“Beerku” Beer Haiku Winner
I enjoyed this contest very much. There was a large panel of judges, and many entries got at least one vote. In the end, the top choices were clear. Runner Ups By Les: Happy bubbles spring Into summer beer joy hops Fall into the clouds Humble Pie: Cheap yellow beer child, I played Deschutes and ladders ain’t been the same since Clinton: It is at two pints that he feels... [Read more]
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 choose a second place (21 total judges). The runner... [Read more]
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 you are the winner, since the Taste... [Read more]
Food Haiku Contest – Fooku 2009!
It’s that time of year when we run “fooku”, Portland Food and Drink’s annual food haiku contest. We’ve partnered with a new sponsor this year. The winner will receive two tickets to the Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, April 27th, a $150 value. This doesn’t leave much time, so sharpen your pencils and get to work! Check out... [Read more]
Winner of the Food Memory Contest
The winner of our contest is Granny Moon: Breakfast when I was a kid was a weekend event – cold cereal before school didn’t count. And every weekend it was pretty much the same thing. Daddy would get out his cast iron skillet, place it on the gas stove and start frying. Always eggs. Sometimes bacon, occasionally ham – and if it were fishing season there would... [Read more]
Vote on Your Favorite Food Memory
A few weeks ago I asked everyone to write out their favorite food memory. Winner gets an autographed copy of Paul Gerald’s new book, Breakfast in Bridgetown: the Definitive Guide to Portland’s Favorite Meal. We sent all the entries to a group of judges and though almost every piece had at least one vote, the five listed below were clear favorites. Now it is your... [Read more]
A New Contest – Write a Food Memory
Most of you know I’ve been a fan of Paul Gerald since he first started writing for this site. Over the past year or so, with pressure from lots of his friends, Paul decided to self-publish his book: Breakfast in Bridgetown: The Definitive Guide to Portland’s Favorite Meal. I’ve never met Paul, but he sent me a preview copy, and I liked it enough to write a... [Read more]
Food and Memory – Food Memory Contest!
May 30, 2008 by Food Dude
Filed under Contests, Food Writing, Memories
A few weeks ago I was sitting with a friend, listening to yet another memory of Quality Pie. So many people have a story about that place. The first time I came to Portland, I didn’t really know anything about the city. I was on a road trip by myself, trying to get a break from a very hard time in my life. I pulled into downtown at two in the morning looking for somewhere... [Read more]
Food Haiku 2008 Winners
The winner of the Fooku contest with 34% of the vote, is by MySwanDive: inhale swirls of cab palate warmed, bask in the fire newly lit like me Honorable mention goes to Zac Stafford, who got 27% of the votes: He cooked with passion. The real reason we broke up? Knives in dishwasher Thanks to everyone who entered! As usual, this was a really entertaining context. MySwanDive,... [Read more]
Food Haiku Nominees 2008. Vote now!
Here are the nominees, as picked by our panel of 10 judges. They are listed in no particular order. Please vote for your favorite in the poll section on the bottom of this post. We’ll announce the winner Thursday, so if you have entered, please check back! The wine festival is this weekend. Fungus smell of earth Poking gently through the soil Hidden gems of life #2 hands... [Read more]
Food Haiku 2008: Win Tickets to Portland Indie Wine Festival!
It’s that time of year when we run “fooku”, Portland Food and Drink’s annual food haiku contest. The last two years, we had a panel of judges narrow down the entries, and readers voted for the top three. We’ll be doing the same thing this year, but we’ve also partnered with the Portland Indie Wine Festival for a nice prize. This year’s... [Read more]
Fooku Finalists
#3 Is the Winner, with 27% of the votes. All of the others were popular, and ran a close race! #3, please contact me about getting your gift certificate! Here are the finalists in the fooku contest, as per our judges. Some of the entries were eliminated because they didn’t even come close to the proper meter or 5-7-5. Please select your top favorite. The winner will receive... [Read more]
