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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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Making Butter and Memories

My flashback started with a little piece about homemade butter on The Splendid Table. mentioned how important the quality of the cream was, and I was reminded of my childhood – stepping out onto the front porch every morning to find the latest delivery from the milkman sitting in a little wire basket. If I got up really early, I’d hear him coming up the driveway, the bottles clinking together

Food News for July 9th

It’s been a while, but good things come to those who wait! News, News, News (and gossip!)

Lots of openings: Cacao has opened their 2nd location, this in the corner of The Heathman. It’s a charming shop in a perfect location (and I almost never use the word “charming”.)

The eagerly anticipated Lincoln Restaurant will be opening on NE Williams this Friday. We hope to have a sample menu posted soon.

$15 a Cup of Coffee.. Gossip, and More

According to KGW News, River Maiden Artisan Coffee in Vancouver Washington,  has premiered a $15 cup of coffee. Yes, I said $15. For drip. They justify it by saying there is only 8 cups to a 1/2 pound bag, and that it is considered to be the best coffee in the world. The Panama Esmerelda Especial Reserva coffee, a rare
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Pet Peeves in Dining Service and Catching Up on News

Lots of things have been going on that I haven’t had time to post about, so I’m just going to bring everyone up to date. The Pix on Hawthorne has closed. After many years on NW Glisan, The Brazen Bean has lost their lease, and will closing on April 5th. Another good date place that I will miss. The porch
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Stu Stein Gossip Spreads (and more!)

Updated: Statement from Terroir’s ex-PR firm: The Willamette Week is reporting that Terroir Restaurant and Wine Bar has closed. Much like Cole, we were not aware of the status of Terroir’s operations as we had ceased representation of Terroir in late ’07. As an added note, we did not work on the publicity of his 2004 book The Sustainable Kitchen
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Chef Stu Stein – Is Terroir Circling the Drain?

UPDATED BELOW! We haven’t heard much lately about the follies of accused plagiarist Chef Stu Stein, and his restaurant Terroir, although we’ve heard plenty of rumors that the restaurant is struggling. Regardless, recent posts on Stein’s blog Earth to Table, sponsored by Restaurant & Institutions Magazine, are pretty damming evidence from Stein himself that there are indeed big problems at
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