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Seattle-Bound

October 25, 2011

I’m headed north to Seattle for a few days to check out a couple of hotels, a couple of restaurants, a couple of breakfast joints and a whole lot of coffee shops. I’ll be meeting Jayme up there to check out all of the above, so if you’ve got a favorite Seattle haunt, let us [...]

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Coffee, Croissants, and the Realization That I Belong in a French Cafe

October 24, 2011

It hit me sometime mid-breakfast Sunday morning, that I have a thing for French-style bars and restaurants. Bakeries, Bistros, and Brasseries, I love them all. Butter (REAL butter), bread, and Burgundies. Baguettes, Bordeauxs, and [Carla] Bruni. Huh. Why does everything I love about my France start with the letter ‘B’? Oh! Except Croissants! And coffee. [...]

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Spaghetti Squash Pizza Bake

October 18, 2011

Live the good life with these titles. I used to think squash (other than yellow/summer/zucchini squash) was intimidating. I mean this, I know what to do with. [via] Slice it, throw it in a skillet/saute pan, add some butter or oil, a little salt and pepper and call it a day. Maybe top it with [...]

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Seattle | Oddfellow’s Cafe

October 16, 2011

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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The Wedge PDX | Portland Celebrates Cheese

October 14, 2011

When I was growing up, I didn’t eat a lot of cheese. It’s not so much that I didn’t like it; honestly, I was mostly indifferent to it. That was probably because the extent of my cheese consumption was a slice of Kraft American tossed onto a sandwich or a cheeseburger here and there. Maybe [...]

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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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The Wedge Cheese Event, October 8 | Portland, OR

October 3, 2011

This past Thursday I had the most delicious privilege of sampling some of the finest Oregon cheeses, paired with fresh ingredients and served up in an amazing lunch menu. The event was a sneak peek and fun little meet-and-greet with some of the cheese-makers who are going to be at this weekend’s premier cheese event, [...]

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Summer Corn and Tomato Chowder with Fresh Basil

September 30, 2011

Yes, I know, summer’s officially over. And here in San Francisco—where you can’t ever take a walk without an emergency wool cap in your pocket, even on an August afternoon—this past summer has been one of the coldest on record. Do I sound a little cranky? My hometown is an exciting, beautiful, world-class city rich [...]

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