Portland doesn’t exactly strike you initially as a petite corner of France in the Pacific Northwest. Then again, like France’s two largest cities, Paris and Lyon, Portland is divided by a central river, splitting the city into west and east, as opposed to the Left Bank and the Right Bank. Yes, Ken’s Artisan Bakery bakesContinue reading “Restaurants: St. Jack, Portland, Oregon”
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Cocktail of the Week: Heaven’s Kickback, Kask, Portland Oregon
Let’s talk about celery for a second. That probably lost hundreds of readers instantly.We all know about it’s bitter, funky, watery taste, along with the crunch when you bite into it, often accompanied by some shreds that get stuck between your teeth. It takes more calories to eat celery than you’ll actually consume in theContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Heaven’s Kickback, Kask, Portland Oregon”
The Cocktails of Portland– On Kask or in a Beaker and Flask
The commonly referred to trinity in drinking circles is the so called French trinity of spirits: calvados, cognac, and armagnac. Then there is the much more vague trinity that encompasses essentially the entire range of options at a bar: the cocktails, the wine, and the beer. Most cities have a real strength in one ofContinue reading “The Cocktails of Portland– On Kask or in a Beaker and Flask”
Beer of the Week: Adam Old World Ale from Hair of the Dog, Portland, Oregon
Let’s not mess around. Adam is a serious beer. As luxurious as a truffle shaving, as powerful as a stampeding rhinoceros, as refined as the court at Versailles. The hops are intense, yet not disturbing or obtrusive. The malts shine through glancing off the palate, then making room for a touch of floral and honey.Continue reading “Beer of the Week: Adam Old World Ale from Hair of the Dog, Portland, Oregon”
Cruising With Portland’s Craft Brews
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”
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”
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”
Restaurants: Le Pigeon, Portland, Oregon
Is the name of this exceptional bistro along East Burnside pronounced with a French accent to the pigeon or as a mash up between French to start and English to finish? It is not an important question, seeing that the reservationist who called to re-confirm used the latter and the waitress leading us to theContinue reading “Restaurants: Le Pigeon, Portland, Oregon”
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