Restaurants – Page 16

January 31, 2006

Argyle Wine Dinner at Oba! w/ Winemaker Rollin Soles

Oba Restaurant 555 NW 12th Ave Portland, OR 97209 (503) 228-6161 The evening came about as jwa's employer gave him an Oba! giftcard a few months ago for doing some extra work. The giftcard has actually just sat around the last couple of months in the dining room until I heard about this Argyle Wine …

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January 6, 2006

New Year's Eve 2005: Mendo Bistro (Fort Bragg, CA)

Mendo Bistro 301 North Main St Fort Bragg, CA 707-964-4974 (Reservations for parties of 6 or more only) My original plan, when I thought we would be back the Friday before New Year's Eve, was to cook a meal at home, have some wine, then perhaps some champagne and be in bed by 12:15 AM. …

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January 4, 2006

Dinner at Pangaea (Gualala, CA)

Pangaea 39165 S. Highway 1 Gualala, CA 95445 Reservations: 707-884-9669 As promised -- the first of the Northern California restaurant reviews. While staying in Gualala, we went to Pangaea for dinner last Wednesday night. We'd never been there before and I was pretty excited to try it. I had seen a sample menu at our …

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December 13, 2005

Pok Pok Thai: What He Said

Pok Pok Thai 3226 SE Division Portland, OR 97202 503-232-1387 The other day I read Food Dude's enticing review of Pok Pok Thai (read it if you haven't yet -- you will want to stop there for dinner on the way home, trust me) and seriously could not wait to try this place. It all …

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November 22, 2005

Now That Was a Good Pizza!

I work right across the street from a Pizzicato, which is a little weird, because my last job was in the same office park/shopping area as another Pizzicato. I just can't seem to escape them. But, that's okay, because they have pretty good pizza and a wonderful pear arugula salad. The other night I decided …

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