Vote for Your Favorite 2014 Food Haiku

The 2014 Haiku Contest Results!

Here is the final outcome:

As voted by our readers –

• One hundred choices,
  A month with thirty-one days…
  Is “Second Lunch” gauche?
• I remember when
  one hundred good restaurants
  Portland did not have
• Park Kitchen’s my choice
  for a dinner in the spring
  I will write for food
• It’s been eight years, Babe
  Oregon’s winter is tough
  A date would be nice
• Stomach’s been sated
  after those shared small plates. Yet –
  Mouth waters for more.
• Taste buds will awake
  Gather friends with food and drink
  Shake off winter’s blues
• (tied with above)
  Portland I love you
  Filling my belly with pride
  Quenching my parched lips
• Locavores seeking
  Indigenous nourishment
  Rejoice at Portland
• June – so long to wait
  now March is for my taste buds
  Savory and sweet
• Park Kitchen springs from
  a wannabe doctor turned
  dishwashing ski bum.

Congratulations to all the finalists, and thank you to everyone who participated! There have been some terrific entries this year. The winner will receive a three-course dinner for two at Park Kitchen as part of Portland Dining Month,

Portland Dining Month is back for its fifth year, with a move to a new month and more restaurants than ever before. For all of March, over 100 restaurants are offering three-course dinner menus — including an appetizer, entrée and dessert — for just $29.