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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.

Food Fraud: Fake Sushi, Cheese and More

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We are seeing stories like this often: one type of food being passed off as another. In the past I've written about inorganic produce being sold as organic, foreign produce as local, farmed fish sold as wild, fish being completely mislabeled... the list goes on. After reading the following article, I'm starting to wonder about everything I see in the stores. Is there any truth … [Read more...] about Food Fraud: Fake Sushi, Cheese and More

Out-Of-Season Produce – Ok in a Restaurant?

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Should restaurants serve produce that has to be shipped in from other countries because it is not available locally? I just got an email from a reader asking how I felt about the use of out-of-season produce by restaurants: Speaking of local fresh ingredients .... on Nov. 24th Castagna refused to have tomatoes for their hamburgers, saying there weren’t any available. I … [Read more...] about Out-Of-Season Produce – Ok in a Restaurant?

Localwashing – The Push to Convince Products are Local

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When is local produce really not local at all? As a follow-up to our story about Safeway Grocery stores mislabeling some produce as "local" comes this article in the Missoula Independent on "Localwashing". Some quotes: This new variation on corporate greenwashing—localwashing—is, like the buy-local movement itself, most advanced in the context of food. Hellmann's, the … [Read more...] about Localwashing – The Push to Convince Products are Local

Washed Up Restaurateur Tom Hurley Sues City

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Tom Hurley has made a big splash in the Portland area, but not because of his restaurant. Instead, the focus is on his ability to maintain a position as a chef and manage a restaurant, all while receiving disability from the city of Portland.This, according to the Oregonian. Let's look at the sequence of events:Hurley is a city firefighter. In 1993, he hurt his back … [Read more...] about Washed Up Restaurateur Tom Hurley Sues City