Mike Deschutes Brewery in Portland is a gorgeous place. Big, open but still with a warm, cozy feeling. I went there Friday night after listening to an author speak at Powell’s and had a fantastic burger (Topped with Carlton Farms Applewood-Smoked Bacon and Rogue Creamery Oregon Blue Cheese) and ridiculous dessert. Here’s their full menu. The Portland brew pub produces all … Read more
I am finding some gorgeous coffee shops in the Portland area since I started this site. Sweet Thing Bakehouse and Coffee Bar on the corner of MLK and Alberta continues the trend. It is another reminder of why I do this site. Sweet Thing has been open for seven months and sadly, I didn’t notice … Read more
If you have read the About page then you know, like many blogs, that this is a side project. Last night as I sat down to write the posts for today but I couldn’t get my internet to work. It felt like a conspiracy because my phone’s 3G wasn’t working as well. I sat there calling the internet and … Read more
We have a many new readers since we started on May 1st so I wanted to list some of our more popular posts out of the 70+ we have had. Boedecker Wine Cellars Cheese Bar on Belmont Ninkasi Slappy Cakes Insomnia Coffee Company Lion’s Eye Tavern Sokol Blosser And Whiffies has been the biggest yet.
If you are on Twitter in the Portland area there is a very good chance you have heard of Whiffies. And if you follow someone from the Portland area you have likely heard of Whiffies. Whiffies credits social media with a lot of their success. I consider Dale Chumbley to be an ambassador for Whiffies. … Read more
Pour Wine Bar & Bistro is featured on Groupon today where you can buy a $30 gift card for $15. I have wanted to do a post on Pour for a while. I mean really, Pour and Pouregon, it just makes sense I should spotlight them. The perfect food and wine pairing is like the fateful … Read more
The Artemis Café is an offshoot of Artemis Foods, Inc., Portland’s premiere local, organic and sustainable catering company. They serve Stumptown Coffee and The Jasmine Pearl Tea Merchants for their drinks and produce a fresh menu daily. And they serve local wines and brews. The food they serve is from Artemis Foods, Portland’s premiere local, … Read more
I should have done this post sooner because this cute little sticker was my inspiration for Pouregon (Pour + Oregon). I was admiring this clever image because it so clearly conveys it’s meaning. I wondered what else you could do with the image of the state. One day the state just tilted in my head … Read more
Boedecker Cellars was founded in 2003 by winemakers Stewart Boedecker and Athena Pappas, Boedecker Cellars hand crafts small lots of structured, food oriented wines. They focus on Pinot Noir, bottling cuvees that bear the name and reflect the individual palate of each winemaker: Stewart and Athena. They work with eight vineyards to produce some fine … Read more