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First Impressions: Beaker & Flask

When is a bar not a bar? That thought wandered across my mind as w and I were sitting in Beaker & Flask a couple of nights ago in the midst of what was turning into one of the most satisfying dinners we’d had in a long time. The reason for that musing was when B&F was getting started, the buzz around town was that bartending savant Kevin Ludwig was finally fulfilling his dream of opening his own place,and won’t it be a cool place to grab

Food Is About Pleasure, But Please Control Yourselves

Sometimes, once I post a new review, I’ll take a moment to browse sites like Yelp and Citysearch to see what other people think. Sometimes I’ll stumble across a comment that really makes me laugh. Some people really feel passionate about the Bistro I just reviewed. Take this comment: “This jewel knows food & drink is but signifier of things
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Bistro Maison

Over the years, two things have remained constant in my emails. The first question is something to the effect of, “I’m coming to Portland in two weeks, where should I eat?” There is almost never anything about price, cuisine, etc. Ugh. The next most common question is, “Where should I eat when I’m in the wine country?” I’ve had the
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Food News for 9.16.09

sigh. already updated, below:

From Leslie Cole’s twitter @lesliecole1 via @grantbutler, Season 4 of Chefs A’ Field (PBS) to feature Vitaley Paley of Paley’s Place, Phillipe Boulot from the Mac Club, and two Oregon farms. More info here. OPB schedule here. (Those little “@” mean something to people on Twitter)

Portland Chefs as Fashion Models?

I had to see this one to believe it, so bought the October Mens Journal. The magazine editors picked five “leading Portland Chefs”, dressed them up in suits, and photographed them around town. Their chef choices: Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon, Scott Dolich – Park Kitchen, Patrick Miller – 50 Plates, Andy Ricker – Pok Pok & Ping, Jesse Skiles:
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Best of the Best Portland Coffee

By Sonia of Portland Coffeehouse Journal Portland has so much going for it food wise, that it becomes hard to keep track. A fantastic new restaurant/bar/cart seems to open every other day, and we’re all scrambling to keep up with which places are good and which places are great. Well, let me introduce you to your map of Coffee City,
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Wine shots – Cassidy’s

What Portland’s Pouring, By Jonathan Jenkins When I think of the best places in town to drink wine, it’s really kind of a mixed bag. There are some places that clearly ‘want’ you to have some wine with your meal; others want you to have wine, yes, but it is more a function of their profit margin than their desire
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