Sahagún Chocolates Closes Retail Shop
August 20, 2010 at 7:02 pm by Food Dude
One of my favorite secret places in Portland is closing up shop. Sahagún was on my must go list for out-of-town visitors, as well as an oasis for me after a particularly lousy day. Unfortunately, after tomorrow, Sahagún Chocolate Shop will be closing permanently, as Elizabeth Montes (interview here), is going to concentrate her efforts on wholesale clients. From Elizabeth,
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Back to Ringside Steakhouse – A New Review
August 19, 2010 at 3:37 pm by Food Dude
Note: This is a new review as of August 2010. The summary has also been updated with new prices for each restaurant in the Steakhouse Round. You’ll find it here. Not long after I wrote the Portland steakhouse roundup, Ringside Steakhouse announced they would be closing their NW Portland location and temporarily moving to the Fox Tower downtown, while the
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Laurelhurst Market Makes Bon Appetit 10 Best New Restaurants List
August 18, 2010 at 4:38 pm by Food Dude
Every year, Bon Appétit comes out with their Ten Best New Restaurants in America list. This year Portland’s own Laurelhurst Market is on top of the list. 3155 East Burnside Street, 503-206-3097, laurelhurstmarket.com The Story: Part steakhouse, part butcher shop, 100 percent ode to all things meat–this is “The Year in Food 2010″ distilled into a single restaurant. A chalkboard–with
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BOLI Going to Court Over Stanich’s Employee Complaints
August 18, 2010 at 4:19 pm by Food Dude
BOLI, or the Bureau of Labor and Industries is going after Stanich’s restaurant for unpaid wages, violations of labor law, etc. for almost $22,000. Of course Stanich’s is contesting the determination, and instead of the typical BOLI arbitration, are demanding a court hearing. Two former employees who are owed wages have also filed civil rights complaints aalleging they were fired
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Excuse me waiter… my shrimp are glowing!
August 12, 2010 at 6:30 pm by Food Dude
From Oregon State University: Some Oregonians who recently purchased pink shrimp at the coast or at large retail stores have called Oregon State University’s Lincoln County Extension Office over the past few days to report a rather unusual trait. Their seafood was glowing in the dark. What sounds other-worldly is actually surprisingly common, according to Kaety Hildenbrand, an OSU Sea
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Once Again, The Oregonian Embarrasses Portland
August 10, 2010 at 1:07 pm by Food Dude
Under the category of “no big surprise” comes yesterday’s news from PDXEater, that The Oregonian newspaper has summarily dismissed its last remaining reviewer, Roger Porter. After the announcement last year that publisher Fred Stickel was being replaced by Christian Anderson of The Orange Country Register, it didn’t take a genius to see the writing on the wall. The most recent
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Tasty n Sons to Open For Dinner September 9th
August 5, 2010 at 10:22 pm by Food Dude
Straight from the source, Tasty & Son’s, John Gorham’s superb breakfast restaurant on N. Williams, will be opening for dinner service on September 9th. One of the long time Toro Bravo cooks will be on the stoves, with Kyle focusing on brunch and kitchen management.
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