Portland Food & Drink is the best source for online menus, news on restaurant openings, and snarky, user-penned feedback." In October, New York Magazine ran an article called Play in Portland's Shadows. I have no idea why this just popped up in my linkback list, but the Related Links section made me laugh. Portland Food & Drink is the best source for online menus, … [Read more...] about Pet Peeves in Dining Service and Catching Up on News
Stu Stein
Chef Stu Stein Gossip Spreads (and more!)
Updated: Statement from Terroir's ex-PR firm: The Willamette Week is reporting that Terroir Restaurant and Wine Bar has closed. Much like Cole, we were not aware of the status of Terroir's operations as we had ceased representation of Terroir in late '07. As an added note, we did not work on the publicity of his 2004 book The Sustainable Kitchen (that was another PR firm) and … [Read more...] about Chef Stu Stein Gossip Spreads (and more!)
Chef Stu Stein – Is Terroir Restaurant Circling the Drain?
We haven't heard much lately about the follies of accused plagiarist Chef Stu Stein, and his restaurant Terroir, although we've heard plenty of rumors that the restaurant is struggling. Regardless, recent posts on Stein's blog Earth to Table, (no longer valid) sponsored by Restaurant & Institutions Magazine, are pretty damning evidence from Stein himself that there are … [Read more...] about Chef Stu Stein – Is Terroir Restaurant Circling the Drain?
Review: Terroir Restaurant
{TERROIR IS NOW CLOSED - 2.08}By Nancy RommelmannMy neighborhood, near Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Fremont Ave., is not exactly teeming with restaurants. Unless you walk up to Mississippi, there’s Pizza a Go Go and the Fifth Quadrant, both on Williams, and on MLK, a Popeye’s, a new Subway, and, a little bit south, Tiny’s and Echo. All these places slant … [Read more...] about Review: Terroir Restaurant
How Not to Open a Restaurant – Terroir in Portland
I've had better hors d'oeuvre at Radisson and Holiday Inn Convention Centers near suburban airports, than was served at Terroir the other night. The new Portland restaurant Terroir, has some of the worst food I've experienced in some time. If their opening is any indication of what the kitchen is going to pull off on a regular basis, they really are in trouble. In addition, … [Read more...] about How Not to Open a Restaurant – Terroir in Portland