The Results for the 2017 Best Cocktail Bar in Portland are surprising. Teardrop Lounge, which has topped this list every year other than 2011 suddenly dropped to number four. In its place, the next top choices all bumped up one. New this year: Mint/820, Laurelhurst Market, The Driftwood Room, and Bible Club. If you are into cocktails or planning the ultimate bar crawl, these … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Best Cocktail Bar in Portland
Jeffrey Morgenthaler
New Roundup: Revelry Revels, Roe to Move/Expand, Lotus Cardroom RIP
The Lotus Cardroom and Cafe has closed and the building will be torn down. According to KPTV, who seem to be breaking a fair amount of restaurant news these days - The historic bar, which is located at SW 3rd Avenue and Salmon, will be demolished to make room for a high-rise boutique hotel. The 30-foot cherry wood antique bar was made by the Brunswick Company in Chicago in the … [Read more...] about New Roundup: Revelry Revels, Roe to Move/Expand, Lotus Cardroom RIP
Portland Falls Short on 2016 James Beard Nominations
The James Beard Foundation is once again stretching their yearly awards program to get as much publicity as possible. A press release this week lists the 2016 finalists. Only three Portland authors/chefs/restaurants have been retained from the original list of 18 local semi-finalists. The winners will be announced on May 2nd.American Cooking Book AwardJackie and Adam … [Read more...] about Portland Falls Short on 2016 James Beard Nominations
Catching Up – Bits of Portland Restaurant News
On the recent fig story, a commenter asks, "I am looking to find a place I can go and u pick some figs? I work in a Alzheimer’s facility and my residents loved the figs we got last year. They brought back so many memories for them when they where children. Last year we had a nursery donate a couple of boxes to us… Except this year they had to cut down their trees so they could … [Read more...] about Catching Up – Bits of Portland Restaurant News
According to testing there isn’t much chicken in fast food chicken
News! No much chicken in fast food chicken dishes, more dramatic readings of Yelp restaurant reviews This won't come as a surprise to many people, but according to testing by Organic Authority, there isn't much chicken in "fast-food chicken".The article details 35 ingredients that are present in a single chicken nugget from McDonald's, including dimethylpolysiloxane, an … [Read more...] about According to testing there isn’t much chicken in fast food chicken