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 Bechard Portland 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 … [Read more...] about Local Figs: A Love Letter to a Short Sweet Season
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Rumors Mongered Here – updated
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 … [Read more...] about Rumors Mongered Here – updated
Speaking of wild game…
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 … [Read more...] about Speaking of wild game…
News From Around the Web – May 21st
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 … [Read more...] about News From Around the Web – May 21st
Review: Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville
A Review of Eric Bechard's Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville By Roger Porter I 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 … [Read more...] about Review: Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville
Eric Berchard Gets Love from The NY Times
Eric Berchard, chef and owner of Thistle in McMinnville, is featured by the New York Times in an article called "The pride and prejudice of local". You may remember Eric from such events as The Showdown at the Cochon 555 Corral. I gave Eric a hard time, but he's really not a bad guy; it's just that passion and alcohol … [Read more...] about Eric Berchard Gets Love from The NY Times
More On Chef Eric Bechard Arrest at Cochon 555
This story has gotten so bizarre, I wonder if Bechard's restaurant "Thistle" will survive the scandal. Some of the classy highlights that Willamette Week came up with today: What did the Portland Police make of the situation? Glad you asked. Turns out that after our crew in blue pepper-sprayed and Tasered fighting … [Read more...] about More On Chef Eric Bechard Arrest at Cochon 555
Chef Eric Bechard Busted! – Update
<Updated by Willamette Week> Remember Eric Bechard, once lauded chef of Alberta Street Oyster Bar and Grill? Remember how, after a short stint in Seattle, he wanted a quieter life and moved to McMinville to open his own restaurant? He did exactly that, but something about the laid back small town life must not … [Read more...] about Chef Eric Bechard Busted! – Update