James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees Announced

James-beard

Nominees from the Pacific Northwest area were announced this morning at The Oregon Culinary Institute in Portland: Rising Star Chef of the Year: Gabriel Rucker - Le Pigeon, Little Bird (among other nominees). Best Chef: Northwest: Matt … [Read more...]

James Beard Awards Semifinalists Announced

James-beard

(Updated 2/22) Once again a long list of semifinalists have been announced by the James Beard Foundation. In case you've forgotten, Portland will host the announcement of the nominees of the 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards on Monday, March … [Read more...]

A Who’s Who of Portland Chefs Contribute to Vancouver Sun Article

recipe

More news from the Vancouver Sun.  In addition to the previously mentioned food cart article, they also ran an online story called "Recipes from Portland's top chefs". There must have been some arm-twisting behind the scenes, as the included … [Read more...]

News – United States Barista Championships and More!

Barista, Billy Wilson's new coffee shop is now open in the old Acorn spot at 539 NW 13th street. He's got some beautiful equipment including a stunning vacuum pot, and coffee from Stumptown, Ecco Caffe and Chicago's Intelligentsia - you can pick … [Read more...]

Portland Food News for November 13th, 2006

the-critic

Oh Johnny, We're All Winners! A couple of small things, but not enough to write a new entry, so I'll add them here. Who do I think has the best burger in Portland? I probably shouldn't go out on a limb like this, based on one er... two burgers, … [Read more...]