A bit of a fuss is being made about PaaDee, the new Thai restaurant featuring comfort food. PaaDee literally means “to bring good things”, and judging by their menu, this new Thai restaurant will be bringing some Thai dishes, that are different … [Read more...]

As of this point we have 50 entries in the beer haiku contest! The first-place winner of the haiku contest will receive a pair of tickets to the Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Feast in Bend Oregon which will be held on July 16th. These tickets have … [Read more...]

FIRST IMPRESSION – THE NEW GENOA by Amelia Hard For any readers who don’t already know this, my husband and I owned Genoa from 1981-1992, then sold it to a group of our senior employees. Though we had no financial interest in the restaurant … [Read more...]

Note: I now have a full review of Beaker & Flask here. 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 … [Read more...]

This guide was originally written for the 2009 United States Barista Championship, but it got so much favorable press, I decided to adapt it to anyone dining on a budget. This is a quick guide to places that are very reasonably priced, and close to … [Read more...]

"Foie Gras"...."Lamb Belly"...."Foot and Tail Croquette"..."Beef Cheek Bourguignon". Gee, where am I, in heaven? Nah, just Le Pigeon here in PDX, where the accolades have always come fast and furious for chef/owner Gabriel Rucker's charnel house … [Read more...]