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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.

Vij’s to head south? Rare in BC, Rachael Ray hits Portland

July 1, 2006 by PDX Food Dude 41 Comments

Over the past month, a few of us have been up at Vij's, the Indian restaurant in Vancouver BC. There were rumors about Vikram Vij scouting out locations in Seattle, so Tami Parr asked him about it. "Vij said that he felt that the market was ready and he found some great locations, but he didn't feel he could find the Indian people to do the cooking - he said they all are too … [Read more...] about Vij’s to head south? Rare in BC, Rachael Ray hits Portland

Anthony Bourdain On Whole Foods – And News

June 26, 2006 by PDX Food Dude 17 Comments

From a Salon.com article, (you can read it here) Anthony Bourdain talking about Whole Foods. Interesting interview. I love Whole Foods talking about lobster and clam cruelty, when people are being fucked to death, kidnapped, starved, bombed. [The grocery chain recently stopped selling some live shellfish on the grounds that the practice is inhumane.] There is so much cruelty … [Read more...] about Anthony Bourdain On Whole Foods – And News

“Organizing for an Indelicate Fight”

June 20, 2006 by PDX Food Dude 21 Comments

Whole Foods Market Pressures Sonoma Foie Gras to Discontinue Foie Gras An article in the New York Times discusses the pressure Whole Foods Market is putting on Sonoma Foie Gras through it's processor. Now Sonoma Foie Gras is fighting back with a lawsuit.From the Times article: "In the lawsuit, Sonoma Foie Gras is charging Whole Foods with "intentional interference with … [Read more...] about “Organizing for an Indelicate Fight”

Le Pigeon to Open, Pascal Sauton Takes on Animal Rights

June 19, 2006 by PDX Food Dude 34 Comments

Lot's of queries are coming in about Colleen's Bistro. For those who missed the story while FD was gone, Colleen left the bistro. The owners have changed the name to Le Pigeon, and hired a new chef - Gabriel Rucker, most recently from Gotham Bldg. Tavern - to replace her.----------------------------------------------Pascal Sauton, the feisty proprietor of Carafe Bistro, … [Read more...] about Le Pigeon to Open, Pascal Sauton Takes on Animal Rights

Wine Competition Pits France Versus USA

May 31, 2006 by PDX Food Dude 6 Comments

30 years ago, a blind tasting was held comparing French and California wines. At that time, France was defeated after French judges decided the wines from California were superior. From the BBC News, "The result was seen as a blow to French national pride and shocked the country's wine industry."Now the contest has been recreated, and once again, California wines have come … [Read more...] about Wine Competition Pits France Versus USA

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