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
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Review: Clyde Common
Note: Clyde Common is it existed in this review closed in 2021. Now they have reopened as a bar with food called Clyde Tavern. I haven't tried it yet, but expect it to be good, especially the cocktails.Many restaurants are emblematic of certain eras in the cities they inhabit. Think of the well-known Brasserie Lipp in Paris in the 1920's, when artists and writers milled … [Read more...] about Review: Clyde Common
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: Bar Dué
Note: Bar Due has now closedFratelli's Bar Dué Happy Hour in PortlandHi, PFDers! Hap here. Did you miss me? I've been traveling. I don't know about you, but I find it's always best to visit the state parks during the week before or after Memorial Day weekend, because the weather is good and most kids are still in school, so the peace and quiet of nature is closer to … [Read more...] about Review: Bar Dué
Review: Autentica
Updated 7.19 - Autentica has closed. About 12 years ago, when I was living in Napa Valley, a friend of mine told me about a group of Mexican women who made tamales. I’d never been a huge fan, but she swore these were unlike anything I’d had before. The directions were a bit convoluted, consisting of vague instructions that took me bumping down dusty dirt roads, counting … [Read more...] about Review: Autentica