Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
A few updates 12.22. It never occurred to me that there would be enough events on Christmas Eve for a post, but I've been getting lots of emails from readers, so I decided to write a quick roundup of dinners in the Portland area. Andina … [Read more...]
Quite a few changes are afoot for our 2006 Restaurant of the Year, Park Kitchen. They do a good job of flying under the radar, but every so often we get quite a few updates at once. I've enjoyed occasional lunches at PK, and was just thinking I … [Read more...]
Making Tonic Water from Scratch, Part II [Note: Part I is here] The next day I woke up with new energy and determination. Fairly bounded into the kitchen, wondering if I had enough ingredients for a second batch of tonic. My socks stuck firmly to … [Read more...]
<updated 2.12> Not long ago, on a cool spring evening, I spotted an article in Imbibe magazine extolling the virtues of making tonic water from scratch. As gin and tonic is my drink of choice, it caught my eye. Six or seven ingredients. The … [Read more...]
Callaloo's Caribbean Escape has closed. Drove past on my way to a church today (don't ask), and it had that distinctly empty look. No details. Never made it ther myself, but they never seemed to be able to draw a crowd. Food? Location? I'm not sure … [Read more...]
Scott Dolich, owner/chef of Park Kitchen, sits in his private office, i.e., a park bench across from the restaurant, within feet of two middle-aged dudes playing a loose game of pick-up basketball. It’s warm and windy, Portland’s first true … [Read more...]
