Bag Sale Causes Riot in Taiwan From the NY Times: At 8 this morning, 15 Whole Foods stores in the New York area were to start selling $15 cotton bags by Anya Hindmarch, a London designer better known for bags that range to $1,500 and beyond. The bags, which read “I’m not a plastic bag,” are intended to be used and reused for groceries, in place of plastic. Whole Foods is … [Read more...] about Whole Foods to Sell Designer Grocery Bags – Chaos Ensues
Whole Foods to Sell Designer Grocery Bags – Chaos Ensues
Review: Cupcake Jones
Cupcake Jones has now closed (2019)It's not like me to be so Johnny-on-the-spot when it comes to the new stuff in town. For example, I got to Clyde Common for the first time just last week (and really liked it, by the way. And the fact that we scored an extra dessert due to a mistake by the kitchen didn't make me cry, either.)But in an uncharacteristic surge of … [Read more...] about Review: Cupcake Jones
Review: Terroir Restaurant
{TERROIR IS NOW CLOSED - 2.08}By Nancy RommelmannMy neighborhood, near Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Fremont Ave., is not exactly teeming with restaurants. Unless you walk up to Mississippi, there’s Pizza a Go Go and the Fifth Quadrant, both on Williams, and on MLK, a Popeye’s, a new Subway, and, a little bit south, Tiny’s and Echo. All these places slant … [Read more...] about Review: Terroir Restaurant
Chef Jason Neroni Flees Porchetta For Portland
Jason Neroni leaving NYC restaurant Porchetta amid allegations of scandal Once upon a time, in a place far far away, was a restaurant called Porchetta. A man named Jason Neroni was head chef; a man with so much potential he was in the running as Best New Chef in New York, and is generally regarded as the man who put Porchetta on the map. Among other credits are Spago Saucier, … [Read more...] about Chef Jason Neroni Flees Porchetta For Portland
Review: Bar Dué
Note: Bar Due has now closedFratelli's Bar Dué Happy Hour in PortlandHi, PFDers! Hap here. Did you miss me? I've been traveling. I don't know about you, but I find it's always best to visit the state parks during the week before or after Memorial Day weekend, because the weather is good and most kids are still in school, so the peace and quiet of nature is closer to … [Read more...] about Review: Bar Dué