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Survey 2011: Best Bakery

March 15, 2011 By Food Dude 5 Comments

The results here are a bit unexpected for me. Over the past year it seems like all the talk has been about Little T, but the competition was baked by Ken's Artisan Bakery. Out of 1020 votes: Ken's Artisan Bakery - 338 Northwest 21st Avenue, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News/Discussion. Related posts about these businesses: Ken's Artisan Bakery, Little T American Bakery, Pearl Bakery.

The Best of Portland 2011!

February 28, 2011 By Food Dude 60 Comments

Updated 4.29. Here are the results from the our 2011 reader surveys. We had well over 1100 participants this year! A big thank you to all of our sponsors and participants! A few notes: If the top two choices were significantly higher than the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews. Related posts about these businesses: Accanto, Andina, Autentica, Bamboo Sushi, Bar Avignon, Barista Coffee, Beaker & Flask, Besaws, Biwa, Blossoming Lotus, Bluehour, Blueplate, Broder Cafe, Bunk Bar, Bunk Sandwiches, Cabezon, Cafe Castagna, Cartopia, Channai Masala, Cheese Bar, Chiang Mai, Clyde Common, Coffeehouse NW, Cork Wineshop, Country Cat, East India Co. Grill & Bar, El Gaucho, Evoe, Foster Burger, Gilt Club, Gruner, HA & VL, Heart Coffee Roaster, Higgins, Hiroshi, Jakes, Karam, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Laurelhurst Market, Little Bird, Little T American Bakery, Metrovino, Montage, Mother's Bistro, Murata, New Seasons Market, Nicholas, Nuestra Cocina, Paley's Place, Pastaworks, Pearl Bakery, Pho An, Pho Van, Podnah's, Pok Pok, Por Qué No?, Portobello, Potato Champion, Red Onion, Ringside, Ristretto Roasters, Russell Street BBQ, Screen Door, Silk, Simpatica, Southpark Seafood Grill, Stumptown Coffee, Tasty N Sons, The Farm Cafe, The Heathman Restaurant and Bar, Toro Bravo, Trader Joe's, Vindalho, Whiffies Fried Pies, Ya Hala.

James Beard Awards Semifinalists Announced

February 17, 2011 By Food Dude 17 Comments

(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...]

Filed Under: News/Discussion. Related posts about these businesses: Castagna, Gruner, Higgins, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Le Pigeon, Nostrana, Pok Pok, Toro Bravo. More posts about these people: Andy Ricker, Cathy Whims, Chris Israel, Gabriel Rucker, Greg Higgins, Jenn Louis, John Gorham, Ken Forkish, Matthew Lightner.

Portland Guide to Sweet Shops, Pastries, and Chocolate. Part 1

February 12, 2010 By Lizzy Caston 23 Comments

(last update: 4.12) Part one A through M. Part two is here Portland is well-known for great beers, coffee, and quality European style artisan breads, yet we also boast a very large choice of sweet shops, patisseries, chocolate purveyors and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bakeries. Related posts about these businesses: Alma Chocolate, Baker & Spice, Bakery Bar, Cacao, Cork Wineshop, Crema, Cupcake Jones, JaCivas, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Little T American Bakery, Lovejoy Bakers, Moonstruck Chocolates, The Meadow.

Food News for 4.27.09

April 27, 2009 By Food Dude

Updated Monday Afternoon: According to this article in The Mercury, Paige Williams has been canned from Portland Monthly. I've been wondering what was going on over there. Since well regarded former food writer then managing editor Camas Davis left, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News/Discussion. Related posts about these businesses: Burgerville, Clyde Common, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Thistle. More posts about these people: Camas Davis, Eric Bechard, Evan Zimmerman, Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Nate Tilden, Paige Williams.

Pet Peeves in Dining Service and Catching Up on News

March 31, 2008 By Food Dude

Lots of things have been going on that I haven't had time to post about, so I'm just going to bring everyone up to date. The Pix on Hawthorne has closed. After many years on NW Glisan, The Brazen Bean has lost their lease, and will closing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News/Discussion. Related posts about these businesses: A Cena, Aquariva, Bluehour, clarklewis, Clear Creek Distillery, Higgins, Ken's Artisan Bakery, Starbucks, Toro Bravo, Trebol, Yakuza. More posts about these people: Gabriel Rucker, Greg Higgins, John Gorham, Ken Forkish, Scott Dolich, Scott Shampine, Stephen McCarthy, Stu Stein. More on this topic: Clover, James Beard.