Open Table, the restaurant reservation company, has listed its top 100 restaurants for service, based on almost 5 million user reviews over the last year. A few Oregon restaurants made the list -Castagna Restaurant Genoa Morton's The Steakhouse The Painted Lady (Newberg)Congratulations to all the winners. Strange that I only agree with one of them. Points off to … [Read more...] about Open Table Lists Top 100 Restaurants for Service
Portland Food and Restaurant News and Discussion
This is an archive of Portland metro area restaurant and food news, political debate, diatribes, discussion threads etc. If we aren't quite sure where a story belongs, you'll find it here.
A Song Called Waiter Don’t Take My Plate Away
Does it drive you crazy when a waiter hovers, ready to snatch up your plate at the first sign you are finished? Because you need a song about the topic stuck in your head, I present this -http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xE0PFtsDlB0 … [Read more...] about A Song Called Waiter Don’t Take My Plate Away
Portland Parks Looking for New Tenant for Violetta Space
Updated 3x - the truth seems to be muddled here. You figure it out. You will want to read the updates in a more logical order here.In a second email Wednesday evening, Dwayne Beliakoff stated, This is where I'd really like to chime in, but have to be careful due to pending legal proceedings that we initiated, (not with Parks). The lease was terminated last year and we … [Read more...] about Portland Parks Looking for New Tenant for Violetta Space
NPR: Why British Food Was So Bad for So Long
NPR has an interesting article about British food. The question raised, is why food was such a big deal in Edwardian England, yet it was less than stellar in later years. If you've watched Downton Abbey (of course I didn't... cough), then you saw the amount of work that went into cooking at each meal. ...the food itself? Turns out, it was "incredibly sophisticated," says Ivan … [Read more...] about NPR: Why British Food Was So Bad for So Long
Chef Ben Bettinger Leaving Beaker & Flask
Ben Bettinger, chef at the popular SE restaurant Beaker & Flask, is leaving to join his old mentor Vitaly Paley at his new Downtown restaurant. From Oregon Live, "Coming to Beaker and Flask was a huge stepping stone, my first opportunity to find and develop my own style," he says. "Now I have the opportunity to work with a great friend and mentor again." Rumors have been … [Read more...] about Chef Ben Bettinger Leaving Beaker & Flask