More food news from around the web 4.29
April 29, 2009 by Food Dude
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I’m a little late to the party on this one, but I just got a chance to browse through Willamette Week’s Devour – A Hungry Shopper’s Guide to Portland. It features over 80 places to shop that you might not know about in the categories greengrocers, general groceries, butchers, fishmongers, ethnic markets, etc. I found quite a few places I
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Food News for 4.27.09
April 27, 2009 by Food Dude
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Updated Monday Afternoon: According to this article in The Mercury, Paige Williams has been canned from Portland Monthly. I’ve been wondering what was going on over there. Since well regarded former food writer then managing editor Camas Davis left, the quality of the food writing has gone downhill. The most recent issue was as thin as a wafer and the food writing abysmal. A review of Del Inti, the Peruvian restaurant on Alberta street, reads like it was written by a
GQ Gets Portland Right
April 25, 2009 by Food Dude
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The new issue of GQ Magazine features Portland in their City Guides section. More than any magazine article I have seen, GQ gets it right. Their choices: Beast, Bunk, Evoe, Higgins, Le Pigeon, Nostrana, Paley’s Place, Park Kitchen, Pok Pok, Ping, Simpatica, and Toro Bravo. Their drinking section is a little surprising, not for what they include, but for what
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Food Haiku Winner
The first prize was an easy pick this year. By overwhelming majority, Mark is the winner of two tickets to Taste of the Nation on Monday the 27th: Morning coffee brews Melting butter on warm toast The furnace kicks in Second place was more difficult. I had to bring in extra judges to break the tie between seven entries to
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Food Haiku Closes tonight!
To give us time for judging, the food haiku closes tonight, Thursday. We’ve had some great entries this year! I’ve wanted to comment on many of them, but have been keeping my mouth shut (for a change). The judging will take place Friday and Saturday, the winner will be annouced Saturday night. Be sure to check back and see if
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Eric Bechard Leaves Seattle’s Opal for Oregon’s Thistle
April 18, 2009 by Food Dude
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This just in: a source has confirmed that chef Eric Bechard is leaving Seattle and heading back to Oregon.
When Alberta Street Oyster Bar and Grill opened, Chef Eric Bechard was Oregonian’s Rising Star for 2006. Known for a playful take on “modern American” cuisine, his cooking received accolades from many reviewers, including Michael Charles on this site:
“One highlight of my
Troy Maclarty Leaving Lovely Hula Hands
April 18, 2009 by Food Dude
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I have confirmed that Troy MacLarty is leaving Lovely Hula Hands in about two weeks. No reason has been given for his departure.
Troy MacLarty worked at at Alice Water’s famed Chez Panisse in Berkeley, before being lured to Portland by the much maligned Michael Hebberoy. As things began to melt down in the Hebberoy empire, he left, reappearing later at
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