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Cider Summit PDX

July 7, 2014Filed in: Events, Reviews

A few weekends ago I finally convinced some friends to go to the Cider Summit after two years of failed attempts!

I have mentioned before how I’m for some reason just not a beer drinker. It’s horrible to be a non-beer loving Portlander, I know. So the whole “beer fest” season is not always my favorite because they never really have a lot of things I want to drink. Cider fest on the other hand? Definitely count me in. I suckered Brice and our friends Hannah and Brando into joining me this year – though I do think they had a good time, especially since it was a gorgeous day for hanging out in the park, sipping on drinks 🙂 Continue Reading...

Flights of Doughnuts and Chais: Pip’s Original

June 27, 2014Filed in: Reviews

4759 NE Fremont St & 48^th ● PipsOriginal.com ● 503.206.8692

Hours: Daily 8am-4pm

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you feel totally crazy person with way too much going on? I am definitely having one of those weeks right about now.

I recently got a new job – still at Intel, still doing accounting, but supporting a different business group. While exciting and nice to have a new challenge, boy is it also a tad overwhelming and definitely time consuming. I’m in the midst of training the person replacing me, trying to figure out what I’m doing in this new role and all the while making sure my current responsibilities are still being completed. Continue Reading...

Ringside’s 70th Anniversary Bash with John Gorham

June 20, 2014Filed in: Events, Reviews

2165 W Burnside • RingsideSteakhouseUptown.com • 503.223.1513

Hours: Mon-Wed 5-11:30pm, Thurs-Sat 5pm-12am, Sun 4-11:30pm

I was invited last weekend to attend a Chef’s Collaborative Winemaker Dinner to celebrate Ringside Steakhouse’s 70th anniversary. Seriously, 70 years! I think it is pretty darn awesome that in this day and age when new is nearly always the preferred choice in Portland (I am guilty of this myself), that there is a restaurant that has been around for seven decades. Think about that. When Ringside opened, the US was in the midst of World War 2! Ringside has survived economic downturns, fluctuations in eating habits, and of course quite a few changes in the Rose City over the years. Continue Reading...