Your Choice for the most romantic restaurant in Portland Romance. Candlelight, quiet conversation, memorable communal experience, flirting. That is my definition, but, judging from the list, many people have other criteria. I went all the way back to our 2006 results, which contained many blasts from the past: Alba … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Most Romantic Restaurant in Portland
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Reader Survey 2017: Best Steakhouse in Portland
I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this category because I already have - If you are interested in more details on Ringside, El Gaucho, Ruth’s Chris and Morton’s, you’ll find my steakhouse showdown review here, along with a few more stories about my life in Texas. However, there are restaurants on this list I … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Best Steakhouse in Portland
Reader Survey 2017: Best First Date Restaurant in Portland
Best restaurant in Portland for a first date For me, after the obligatory coffee meetup, the first real date gives me enough information to decide whether we should go out again. I want to know 1) do they like dogs, 2) have a sense of humor and 3) how adventurous their palate is. These things are stop signs for me. … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Best First Date Restaurant in Portland
Top Ten Portland Restaurants – and Overrated
New Year, New List: Zusman's Best Restaurants in Portland - and the Overrated Ones As Jerome J. Garcia and Robert C. Hunter once wrote, “The winter was so hard and cold, froze ten feet ‘neath the ground.” Portland’s darkest season made me want to flee or sleep, in turns. But at last Springy things are sprung in … [Read more...] about Top Ten Portland Restaurants – and Overrated
OX Chefs Win James Beard 2017 Award
Though Portland restaurants and chefs received many nominations this year, the final results of the James Beard Foundation Awards were disappointing. However, we did have some winners: After three years of nominations, Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, owners and chefs of OX and Superbite, have won a James … [Read more...] about OX Chefs Win James Beard 2017 Award
More James Beard 2017 Finalists
No idea why the James Beard Foundation broke the finalists for 2017 into two press releases, but it's my fault for not wanting to sit through the long streaming announcement - there just wasn't enough wine in the house. Here are a few more: Best Chef: Northwest Portland Nominees: Katy Millard of Coquine … [Read more...] about More James Beard 2017 Finalists
Best Meals of 2016 – Michael Zusman
Worldwide: Best Meals of 2016 - Another Year of Eating Furiously Ah, 2016. Another 10 pounds around the middle after another year of eating furiously. Portland remains my home base, but airplanes fly, frequently with me on them. I’ve managed maybe 150,000 BIS (butt-in-seat) miles and more than a handful of delicious … [Read more...] about Best Meals of 2016 – Michael Zusman
Top 10 Portland Restaurants – September 2016
My Top 10 Portland Restaurants along with my next 15 for September 2016 This is the first update to my Top 10 Portland restaurants list since it was originally published in March. It’s the only local list that’s immune from p.r. and advertising pressures and is actually written by someone who’s lived in Portland … [Read more...] about Top 10 Portland Restaurants – September 2016