Years ago sitting in the dark, cozy corner next to the darts board of the Horsebrass Pub on Southeast Belmont, I sampled my first Portland microbrew. It was the Hair of the Dog Blue Dot IPA on draft. Upon opening sip, I realized that this isn’t AAA beer territory. This is The Big Show. HairContinue reading “Cruising With Portland’s Craft Brews”
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Wine of the Week: Utopia 2009 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
It’s hard to pick among the world class Pinot noir at winery after winery when visiting the Willamette Valley. Then you stumble upon a royal, rich Pinot noir that also boasts the youthful excitement of a recent graduate. 2009 can be young for Pinot noir, but this Utopia Estate version is bursting with a vibrantContinue reading “Wine of the Week: Utopia 2009 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon”
A Tasting of Seattle Micro Brews
Unlike later in the week in Portland where on average two microbreweries were covered per day, Seattle boasted so many other (often non food and drink related) sights to see that only the exceptional Fremont Brewing Company’s tasting room was the only one visited. Even despite best attempts, some of Seattle’s best craft brew barsContinue reading “A Tasting of Seattle Micro Brews”
Espresso Tasting in the Emerald City of Espresso
Vivace or Victrola? We’ll cut to the chase. Both are very worthwhile espressos. In fact, both are easily some of the finest espressos served in this country without a doubt. They’re both more nuanced, woody, and with spectacular cremas that only the true barista masters and highest caliber of beans can accomplish. Espresso of thisContinue reading “Espresso Tasting in the Emerald City of Espresso”
Monday’s Neighborhood: Central-West Burnside, Portland, Oregon
The Ace Hotel and Powell’s Books are anchors of Portland life, and the anchors of this once very grungy, now on the border of rough edges to gentrified stretch of Central West Portland, where the main artery Burnside divides the Northwest and the Southwest. Between 10th and 11th Avenue, Powell’s is truly a city ofContinue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood: Central-West Burnside, Portland, Oregon”
Tuesday Project: Jambalaya Time!
As the onslaught of Portland and Seattle articles are finally reaching the end (almost…), we’ll be heading out to New Orleans next, switching microbreweries for sazeracs and espresso for beignets and cafe au lait. Which got me thinking about creating a New Orleans dinner. With a little help from Emeril Lagasse and John Besh (ofContinue reading “Tuesday Project: Jambalaya Time!”
Portland: The City of Coffee
I’m still wide awake a week later from all of the espresso I enjoyed when comparing one barista’s shot to another at a dozen different cafés across Portland. Seattle may receive the fame when it comes to coffee thanks to a certain empire with headquarters there. Seattle may also receive the fame because the cityContinue reading “Portland: The City of Coffee”
Rose City Eating Round Up
We have already covered the icons of dining in Portland– Gabriel Rucker’s gutsy, bold cooking at Le Pigeon’s, Andy Ricker’s eccentic, captivating Pok Pok, and the brilliant innovative Alpine cuisine of Chris Israel at Gruner. Later this week we’ll add a fourth for a quartet of icons courtesy of the Lyonnaise bistro that Lyon itselfContinue reading “Rose City Eating Round Up”
Two Innovative Portland Icons, Two Iconic Dishes
It’s hard to say what dish truly represents the eclectic nature of Portland, Oregon’s dining scene. It could be a bacon maple bar from Voodoo Doughnuts, an cult favorite long before bacon in desserts was in vogue. It could be a salmon dish prepared in the capable hands of Greg Higgins, quite possibly the fatherContinue reading “Two Innovative Portland Icons, Two Iconic Dishes”
Tasting Notes From The Willamette Valley
It was a spectacular Mother’s Day Sunday in the Willamette Valley, the Pinot noir heartland and all around world class destination wine region about an hour’s drive southwest of Portland. Yes, Pinot noir is the beloved grape of the region, as symbolic here as malbec is to Mendoza, Argentina or shiraz to Southeast Australia. TastingContinue reading “Tasting Notes From The Willamette Valley”
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