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

Bakery Bingo

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

May Favorites

Filed in: General, Travel

Well goodbye May and hello June! I’ve got to say I’m excited for summer. I’m not really sure what’s up with Oregon this year where we usually don’t get sunshine until after July 4th, but I’ll take it!

Between traveling to Atlanta and Southern Oregon, blogger events, hosting a BBQ on our patio to kick off summer, May was a busy but really fun month. Here’s a recap of some of my favorites from the ‘Gram and beyond:

Atlanta (96)

Eating amazing food and having a blast in Atlanta to celebrate my friend Laura’s 30th birthday {read more here!} Continue Reading...

Eating My Way Thru Atlanta

Filed in: Travel

I traveled a few weekends ago a ways across the country over to Atlanta, to visit one of my longest friends, Laura. She is soon turning the big 3-0 so her sister, one of our other good friends and I thought a big celebration was in order. Since she lives in Georgia and we hadn’t gone to visit her yet, we thought seeing her home turf was a perfect fit.

Atlanta (65)

My three companions for the weekend and for life – Annie, the birthday girl Laura and Jill. #roadponies

As I was the primary tour planner, of course most of those involved food. Atlanta has an awesome food scene, so I was eager to explore what it had to offer. Continue Reading...

Favorite Bakeries of the Rose City

Filed in: Reviews

Being asked my favorite bakery is like what I imagine parents go through when asked their favorite child (is that really a question people ask?). It is hard to narrow it down as there are so many great places in Portland. Once I think of one place, another 3 or 4 pop up in my head. Plus there are always new places to investigate like Frice, Milk Glass and Farina which are all on my “must check out” list currently.

So my answer usually depends on two things: 1) what part of town are you in or looking to visit? (Having a massive chocolate craving and having to drive 20 minutes, likely will not work, I speak from experience.) And 2) what kind of sweets are you in the mood for? Continue Reading...