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Dining Out Alone

We have food, the food is good, And so we will eat together. So we will eat together So we will eat together. When we eat, ’twill be a treat, So let us sing together As we march along. –“Marching to Pretoria” A meal out shared with a cherished one, family members or a few close friends is a special
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Foster & Dobbs Authentic Foods

I’ve been passing the Foster & Dobbs store at NE 15th and Brazee (next to the new Mio Gelato) for the past few weeks, but it has always been at night when they were closed. Today I made a special trip to see what they were all about. This is a somewhat higher-end food store. By “somewhat”, I mean they
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Service with a Snarl

When is “Bad Service” bad enough to keep you from going back to a restaurant? What will we forgive and why will we forgive it? Answering the third question first, we might forgive bad service if the food is really good, or if the restaurant is one where you would not expect world-class service (think roadside taco trailer), or if
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Those Turkey Leftovers – Inieka Vishniovim Sousom

What do I for Thanksgiving? It is actually the most difficult holiday for me because of some personal reasons. At one time it was a huge feast, all home-cooked of course. Now it is a meal out. Over the last few years I’ve had dinner at multiple places: Higgins (terrible dry awful turkey!), Paleys (great, but too darn romantic), and
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On the Price of Cheese

In my last discussion about cheese here at Portland Food and Drink, several commenters mentioned price as a big part of their decision to buy (or not to buy) domestic artisan cheese. This intrigued me, so I’ve been pondering the issue for awhile. The first part of my thinking involved some retail research. I visited a local cheese purveyor a
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Ristretto Roasters

Note: Ristretto Roasters now has two locations which are listed below. Their coffee is also found in many local area restaurants. My hands are shaky after I spent a happy afternoon at the new Ristretto Roasters on NE 42nd & Fremont. They are one of the few Portland coffeehouses that roast their own coffee, so it is all hand-crafted. Owner
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Stumptown Annex

Most coffee is a commodity. If you like, you can trade coffee futures, and most of the money in coffee goes to publicly traded transnational companies. And I don’t just mean the first mate of the Pequod. Nestle, Philip Morris/Kraft, Sara Lee, Proctor & Gamble, Dunkin’ Donuts, and McDonalds are all significant players. There’s no craft, little concern for farmers
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