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 […]
Lisa Sipe
Food Writer | The Source Weekly
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Edgefield Makers Vintners Dinner
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 […]
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A Melting Pot Menu
Tasting menus, like a recent one at 5 Fusion, offer chefs a chance to play
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 […]
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Dining Passport Series Begins
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 […]
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The Chef Ingredient You Aren’t Using
Imagine garlic without stinky side effects
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 […]
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Pasties for the People
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 […]
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Charcuterie Food Truck
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 […]
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Chefs Visit Suttle Lodge
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 […]
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Still Vibrato Wins Good Food Award
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 […]
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So Long, 123 Ramen
Get in and order your favorite bowl: after two years, 123 Ramen closes Jan. 31. Owner Anna Witham is on a new journey and will be launching Root Cellar, a brand of pantry staples including bone broth, sauces, spices, chai and pickles, in early spring. The restaurant will transform into a retail food boutique with […]
