Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
Community Plate Has Arrived! And we are throwing a party. Who: Everyone, come by and say hello When: Sunday, March 27th, 2011. Begining @ 3pm Where: 315 NE 3rd Street, McMinnville, Oregon What: We will be opening the doors of CP to the … [Read more...]
Pine State Biscuits has started late-night service at their new location at 2204 NE Alberta Street. They will be open from 9pm until "late, late, late". Sounds like the perfect antidote for munchies. I've gotten several emails that Sunshine … [Read more...]
Eric Bechard of Thistle in McMinville, has announced he will be opening a new restaurant called Community Plate on Feb 1, 2011. According to Eric, focusing on the same farm to table philosophies that has guided thistle, Community Plate will be a … [Read more...]
I promised myself I wouldn’t allude in this review to Eric Bechard’s incident this spring involving a defiant defense of local animals, a stance provoked by a rival chef who, in his eyes, had heretically championed a Midwest over an Oregon pig. … [Read more...]
Coffee cuts the risk of head and neck cancer. According to a study, 4 cups a day cuts your chance by more than 1/3rd. Overall, the risk of developing head and neck cancers was 12 percent lower in people who drank coffee compared with those who … [Read more...]
<caution - not for the faint of heart> This story has gotten so bizarre, I wonder if Bechard's restaurant "Thistle" will survive the scandal. Some of the classy highlights that Willamette Week came up with today: What did the Portland … [Read more...]
Quarrygirl.com, a blog devoted to "all things vegan, lots of things beer, and some things los angeles" just finished an undercover investigation of vegan restaurants in Los Angeles. Her question: are they really serving vegan food? The answer was, in … [Read more...]
