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Anju R.I.P., Jr. Ambassadors R.I.P.
January 25, 2010 by Food Dude
Forgot this in my news roundup. Anju, the Korean “izakaya”, which went into the old Nutshell space has closed. I’ve heard lots of rumors about this one, but I will just point out four things. Lousy food. Underfunded. Out of town owners. NO BAR – This is drinking food for god’s sake! Also, word on the street is that the owner of Junior Ambassadors,... [Read more]
Tags:Portland Food News Roundup for January 2010
January 25, 2010 by Food Dude
I have a ton of stuff that I’ve Twittered/Facebooked about over the past month, but haven’t felt well enough to sit down and write a post. There is so much news here you may need to take a nap to get through it. Let’s see how far I can get. I promise to quit Twittering about this stuff, and actually start posting again. Ping restaurant in the Pearl District... [Read more]
Tags:Portland Restaurant Survey Results 11-15
January 23, 2010 by Food Dude
Part Three of our 2009 Portland Restaurant Survey I’m not exactly feeling stunning, so instead of dealing with my overflowing news emails, I decided to run the next back of poll questions. By the way, I will be putting all the positive entries on one page accessible from the menu bar, once everything is posted. I asked the next question two different ways, and got two... [Read more]
Tags:Portland Restaurant Survey Results 7-10
January 19, 2010 by Food Dude
More favorite comments: I’m embarrassed to admit I eat here: Nowhere, embarrassment is for those who need others to validate their tastes (insert rolling eyes) The Bathroom Taco Bell – But only the drive thru! Kid Friendly: Those are those little things not on leashes, not as cute as dogs? On to the winners: I’M EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT I EAT HERE: Burgerville Taco... [Read more]
Tags:Ode to Mr. Bell
January 19, 2010 by Food Dude
Glen Bell Jr., founder of Taco Bell, died yesterday. I thought it appropriate to re-run this post from 2005. When I first left home for college, I ended up living in student housing directly next to a Taco Bell. My residence was on the third floor, and early every morning when they started cooking for the day, the smell of simmering beef and refried beans would waft through... [Read more]
Tags:Portland Restaurant Survey Results 1-6
January 18, 2010 by Food Dude
First of all, thanks to everyone who took the survey! We had a fantastic response this year. As soon as I finish going through the results, I will have the prize drawing. Though I asked that folks make their answers as simple as possible to facilitate sorting, many did not. So, even though I’d like to strangle a few of you, here are some of my favorite drawn-out answers,... [Read more]
Tags:Portland Restaurant Survey For 2009
January 13, 2010 by Food Dude
Now with even more prizes! I haven’t done this since 2006, but I’ve decided to run a “Best of 2009″ survey. There are 26 questions total. As an incentive, if you answer at least 15, you’ll be entered in a random drawing, with $25.00 gift certificates provided by the following fine Portland businesses: Story Teller Wine (SWC) is a small band of... [Read more]
Tags:More Food Fraud Revealed
January 12, 2010 by Food Dude
We are seeing stories like this often: one type of food being passed off as another. In the past I’ve covered inorganic produce being sold as organic, foreign produce as local, farmed fish as wild… the list goes on. After reading the following article, I’m starting to wonder about everything I see in the stores. Is there any truth in labeling? From Popular... [Read more]
Tags:How Many Calories Are In Your Food?
January 8, 2010 by Food Dude
KGW.com has some interesting food news this week. Burgerville has launched a program designed to let diners know exactly how many calories fat, and carbs are in the food. So far the health information is only available in one store, but they have plans to roll it out to all stores. You can see the KGW.com video about the program here. In another story, restaurant food has... [Read more]
Tags:Isn’t it sad to be unable eat or drink?
January 7, 2010 by Food Dude
A moving essay from Chicago Sun Times film critic, Roger Ebert, who’s now unable to eat, drink, or speak “What I miss is the society. Lunch and dinner are the two occasions when we most easily meet with friends and family. They’re the first way we experience places far from home. Where we sit to regard the passing parade. How we learn indirectly of other cultures.... [Read more]
Tags:R.I.P’s
January 6, 2010 by Food Dude
None of these closed restaurants are a big story by themselves, so I’ve just been posting them on Twitter/Facebook, but now have enough for a story. A few people are crying “restaurant Armageddon” again, but more likely it has more to do with restaurants not doing as well as they should have over the normally profitable holiday season. Daphene’s. This... [Read more]
Tags:Would You Like Feces With Your Soda?
January 6, 2010 by Food Dude
Along with the “pink slime“, comes this story via The Huffington Post. Their article is just a brief excerpt from The International Journal of Food Microbiology. …A team of microbiologists from Hollins University found that 48% of sodas tested from the fast food fountains contain coliform bacteria, which is typically fecal in origin. And most bacteria found... [Read more]
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