A Review of St. Jack Restaurant by Roger Porter Liberté, Egalité, Gastromie! The French Revolution has come to town, and the only guillotine in sight is a chef’s cleaver hacking at a pig. Within a month of each other two French bistros have opened in Portland—Little Bird downtown and St. Jack, in the Hosford-Abernethy … [Read more...] about Review: St. Jack
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Review: Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville
A Review of Eric Bechard's Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville By Roger Porter I promised myself I wouldn’t allude in this review to Eric Bechard’s incident this spring involving a defiant defense of local animals, a stance provoked by a rival chef who, in his eyes, had heretically championed a Midwest over an Oregon … [Read more...] about Review: Thistle Restaurant in McMinnville
Review: Bistro Maison
Review of Bistro Maison in McMinnville Oregon Bistro Maison opened over seven years ago and is now a McMinnville institution. It sits at the end of NE 3rd street in the picturesque old downtown area next to an even older train station. Parking is easy. The restaurant is casual and cozy. On a nice day, you’ll have … [Read more...] about Review: Bistro Maison
Review: Le Pigeon
Refreshed 7/09 Almost since the day they opened, I’ve been hearing good things about Chef Gabriel Rucker and his restaurant Le Pigeon. I went for the first time a month ago, and have been going back ever since. If you’ve been to Colleen’s Bistro, then you know the location. If not, picture the stretch of … [Read more...] about Review: Le Pigeon
Review: St. Honoré Boulangerie
Updated 6.17 If Disney Corporation was told to design a French bakery, I would guess that St. Honoré would be pretty close to their final result. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It is more the movie version American tourists expect from a French bakery, but not like any I have ever seen in France. It just has … [Read more...] about Review: St. Honoré Boulangerie