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August 5, 2013

Newport, Oregon: The Ocean, The Sights, All The Fish Eaten…

This is going to be quite the photo-heavy post. A couple of weekends ago we were lucky to have a long four-day weekend in Newport, Oregon. We rented a condo right on Nye Beach and spent those four days walking on the beach, eating, drinking at Rogue, and going to the Aquarium. And best of …

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June 2, 2013

First Meal for Portland Dining Month: Paley's Place

Well, I am actually a little bit embarrassed to admit this but, Saturday's dinner at Paley's Place was the first time either jwa or I had been there. I know, right? Crazy. And it's totally been on our list of places we wanted to go to for like, uh, the last 10 years, but there …

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May 30, 2013

Portland Dining Month Gift Certificate Giveaway!

So, yay! It's Portland Dining Month in June! What's that you ask? Well..."Beginning June 1, Portland Dining Month returns to the Rose City for the fourth year, with restaurants offering three-course dinner menus â€“ including an appetizer, entrÃ©e and dessert â€“ for just $29." To celebrate, Portland's Downtown Marketing Initiative has given me a gift …

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May 22, 2013

Portland Food Adventures: Levant

Monday evening we went to the Portland Food Adventure's dinner at Levant. Have you ever gone to one of these? If not, you really should. There's at least five courses and the chef (in this case, Scott Snyder), will tell you about the food you're eating, the restaurant, and their favorite places to eat in …

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May 19, 2013

Breakfast at Sen Yai Noodles

Sen Yai Noodles 3384 SE Division Street Portland, OR 97214 Noodles for breakfast? That's crazy-talk! Of course, it isn't really and technically, most of the breakfast menu items at Yen Sai are soups, porridges, eggs and breakfast-y what-nots. We went to a preview breakfast Tuesday and left plenty full and fairly ready to start the …

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