Product and Portland Metro Business Review Archives

Now and then I do a review of a store or commercial product. You'll find the archive of those stories here.

Cacao Chocolate Shop in Portland Oregon

By CuisineBonneFemme Last Update September 18, 2016

There are shops that sell chocolate and then there are the Cacao chocolate shops in Portland. The latter can inspire even the most hardened and cynical among us.

When we first heard about the Cacao chocolate shops, it clearly sounded like it was worth our attention.… Read the rest

Best Tonic Water – Are the Gourmet Brands Worth the Price?

By PDX Food Dude Last Update August 21, 2020

We’ve all seen expensive tonic waters in the grocery store, but are they worth the price?

[6/2020 – Coming as soon as we can get our tasters together (Covid-19 issues), a re-tasting of all tonics, and the addition of Neverclear Tonic water.… Read the rest

What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 35 Brands

By PDX Food Dude Last Update August 27, 2020

Best Coconut Waters

Updated 8/27/2020 – First impressions: CoCo Joy coconut water – only two tasters due to trying to get the full panel together during Covid-19. Updated Festival. Updated Taste Nirvana.

What are the best coconut waters?… Read the rest

Review: Fentimans Tonic Water

By PDX Food Dude Last Update May 13, 2020

This review has been superseded by my tonic water roundup, which you can find here.

Continuing my interest in tonic waters, I decided to review another brand which is appearing on store shelves: Fentimans Beverages.… Read the rest

Interview: Steven Smith Teamaker

By Karen Woods Last Update January 3, 2017

“Portland is a beverage town,” Steve Smith says simply. And his beverage of choice is — and always has been– tea.

Note: sad to report that Steve Smith died in 2015. However, Steven Smith Teamaker is still in business

Back in the early 1970s, Smith started Stash Tea, which sold teas and herbal infusions to natural food stores.… Read the rest