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The finalists for the 2015 James Beard Awards were announced this morning. Three Portland chefs are still in the competition for Best Chef Northwest. They are Greg Denton and Gabriel Quiñónez of Ox restaurant, and Justin Woodward of Castagna. They will be going up against three Washington State chefs – Renée Erickson of …
When I was 18, I clearly remember my dad saying that “life is too short to drink cheap wine”. I’m sure he meant we shouldn’t drink bad wine, and I’ve taken it as an anthem. I’d rather drink good wine occasionally than drink bad wine frequently.I thought of him today when I heard a …
Sad news tonight. According to the Oregonian, local teamaker Steven Smith has died from liver cancer at age 65.Back in the early 1970s, Smith started Stash Tea, which sold teas and herbal infusions to natural food stores. The company grew to the point where it was sold to a Japanese tea company in …
Clyde Common has retooled their menus under the new executive chef Carlo Lamagna. According to their press blurb, the lunch menu will be in three sections: snacks, plates and vegetables, “with new items like a Fried Trout Sandwich with rainbow trout, fried caper aioli, house fermented hot sauce with spicy carrot slaw; an …
The question, what is the Most Kid Friendly Restaurant in Portland always brings lots of passionate comments. One group is firmly in the “no one should bring kids to a restaurant”, and others say “I can bring my kids anywhere I want!”The Laurelwood Public House has a little blurb that shows why they always make this …
This didn’t last long! I received this note yesterday from the owners of Bamboo Izakaya/Sushi
It is with a great deal of excitement and joy that we let you know about the newest Bamboo Sushi coming to PDX. Before we tell you about the where and when, we also want to let you know about some other …
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