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    Eric Bechard

    Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season

    By CuisineBonneFemme Last Update August 15, 2014 42 Comments

    Figs

    Figs are coming into season early this year, and Lizzy's post from 2006 is always popular, so I thought I'd run it again. Recipe by Eric BechardPortland Oregon is practically raining figs. There are big brown, black and green blobs on sidewalks, on top of cars, and backyards are slippery mine fields. It won’t last long though, because we are nearing the end of the … [Read more...] about Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season

    Rumors Mongered Here – updated

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update March 16, 2014 1 Comment

    Gossip drawing

    Updated: Leaving the closing of Kingdom of Roosevelt in the rear view mirror, Eric Bechard has filed for a liquor license for "Albatross" in Astoria on the North Oregon coast. According to someone familiar with the matter, the tiny space at 225 14th Street between Commercial and Marine, will serve "farm-to-table sandwiches" - counter seating, with a full alcoholic beverage … [Read more...] about Rumors Mongered Here – updated

    Speaking of wild game…

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update January 18, 2013 15 Comments

    Roosevelt Elk

    Eric Bechard of Thistle fame wrote me an annoyed letter earlier this week because I had failed to mention his new restaurant, "The Kingdom of Roosevelt", which is slated to open the 2nd week of February. When I pointed out that he hadn't included me in the press release mailing, he apologized, and asked that I mention it now, because it dovetails in with The Hunt video I posted … [Read more...] about Speaking of wild game…

    News From Around the Web – May 21st

    By PDX Food Dude Last Update July 27, 2017 4 Comments

    The earthquake over the weekend in the Bologna area of Italy may have a long-term effect on Parmesan prices. According to The HuffingtonPost, 400,000 wheels of Parmesan and Grana Padano cheeses were damaged, most of them artisanal. In all, some 10 collective Parmesan aging warehouse and cheese production sites have sustained damage in the quake, affecting 300,000 wheels, half … [Read more...] about News From Around the Web – May 21st

    Review: Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville

    By Roger Porter Last Update November 29, 2017 20 Comments

    A Review of Eric Bechard's Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville By Roger PorterI promised myself I wouldn’t allude in this review to Eric Bechard’s incident this spring involving a defiant defense of local animals, a stance provoked by a rival chef who, in his eyes, had heretically championed a Midwest over an Oregon pig. The great porcine passion probably put Bechard’s name … [Read more...] about Review: Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville

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