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We can blame—or thank—chefs Ferran Adria (El Bulli in Spain) and Thomas Keller (French Laundry in Napa Valley) for the rise in popularity of the tasting menu, a careful sequence of dishes served in smallish portions during a single meal. Recently I experienced the tasting menu at 5 Fusion & Sushi Bar, where Chef Joe […]
Drink Worthy Brewing specialty beers while taking your taste buds on a journey to Italy, Spain, Thailand and Peru. The four-part dining passport series includes five-course dinners paired with beer for $200. Two passports are $375, and single dinners for $65. Begins Feb. 22 at 6:30 pm with an Italian dinner featuring grilled New York […]
Summon your inner cookie monster and go on a cookie adventure at the First Cookie Crawl hosted by Petite’s Sweets and the Madras Downtown Association. Participants start at Wild Winds Station and receive a box with two cookies and a map. The map lists all the locations where beautifully decorated cookies are available. Each box […]
Wine flies when you’re enjoying a curated five-course dinner from Executive Chef Matthew Schumaker-Meyers at McMenamins Old St. Francis School. The vintner’s dinner will have Edgefield Wine Makers in attendance to share the secrets of favorite bottles produced at McMenamins’ Troutdale, Ore. winery. The menu starts with a celery root soup with candied bacon and […]
Always on the hunt for new things to try in the kitchen, I wondered recently about any new spice trends out there, and asked Matthew Perry at Savory Spice Shop. Without hesitation he opened a jar of black garlic, removing the papery peel from a clove, saying, “try this.” I hesitated at eating a whole […]
If you want a meal you can eat with one hand, visit The Peoples’ Pies for a pastie: a savory hand pie with roots in Cornwall, England. “I was inspired to start The Peoples’ Pies because I had been making these pasties for a couple years,” said owner Jessica Weiland, “always taking them on hiking […]
A beautifully built charcuterie plate with meat and cheese and the right condiments is hard to resist. You can order one or build your own at Board in Bend, a new food truck located on the corner of Galveston and Federal. Their menu includes meatballs, soups, salads, terrines, rilletes, pates, mousse and charcuterie boards. All of […]
The Suttle Lodge is bringing the region’s best chefs to cook remarkable family-style dinners in the forest this winter. The chef series includes some talent from some of Portland’s most beloved restaurants, paired with local drink purveyors: Ben Bettinger of Laurelhurst Market with Timothy Malone Wines; Justin Woodward of Castagna and OK Omens; Eric Joppie […]
Ethiopia Shantawene, coffee beans roasted by Clint Rowan at Still Vibrato, has taken home a Good Food Award. The award recognizes American craft food producers who honor social and environmental responsibility while producing a tasty, authentic product. Rowan said he tasted the beans from this farm and explored how the crops changed for years, and […]
Anthony’s is a Pacific Northwest-based seafood chain serving local catches plus regional wines and beer at the Old Mill. The best deal at happy hour are the $6.50 libations; the House Manhattan will have you happy in no time. The best of season “spiked” lemonade is cranberry until spring. The fun foods are sized for […]
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