With everything going on, I haven't been updating local news as much lately. Here is a roundup of closures I've seen around the Portland restaurant scene.Darryl Joannides of Viola Wine Cellars has decided to close the winery. Darryl has been a fixture in the Portland food scene for years. Remember Assaggio restaurant in the Sellwood area? In the 90's it was one of the best … [Read more...] about An Updated Closure List
Darryl Joannides
Wine Musings: Meeting Royalty
Penne all’Arrabbiata This great wine piece by Darryl Joannides includes a recipe for Penne all'Arrabbiata. It was late January 1997 and a particularly dark, wet, and dreary winter’s day. We were on the back end of a 3-week trip driving all over the Italian peninsula and beginning to get that type of weary that sets in when you’ve been away a long time and constantly on the … [Read more...] about Wine Musings: Meeting Royalty