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
Kina Voelz
OPB: Cook it at Home: Biwa Owners Demonstrate Cooking Bibimbap
Gabe Rosen and Kina Voelz, owners of the popular Biwa restaurant in SE Portland, demonstrated to OPB Arts & Life, how to cook bibimbap, the signature Korean dish, at home. Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste). A raw or fried egg and sliced meat are common additions - I usually … [Read more...] about OPB: Cook it at Home: Biwa Owners Demonstrate Cooking Bibimbap