Zester Daily guest writer John Gorham, owner of Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons and Tasty n Alder, has strong opinions on the silliness of contests on some food blogs - ...But the contest that pushed me over the edge was named “The Hottest Chef.” Not hot as in “rising star” or “making great food.” No. Hot as in good looking. Hot as in, “This Category Has Nothing To Do With … [Read more...] about Pascal Sauton for “Hottest Chef”
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Survey Results: The Best of Portland 2011
Updated 4.29. So many links in this original posts are now broken, I have removed the majority of them from this page so as not to waste your time. Here are the results from our 2011 reader surveys. We had well over 1100 participants this year! A big thank you to all of our sponsors and participants! A few notes: If the top two choices were significantly higher than the … [Read more...] about Survey Results: The Best of Portland 2011
Review: Tasty n Sons (Tasty n Daughters)
Updated - Tasty n Sons has now closed. Updated 10/17 - Tasty & Sons is a new concept by John Gorham of Toro Bravo, branching out from Spanish food. This cuisine is more "Americana", but there are lots of interesting foreign dishes as well, so be adventurous and explore the menu. One thing to keep in mind: the food is generally served "family-style". Most of it is … [Read more...] about Review: Tasty n Sons (Tasty n Daughters)
Review: Toro Bravo Restaurant
Note: Toro Bravo closed in 2020. To understand Spanish food, it helps to have a little understanding of the culture behind it Spain tugs at something deep in my soul. Maybe it is because taste, music, and memory are so closely intertwined, but every time I hear flamenco, I flash back to a time 25 years ago. I was living in Healdsburg in the Sonoma Valley, where I … [Read more...] about Review: Toro Bravo Restaurant
Interview: Chef Pascal Sauton
Pascal Sauton, chef and owner of Carafe, laughs easily, charms effortlessly, and exudes the sort of corporeal bonhomie one associates with the proprietor of a French bistro. Born and trained in France, with cooking sojourns in New York to South America, Sauton deliberately set down stakes in Portland, because, he says, “Oregon is a candy store for chefs.” Over cappuccino, … [Read more...] about Interview: Chef Pascal Sauton
Restaurant of the Year, 2007
It wasn't difficult to come up with candidates for Restaurant of the Year. Many terrific new ones have opened, and others have matured. I didn't have any trouble sitting down and dashing off a list of ten. For my restaurant of the year 2007, I quickly narrowed it down to the three best experiences. In making my decision, I took into account ambience, value, service, and food. … [Read more...] about Restaurant of the Year, 2007