The Story Behind the Closure of Epicure
June 29, 2006 by Food Dude
Filed under News/Discussion
When Epicure moved across the river to the Lloyd location, they did so with a new investor. Everything looked promising; new larger space and a much higher traffic location. They were excited to have a bigger kitchen, which would give them the room to expand their menu offerings. Then came a crushing blow: within 30 days of taking over the
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Anthony Bourdain On Whole Foods – And News
June 26, 2006 by Food Dude
Filed under News/Discussion
From a Salon.com article, (you can read it here) Anthony Bourdain talking about Whole Foods. Interesting interview. I love Whole Foods talking about lobster and clam cruelty, when people are being fucked to death, kidnapped, starved, bombed. [The grocery chain recently stopped selling some live shellfish on the grounds that the practice is inhumane.] There is so much cruelty to
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Some Things Are Worth Repeating
June 23, 2006 by Cuisine Bonne Femme
Filed under Food Writing, Recipes
Mr. Food Dude hasn’t been able to participate on this site for a bit, so others have been filling in, putting up new posts & polls, and moderating comments. If you don’t get an immediate response to a question, or things look strange, please be patient. A few of us are doing the best we can to figure out how
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Review: Alba Osteria and Enoteca
June 22, 2006 by Food Dude
Filed under Other Reviews
Maybe it’s just me, but I get lost every time I go to Alba Osteria. Hidden away in Hillsdale, it is a little bit out of the way – another one of those places that you could drive past a million times and not notice. Even if it weren’t for the food, it would be a great date restaurant. The
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“Organizing for an Indelicate Fight”
June 20, 2006 by Food Dude
Filed under News/Discussion
An article in the New York Times discusses the pressure Whole Foods Market is putting on Sonoma Foie Gras through it’s processor. Now Sonoma Foie Gras is fighting back with a lawsuit. From the Times article: “In the lawsuit, Sonoma Foie Gras is charging Whole Foods with “intentional interference with contract.” According to the complaint, filed in January, Whole Foods
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News: Le Pigeon to Open, Pascal Sauton Takes on Animal Rights…
June 19, 2006 by Food Dude
Filed under News/Discussion
Chef Paul DiCarli has left the kitchen at Balvo. Right now the sous chef is filling in until they get a permanent replacement. ———————————————– Lot’s of queries are coming in about Colleen’s Bistro. For those who missed the story while FD was gone, Colleen left the bistro. The owners have changed the name to Le Pigeon, and hired a new
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Review: Fratelli
June 14, 2006 by Food Dude
Filed under Other Reviews
Because of its location, Fratelli, Italian for “brotherhood”, is one of those places that is easy to forget. Hidden on a side street behind Oba, it is only noticeable because of its bright orange door and small sign. Inside that door is, to me, one of the most romantic restaurants in Portland. Years ago, I went there on a fairly
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