2016 James Beard Foundation Semifinalists Announced
The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2016 restaurant and chef award semifinalists. As usual, a bunch of Portland places made the list. Of course there will only be a few winners by the time...
View ArticleZusman’s Top 10 Portland Restaurants March 2016
Michael Zusman goes to restaurants far more than I am able to, so I asked if he would be interested in an ongoing Top Ten Portland Restaurants list for the home page of the website. Fortunately he was...
View ArticleAviary
Tables in the courtyard out front of the restaurant. Shaded. Also a patio area in back of the building.One of the best restaurants in Portland. See review The post Aviary appeared first on Portland...
View ArticleTop 10 Portland Restaurants – September 2016
Clams at OXMy Top 10 Portland Restaurants along with my next 15 for September 2016This is the first update to my Top 10 Portland restaurants list since it was originally published in March. It’s the...
View ArticleBest Meals of 2016 – Michael Zusman
Coquine, PortlandPhoto: PFDWorldwide: Best Meals of 2016 – Another Year of Eating FuriouslyAh, 2016. Another 10 pounds around the middle after another year of eating furiously. Portland remains my home...
View ArticleMy Two Favorite Portland Meals of 2016
Butternut squash, persimmon, treviso, hot bean paste, pomegranate, nori vinaigrette – AviaryJapanese eggplant with tomato miso, aji amarillo & dill at AviaryIt seems best lists are all the rage...
View ArticleNews Roundup for May 3rd
So much of the food news these days isn’t worth an entire post, so they get swept away, the detritus of our news feeds. We’ve decided it’s time to do more roundups, like the old days.Aviary...
View ArticleTop Ten Portland Restaurants – and Overrated May 2017
New Year, New List: Zusman’s Best Restaurants in Portland – and the Overrated OnesAs Jerome J. Garcia and Robert C. Hunter once wrote, “The winter was so hard and cold, froze ten feet ‘neath the...
View ArticleReader Survey 2017: Most Romantic Restaurant in Portland
Your Choice for the most romantic restaurant in PortlandRomance. Candlelight, quiet conversation, memorable communal experience, flirting. That is my definition, but, judging from the list, many people...
View ArticlePortland Restaurants – Where We are Eating Summer 2018
The endless question: What are the best Portland restaurants?I frequently get letters from tourists asking, “What are the Best Portland Restaurants?” Lists of such are a dime a dozen, so instead, we...
View ArticleAviary Closing Permanently August 29th
Aviary, one of Portland’s best restaurants, has announced they will be closing. Aviary: Charlotte – butternut squash, black garlic, egg yolk fennel The announcement on Facebook is short – “Aviary’s...
View Article2016 James Beard Foundation Semifinalists Announced
The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2016 restaurant and chef award semifinalists. As usual, a bunch of Portland places made the list. Of course there will only be a few winners by the time...
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