Survey 2011: Best Wine List

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This question was suggested by a reader, and added at the last-minute. I think it was a good idea, and was interested to see which restaurants placed on top of the pack. Here are the results. Out of 490 votes cast: Metrovino -20% of the … [Read more...]

Survey 2011: Best Italian Restaurant in Portland

Genoa

This is another one of those questions where I was pretty sure what the top choice would be, but wanted to know what the others rated. I was a bit surprised, especially by the third choice. Maybe it is because it "feels" the most Italian of anywhere … [Read more...]

Survey 2011: Best Desserts

Paley's Place Dessert. Photo John Valls

I split this category into two parts: restaurant desserts, and places that primarily serve desserts. Out of 924 votes: Restaurants were a fairly tight vote: Paley’s Place – I agree.  1204 Northwest 21st Ave. Portland, OR 97209 Map … [Read more...]

Survey 2011: Best Pizza in Portland

Pizza With Oven

Amazing. Out of 1011 votes, we have a tie. A TIE. Twice. I counted twice, and then built a pivot table to double-check, because I thought maybe I'd had too much bourbon. As you can see, there is quite a drop to 3rd place.   Ken's Artisan … [Read more...]

James Beard Awards Semifinalists Announced

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(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

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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...]

Portland Food News for November 13th, 2006

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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...]