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June 26, 2011

Mango, Mango, Mango! Grilled Chile-Lime Arctic Char with Mango Slaw

So this is kind of amusing -- a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by the National Mango Board about being one of three four "celebrity" judges for Mango Taste-Off featuring Bo Kwon of Koi Fusion and Addy Bittner of Addyâ€™s Sandwich Bar. It was June 17 at D-Street Noshery -- conveniently located five …

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April 3, 2011

H5O Bistro Downtown

H5O Bistro 50 Southwest Morrison Portland, Oregon 97204 Normally, we hardly ever eat downtown. We're just really lucky living where we do in the SE and being within easy walking distance to many different, tasty establishments. But, we are trying to broaden our horizons and ever since March's Foodportunity event (asparagus, roasted garlic and parmesan …

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November 9, 2010

Saturday Night Dinner: Tapalaya

Tapalaya 28 NE 28th Avenue Portland, OR 97232 Not too long ago, we caught another showing of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World at Laurelhurst Theater. The original plan was to hit Tabla afterward for dinner but, sadly they had no table for us. That's how we ended up at Tapalaya and had a very nice …

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September 24, 2010

Bring on the Meat: Laurelhurst Market

Thundering Hooves Grass-Fed Flat Iron -- Madre Terra Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Fleur de Sel, Sauteed Chard. Laurelhurst Market 3155 E. Burnside Portland OR 97214 So, finally, FINALLY! We went to Laurelhurst Market a couple of weeks ago. Oh, it was so good! I loved everything I ate except for two things: the fries (not …

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August 31, 2010

Tuesday Night Dinners

Caesar Salad at Cafe Castagna. We have started a tradition of going out to dinner on Tuesday nights. Originally, we were thinking maybe every other Tuesday, but this month went to three places -- of course, I am certainly not complaining. We tried two new places: Bar Avignon and Nostrana and revisited an old-standby: Cafe …

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