wine

Oso Market + Bar

726 SE Grand Ave
Portland, OR
(503) 232-6400
Oso Market + Bar

Oso Market is another new comer to the Portland food scene. This place is a perfect candidate for my Cheap Eats series because this is a great place, with delicious food at an affordable price. If you think Cheap Eats can only happen at restaurants where you order at the counter or food carts (which are both fabulous places by the way), think again. Oso Market will show you how it’s done. Another thing that really caught my attention and made me really take notice was when they did a [Read more…]

Portland Spring Beer and Wine Fest Giveaway

photo courtesy of the Portland Spring beer and wine fest

Next weekend is the annual Portland Spring Beer and Wine Fest and I have a pair of tickets to giveaway. Actually, I have 2 pair of tickets because I like having lots of winners. This event is April 18-19th.

The Portland Spring Beer and Wine Fest is held at the Oregon Convention Center and it is just that….Lots of Beer and Wine vendors showing off their stuff. In addition to wonderful beer and wine vendors the event will also feature 8 special food vendors including [Read more…]

Red Hills Market Revisit

115 SW 7th St.
Dundee, OR
971-832-8414
Red Hills Market

I love this place. We have been a few times, but on this visit we brought friends who had never been before. When you talk about how amazing the food is and describe how it really is gourmet food, it is always a surprise when people enter and see that you order at the counter. This just adds to the mystic of the whole place. While you wait in line there is plenty to look at. They have books, and all kinds of local condiments, sauces, jams, salts, and whatever else you can think of. It”s kind of like playing I spy. Especially on this day because I was looking for [Read more…]

Cyril’s at Clay Pigeon Winery

815 SE Oak St
Portland, OR
(503) 206-7862
Cyril’s at Clay Pigeon Winery

You know how I love finding the hidden gems? Well, I feel like I just found another one. Fortunately for me someone told me about this place and met me there. Had they not, I would have not found it. Beautiful place, great concept and, for all you wine lovers out there, it’s an urban winery. [Read more…]

Artigiano: Pairing Dishes with Wine

Please enjoy this paid guest post on wine pairings.

This is where the magic happens — Artigiano Food Cart

Food carts in Portland have been faced with a dilemma: they cannot serve alcoholic beverages without a license from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. A well-loved food cart, Artigiano, took matters into its own hands when it lobbied for change against this regulation—and won. [Read more…]

Red Hills Market in Dundee

red-hills-market-review — Wood Fired Pizza – Jamican Spicy Chicken

115 SW 7th St.
Dundee, OR
971-832-8414
Red Hills Market

I just realized that I have never written up Red Hills Market. How is that even possible? If you want gourmet, local, fresh food with casual dinning, this is the place.

I knew we would stop here on our way out to the coast because it’s easy, fast and fabulous. Last time we both got the wood fired pizzas even though we were told to get the roast beef sandwich. Pizzas were great!!! But I later saw the roast beef sandwiches come out and I had regrets. [Read more…]