Restaurants – Page 14

December 17, 2006

Iorio on Hawthorne: Very Festive & Tasty

Iorio 912 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, OR 97214 (503) 445-4716 I pass this restaurant pretty much every day (unless I catch the Division bus instead of the Hawthorne one) on my way home from work. It always looks so cozy and inviting. Bright red walls, soft lights and lately -- a big Christmas tree in …

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September 14, 2006

What's For Lunch? Thai Basil!

Lemongrass Chicken Thai Basil Corner of SW Oak & 2nd Ave Portland, OR 503-330-1010 Well, as I've mentioned before, I have a new job downtown and one of the nice benefits of that is the lunch choices. My last position was up on Skyline and my lunch option was...Pizzicato. I mean, that was good, but …

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September 5, 2006

Five Things to Eat …

The Traveler's Lunchbox recently started a listing of Five Things to Eat Before You Die that has been working its way around the food blogs. Christine over at the aptly named, Christine Cooks, tagged me over the weekend. I took a few days to think it over and here's what I managed to come up …

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July 19, 2006

A Pint of Blueberries, Part II: Blueberry Cinnamon Muffins

After making the pasta and blueberry salad, I was left with roughly a cup and a half of blueberries. Sure, these are good on cereal or even on their own but I wanted to do something with them. Then, I came across this recent recipe from Gourmet magazine. The finished color almost makes them look …

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July 12, 2006

Celebrating Bastille Day in the Pdx

The other day I got an e-mail from the Western Culinary Institute containing a press release about their upcoming Bastille Day celebration. This made me happy because -- 1. the lunch sounds really good and I totally want to go and 2. someone at WCI reads my blog and thought to send me a press …

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