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Stammtisch: German Food at its Best

Filed in: Reviews

401 NE 28th Ave & Glisan • Stammtischpdx.com • 503.206.7983

Hours: Daily 3pm – 2:30am

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According to Wikipedia (aka the place to find the answer to most questions), a Stammtisch is “an informal group meeting held on a regular basis, and also the usually large, often round table around which the group meets. A Stammtisch is not a structured meeting, but rather a friendly get-together.” 

That seems like the perfect description of our Supper Club PDX and so I guess, not surprising that Stammtisch was on our list of places to go to. As we had a slightly smaller bunch this time around, we decided to try it out for our second meeting. Continue Reading...

Interview with Carrie Welch of Feast Portland

Filed in: Events

Happy September everyone! Hope you had a fantastic Labor Day Weekend!

Last week, I was lucky enough to steal a few minutes of time from Carrie Welch, co-founder of Feast Portland to talk about this upcoming event.

Team Feast! From left: Emily Crowley, Mike Thelin and Carrie Welch. Photo Credit: Feast Portland

Team Feast! From left: Emily Crowley, Mike Thelin and Carrie Welch. Photo Credit: Feast Portland

Carrie is really wonderful, incredibly hospitable and a total rock star when it comes to balancing work and life. She co-owns Little Green Pickle, a local PR firm with her wife Jannie Huang, has started this phenomenal food and wine festival Feast with Mike Thelin, has two little dogs, and just welcome a new baby boy to the mix. Clearly, she has a lot going on, so I was really excited she took some time to answer a few questions! Continue Reading...

Summer Cruisin’ in a Hot Air Balloon

Filed in: Travel

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So yes, about 95% of my life is based around food. Either eating or drinking at that moment, watching cooking shows, reading about chefs and cuisine, or just generally daydreaming about my next meal. But there is that 5% where I promise I am doing something that doesn’t involve food. (Full disclosure: I might be an accountant which makes people think I’m good at math, but those numbers are just a rough estimate 🙂 )

One of those times recently was a few weeks ago when I took my dad on a hot air balloon ride! Continue Reading...