G Joy Saké

Saké is a sneaky drink. It somehow hides the alcohol taste until after it hits your liver and brain.  I have heard more stories about Sake getting the best of someone than anything other type of drink. From Saké One’s Website: It’s one thing to import fine sake from Japan, which we have done for … Read more

Crater Lake Soda

Crater Lake Soda is made with pure cane sugar, as opposed to the high-fructose corn syrup that many of their competitors use.  They don’t use additives such as caffeine or foam enhancers. Foam enhancers are present in some soda products, especially root beers and cream sodas, to promote a stable head for visual appeal. Crater … Read more

Osteria Sfizio

From The Register-Guard: Sfizio — Italian for a “hard to satisfy craving” — is the first restaurant headed up by Rocky Maselli, though the executive chef co-owns Marché in Eugene with his wife, Leah, and her mother, Stephanie Pearl Kimmel. Maselli says his menu at Sfizio will feature pastas, in-house and imported hand-cured meats, fresh … Read more

Rimsky’s Coffee House

I have debated about spotlighting this Rimsky’s since I started Pouregon. The full name is Rimsky-Korsakoffee House but most who know about it just call it Rimsky’s. I learned of it in the mid 90’s from a friend. The exterior has no sign and if you walk by it you would probably just think they … Read more

Viso

Besides Coffee, Wine, and Beer, Pouregon also celebrates beverages made in Oregon. This is one of those. I heard Rick Emerson profess his love Viso daily on his radio show for years.  I learned through Rick’s show just how fervent the fans were for Viso’s vitamin-packed energy drinks. VISO was founded in Portland, Oregon in … Read more

Stumptown Coffee

It seems like most of the coffee shops that Pouregon spotlights uses Stumptown Coffee Roasters. They wouldn’t serve it if the public didn’t enjoy it. Opening in the Fall of 1999, Stumptown Coffee Roasters on Division Street is the store that started a coffee revolution in Portland. This is where they still roast many of … Read more

Still Missing – Kyron Horman

It’s easy to assume that everyone has heard of Kyron Horman and that he is missing but since we all know what happens when we assume I thought it best to show Kyron Horman’s picture and give the tip line. I really hope this ends well. Kyron’s stepmother, Terri Horman, was not aware Kyron was … Read more

Zach’s Shack

It’s hard to find a good hot dog restaurant as most places treat it as a gimmick or a second thought.  I stumbled across Zach’s Shack (it was actually a shack, or trailer, at the time) six years ago; “Dogs with snap,” is their catch phrase.  You have had the soft, grocery store hot dogs. … Read more

Dining Month Portland

Dining Month Portland is a month-long promotion featuring three-course dinners for $25, for the entire month of June 2010. Approximately 50 restaurants in the city are participating. The locations of the restaurants and their menus are listed on www.diningmonthportland.com. Dining Month Portland runs the entire month of June 2010 and the three-course menus are valid … Read more