonderful people, as the Euro is worth something like $1.37 to the dollar. Compared to other trips I have made in the past, hotels, restaurants, and everything else is incredibly expensive. It is easy to spend $24 US for a basic breakfast, especially in the … [Read more...] about Italy Part III: If it’s Tuesday, this Must be Ferrara
Italy Part III: If it’s Tuesday, this Must be Ferrara
Baby Poop Coming to Your Sausage, and More on the O’ Ratings Plan
Pooperoni anyone? According to LiveScience.com, Spanish scientists are using bacteria from baby poop to make "delicious sausages". Using fermented beverages such as wine and beer as examples, scientists reasoned that probiotic bacteria in poop could be used in fermented sausages as well. "Probiotic fermented sausages will give an opportunity to consumers who don't take dairy … [Read more...] about Baby Poop Coming to Your Sausage, and More on the O’ Ratings Plan
Oregonian Shakeup, GQ at it again, Frogs and Puffins!
You heard it here second! The Oregonian announced a major shakeup today in the way they do restaurant reviews. From now on, instead of the easily understandable, tried and true method of rating restaurants by letter grades, they are switching to the crazy, convoluted STAR system! "What", you ask? How am I going to understand this overcomplicated method?!Bear with me; it … [Read more...] about Oregonian Shakeup, GQ at it again, Frogs and Puffins!
Beast, Le Pigeon and Pok Pok Make “The Daily Meal 101 Best Restaurants List
The Daily Meal has posted their "101 Best Restaurants in America for 2014", and Portland does fairly well. Beast rates #63 "...The particulars change weekly, but just as an illustration of the range and imagination here, the house charcuterie plate might include foie gras bon-bon with sauternes gelée, chicken liver mousse with leaf lard cracker, steak tartare with brioche and … [Read more...] about Beast, Le Pigeon and Pok Pok Make “The Daily Meal 101 Best Restaurants List
Wildwood Restaurant Closing After 20 Years
In a notice sent out by Wildwood today, the restaurant announced they will be serving their last meal on Tuesday, February 25th. We’d like to thank our friends, family, farmers and vendors for your stalwart support over the last 20 years. We are so proud of the strides our team has made in recent years and the awesome amount of blood, sweat and tears they have dedicated to the … [Read more...] about Wildwood Restaurant Closing After 20 Years