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Crawl your way through the best bakeries of Portland and beyond!

Ringside’s 70th Anniversary Bash with John Gorham

Filed 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

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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...

Ataula: Delicious Tapas for Dinner or Brunch

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1818 NW 23rd Pl & Thurman • ataulapdx.com • 503.894.8904

Hours: Tues-Sat 4:30-10pm; Sun Brunch 10am-2pm

Holy cow. In just 4 months now, Brice and I will be starting our 10-week journey through Asia! As a refresher, we both work at Intel which offers an incredible sabbatical program where you get an extended vacation of 8 weeks, plus whatever other vacation you have saved up. We are heading off this fall to explore all sorts of places in Asia. I’ve never traveled that long nor have I ever taken that much time off work or school since probably 8th grade, so it will be quite the adventure! Continue Reading...

Date Night at Acadia: A New Orleans Bistro

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1303 NE Fremont St & 13th • AcadiaPDX.com • 503.249.5001

Hours: Mon-Sat 5-10pm; Lunch on Wed 11:30am-2:30pm

If for some reason you’re talking with me and can’t think of a conversation topic, just ask me about food. I can chat your ear off. I pretty much spend all day reading, talking or thinking about food. Restaurants I want to try (yes, I have a spreadsheet with my never-ending list), recipes I want to make, oogling over food photography (I’m sorry, I really don’t like the term food porn, but I guess that is pretty accurate). So it isn’t really surprising that I also really love listening to food podcasts on my way to work. Continue Reading...