The annual Oregon Brewers Festival is opening a day earlier this year. Starting next Wednesday, the 24th there will be a full five days of drinking on the waterfront.No more plastic cups. For $7, you will now be buying a 12.8 oz. glass (down from 14 oz. last year), which can be filled for four tokens. The one token taster size is now three ounces instead of four. The … [Read more...] about Big Changes are Afoot for the 2013 Oregon Brewers Festival
Big Changes are Afoot for the 2013 Oregon Brewers Festival
More and More Restaurants are Loud by Design
Does it seem like more and more restaurants are so loud that conversation is next to impossible? Believe it or not, this trend is frequently by design.Studies have shown that people increase their rate of chewing by about 1/3rd when listening to faster/louder music, and that men tend to drink faster when the music is booming - I know I do; I want the get out of the damn … [Read more...] about More and More Restaurants are Loud by Design
If I Should Fall Behind
I don't do a lot of personal writing here anymore, but in this case, I'm making an exception with a tribute to my sister, who recently died from cancer.Pam was a quintessential Berkeley hippie. A free spirit, child of the 60s, early commune resident, fanatical about alternative medicine, and as far left as you could go - a fervent believer in every government conspiracy. … [Read more...] about If I Should Fall Behind
Want Free Ice Cream today?
This is National Ice Cream Mont 2013, and to celebrate, the Dairy Farmers of Oregon Ice Cream Churn-a-ment will pit six local chefs against each other to see who can best capture “the taste of summer in Oregon.” The judges will select two winners. One award will be for taste and the other for speed. The speed award will be given to the team that hand-cranks their ice cream the … [Read more...] about Want Free Ice Cream today?
New Wrinkle on Food Photography Pushes Patrons to Post Photos
Under, "Why hasn't anyone thought of this before", Empellón Cocina restaurant in New York City encourages customers to post pictures of their food, even to the point of including a hashtag* to separate them from the milieu.According to the Wall Street Journal, The aim is to get diners comfortable posting photos, says co-owner of the nouveau Mexican restaurant David … [Read more...] about New Wrinkle on Food Photography Pushes Patrons to Post Photos