Comfort Food for Portland, Scandinavian Style (Minor updates, 4.15)On SE Clinton Street there is a restaurant that translates Scandinavian cuisine perfectly for Pacific NW palates. It emphasizes simple cooking, using fresh, seasonal, and local ingredients. Judging from Broder's increasing popularity, they have nailed it.Broder means brother in Swedish and is a play on … [Read more...] about Review: Broder Scandinavian
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Review: Acadia Restaurant
Note: 1/2016 - This restaurant has been sold, and I am hearing much better things about it. Take this review with a grain of salt.When I was growing up, my mother used to make jambalaya on a regular basis. It was one of my favorite dishes, and I still make it now and then using her old recipe from the 40's. With fond memories of that dish and New Orleans cuisine in general, … [Read more...] about Review: Acadia Restaurant
Review: Teardrop Cocktail Lounge
July 2007. The mixed drink scene has changed quite a bit since this was written, but my overall feel about Teardrop Cocktail Lounge is unchanged.As I was doing research for this review in my father's old bar notebook, I came across a list of ingredients labeled "always have on hand". What especially interested me were incidentals like falernum, cassis, five types of … [Read more...] about Review: Teardrop Cocktail Lounge
Review: Pok Pok Portland
(Pok Pok closed in 2020)With many people distracted by the deluge of new restaurants opening in Portland, I think it is important not to forget other notable destinations. For that reason, I find myself at Pok Pok on a regular basis.To understand what Andy Ricker is trying to achieve at the restaurant, it helps to have a bit of background in the culture of Thailand. All … [Read more...] about Review: Pok Pok Portland
Review: Ken’s Artisan Pizza
(updated 6/17. If you are looking for Ken's Artisan Bakery, you will find it here.)Seems like not too long ago, it was said you could not get a bad meal in Italy. Sadly, that has certainly changed, and as the American lifestyle and more materialism creeps across Italy's cities, a poorly done dish and lazy cooks are more common, at least in the high-traffic tourist art … [Read more...] about Review: Ken’s Artisan Pizza