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One of America’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants: Maurice

August 21, 2014Filed in: Events, Reviews

A HUGE congratulations are going out to Kristen Murray, head pastry chef/owner of Maurice! Her adorable luncheonette in the West End was recently named as one of Bon Appétit‘s Hot 10 List. This list is comprised of the ten best new restaurants in the country!

The full list and an excerpt of the press release from Bon Appétit are included below for your perusal.

I absolutely love Maurice (check out my prior post to read more about it!) and think this award is so well deserved. The staff is warm and welcoming, the space is charming, and the food is gorgeous without being pretentious, and most importantly incredibly delicious and flawless in the execution. Continue Reading...

One Month Countdown Till Feast!

August 18, 2014Filed in: Events

Insane ice cream sandwich from Ruby Jewel at last year’s Sandwich Invitational

So, September is only two weeks away. I’m not going to lie, it makes me a little sad as summers in Oregon are so great. The beautiful weather, friends coming to town, fun picnics, weddings, and festivals nearly every day of the week. It’s busy and at times chaotic juggling everything, but it’s always wonderful enjoying the Oregon sunshine. So with autumn just around the corner, I am usually a smidge fretful that I haven’t enjoyed summer to the fullest. But that is another reason the ninth month of the year is so nice, it’s the perfect transition month from summer to fall, with still nice weather and packed with great events. Continue Reading...

Pacific Pie’s Summer Menu

July 29, 2014Filed in: Reviews

1668 NW 23rd & Savier • PacificPie.com • 503.894.9482

Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri 11am-11pm; Sat 8am-11pm; Sun 8am-10pm

You know, starting a new job is exciting and fun. But it is also a little chaotic trying to figure out what the heck you’re doing! That is definitely the boat I’m in right now. Not to mention all of the other things going on during the summer like fun events, weddings and friends coming into town, I am feeling super busy and between you and me, a tad frazzled. But despite my jam-packed calendar, I would never pass up an opportunity for a blogger’s afternoon at Pacific Pie, which I was invited to two weeks ago. Continue Reading...