Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
Since 1999, Saveur has been gathering their favorite dishes, places, food, and people to publish in their annual Saveur 100 issue. This year’s list ranges from Bali, to New Stockholm cuisine, cognac cocktails, the humble cleaver, and Portland’s … [Read more...]
Noted author Michael Ruhlman has his own online store on OpenSky.com, where he sells his "Favorite Gifts". In this entry for Olympic Provisions, he says, More than a year ago, I had a great visit to Portland for a culinary conference. We broke down … [Read more...]
You may have never heard of the Rising Star Awards, because they have not honored any of Portland's culinary talents until now. Sponsored by StarChefs.com "the magazine for culinary insiders", the awards are nominated by their own advisory board, … [Read more...]
Like impatient readers who sneak a look at the last page of a novel, I have a tendency to scan the dessert selections on a menu before checking out anything else. It’s probably because I want to gage my appetitive capacity to decide if I’ll save … [Read more...]
In love? Say it with a nice salami! It's not often that I pull a press release out for posting on the main site, but every so often one catches my eye based on sheer creativity. Case in point, The Singing Salamigram! For $75.00, the lead singer … [Read more...]
Olympic Provisions sent out a formal press release today about the changes at the restaurant. As you probably know, Chef Jason Barwikowski left after a dispute in the direction the business should take. They have also confirmed the retail location in … [Read more...]
UPDATED: This one is strictly for the rumor mill, but a For some reason my update didn't save. Here's the latest: what I've heard is that Jason's partners wanted to secure the old Carlyle space for wholesale production (which they did). Jason felt … [Read more...]
