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Taste and Travel Tuesday

Costa Rica – Beans and Rice, Rice and Beans

March 27, 2012
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El Sabor De La Vida, Tamarindo Gallo pinto, “spotted rooster” in Spanish, is a traditional Costa Rican dish served mainly as part of breakfast. The name is said to originate in the multi-colored or speckled appearance that results from cooking the rice together with beans. We were a bit surprised that even a simple dish [...]

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Portland Meetup with Cave de Lugny Winemaker Gregoire Pissot

March 22, 2012

Hey Portland! Wanna get your eat and drink on tonight? For FREE? Taste on 23rd is hosting a wine + food event in their adorable NW space this evening. Join Cave de Lugny winemaker Gregoire Pissot, for an evening of wine and food pairings. Food like cheese. Because cheese and wine pair nicely together. Tweet [...]

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Top Ten Adventures for San Francisco Foodie Tourists

February 21, 2012
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There are so many wonderful things that we San Francisco residents get to enjoy: exciting cultural events, breathtaking views, and a general indescribable pride, to name just a few. Depending on how you look at it, an added bonus—or the price we have to pay—is opening our sofa-beds and playing tour guide to more than [...]

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Cheese Plate at Boka

October 31, 2011

One of Life’s Greatest Pleasures is a killer cheese plate. Great cheeses varying from hard to soft, mild to sharp, creamy to crumbly, paired with acoutrements like truffle honey, dried fruit, buttery crostini, and the right wines — it’s just… the best. The absolute best. So, imagine my delight when I checked into my room [...]

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Why It’s Okay to Over-induldge in Las Vegas

October 27, 2011

Last night my husband and I ate at a one-of-a-kind Chinese restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. The average rating for this particular restaurant on Yelp!, a social ranking site, is three out of five stars. Though I’m not a foodie by any stretch of imagination, my husband has a fairly refined palette and I [...]

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Seattle | Oddfellow’s Cafe

October 16, 2011
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Because detours can be as much fun as a planned trip, Chris and I took the long way home from Minnesota when we traveled back in September. Instead of flying straight back to Portland, we decided to fly to Seattle, spend the day, and then take the Amtrak Cascades from Seattle to Portland. We arrived [...]

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How to Eat and Drink in Wenatchee, Washington

October 13, 2011

‘Tis the season, right? No, not that season. At least not yet anyway. This season. Apple-picking season. Fall season. Harvest season. The perfect season for creamy soups and hard ciders. Pumpkin spice lattes. OH YEAH. I’m on THAT train. ‘Tis the season for moving away from the light, summery Pinot Grigios and Pinot Noirs and [...]

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DishCrawl PDX – NE Alberta

October 9, 2011

Great deals on nursing scrubs, shop us today! “It’s like a pub crawl, but with food!” That’s one way to describe Portland’s newest weeknight food event. Here are a few others: “Eat dinner at four restaurants with forty of your new best friends.” “Can’t pick just one restaurant for dinner tonight? Don’t! Pick FOUR instead!” [...]

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Taste & Travel Tuesday: Six Great Tastes to Try in Iceland

October 4, 2011

Despite its small size, the capital of Iceland is quite cosmopolitan and you can find everything from Indian and Chinese to Mexican or pizza to quell your hunger. Of course, in early times the food here was a bit different from what you’ll find today. Early settlers made do with what was available, relying on [...]

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Taste & Travel Tuesday: Dottie’s True Blue Cafe | San Francisco, CA

September 20, 2011

Some things are worth waiting for… …and some things are not. I was in San Francisco earlier this week and like always, I reached out to some friends (and followers on Twitter) asking for a great breakfast recommendation. A number of San Franciscans responded with suggestions to hit up Dottie’s True Blue Cafe which was [...]

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