If you don’t expect to find great gourmet, farm-to-table food in a tiny town of fewer than 2000 people, you haven’t been to Amity, Oregon. Or to The Blue Goat. Because what you get here is inspired Northwest cuisine in a casual, comfortable setting. And really, when a place is created by an artists and …
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If forced to use one word to describe Ataula, it would have to be “happy.” An unusual choice for a restaurant? Maybe. But there is a joy in this place that’s tough to describe. And it starts with the chef. Born in [amazon_textlink asin=’1465437541′ text=’Barcelona’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’theyums-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’171559ea-1124-11e8-a3c3-2bbff36bd7f1′], chef Jose Chesa’s resume spans the …
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Drinking great beer, especially craft and small-house brews, is a thing in [amazon_textlink asin=’1513260766′ text=’Oregon’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’theyums-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8482e416-de06-11e7-9e40-b5d7338e926a’]. A big thing. However, it’s not always easy to find the range of choices you might want, even in the greater Portland area. But when you head to ABV Pub in Hillsboro, Oregon, your problem is …
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It’s 1892, and [amazon_textlink asin=’1628873000′ text=’Portland, Oregon’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’theyums-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e355f8eb-8738-11e7-a61e-db8c35add8a2′], is booming. Some 90 trains a day bring people pouring into the city from across the country. The economy is roaring with good jobs in the lumber mills and furniture factories, flour mills and the ships being loaded and unloaded on the busy waterfront. …
There are few meals more civilized than a proper Afternoon Tea. A pot of fresh-brewed fine tea and scones, tea sandwiches, [amazon_textlink asin=’B001GQ9YJ0′ text=’clotted cream’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’theyums-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’895ef790-6a8b-11e7-bd4f-a72c23bf9d97′], savories, [amazon_textlink asin=’B01C1TK480′ text=’petit fours’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’theyums-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’9cff1345-6a8b-11e7-8542-ab646450037b’], pinkies up… ah yes, delightful indeed. It might be even more fun when it’s served in a …
Pok Pok is the creation of chef/owner, Andy Ricker who fell in love with Thai food and culture during his first visit to the country in 1987. Since then Andy has returned to Southeast Asia every year in order to eat, cook, learn and experience all he can about the local cuisine and bring some …
True to its watery name, Headwaters at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon, is mostly about seafood. Fresh seafood. Raw seafood. Smoked, kippered and cured, dressed up or pared down. Finned and un-finned, the fish, scallops, crab, oysters, caviar, and more at Headwaters can make your tongue want to take you for a swim in …
