Special Post: Kir Jensen & The Sugar Cube

March 3, 2010

The Sugar Cube, Part Deux

The Sugar Cube, Part Deux

Kir Jensen is a star, plain and simple.  She’s the locally (and soon to be nationally) famous baker and owner of “The Sugar Cube” food cart located at the Mississippi cart pod.  While she is an amazing baker, her real talent is that everyone LOVES her!  When we ran into her at Little T’s American Baker, two people walked off the street and into the bakery just to say “hi”.  She’s magnetic, charming, and most of all, she loves everyone and everyone loves her!

I know this is a wine blog, and there is no wine on this post, but the quality of the desserts at the Sugar Cube are so good they need to be mentioned.  Tonight we had the Ultimate Brownie sundae with vanilla bean ice cream, salted caramel, fresh “whoop” and an amarena cherry on top.  It’s the best $5.00 money can buy!

The Ultimate Brownie Sundae & The Best Cherry Pie Ever (no joke)

The Ultimate Brownie Sundae & The Best Cherry Pie Ever (no joke)

Eva had “The Best Cherry Pie Ever” and the name is not bragging- it is the best cherry pie you’ve ever had.  Seriously.

Other Portland blogs are already reviewing her newly opened cart (she opened today after a two month hiatus), including Eater PDX: www.pdxeater.com and www.oregonlive.com.  To quote the infamous Mugatu: “It’s that Damn Hansel, he’s so hot right now!”  Look for Kir Jensen on the food tv shows (she auditioned for the Food Network recently), bookstores, and blogs everywhere- she’s that hot!

That Kir Jensen Is So Hot Right Now!

That Kir Jensen Is So Hot Right Now!

The Sugar Cube

Mississipi Food Cart Pod
Weds-Saturday, 12-7, Sunday 12-5
www.thesugarcubepdx.com

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Portland, Oregon Wine Event- “Wine Party 2010″ at the Doug Fir

February 28, 2010

Tomorrow night there is a “Wine Party 2010″ at the Doug Fir, sponsored in Part by Charles Smith Wines.  The party features over 70 wines with 17 winemakers, with some Washington heavy hitters including Gorman Winery, Mark Ryan, Trust, among others:

Wine and Rock n Roll? About time!

Wine and Rock n Roll? About time!

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Portland, Oregon Wine Tastings, February 25-28

February 25, 2010

The standouts this weekend include individual wines within a tasting (vs. an entire tasting), if you want a SPECTACULAR bang for your buck Oregon Pinot Noir try the Arterberry Maresh 2007 at Garrison’s Fine Wines, it’s a steal at $22-$24.  We are also excited about Gorman Winery’s “Evil Twin” featured as a super pour at [...]

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Wine Bar Review (Seattle)- The Purple Cafe and Wine Bar

February 23, 2010

Like the  Starlight Room in “The Bachelor” starring Chris O’Donnell, the Purple Cafe and Wine Bar featured a real live marriage proposal Saturday night.  Applause and cheers filled the air as the future groom knelt in front of his bride to be.  Eva said: “I’ve never seen that before!” and the Purple Cafe seemed to [...]

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2009 Winner- Best Glass Pours, Kir Wine Bar

February 14, 2010

The tagline at Kir’s website reads:
Kir – a relaxed and intimate wine bar specializing in mostly European and eclectic wines, accompanied by seasonally constructed small plates.
I would add- “with the best tasting (and best value) wine pours in the city!”
Kir, the clear winner of the inaugural “Best Glass Pours” award, garnered votes for the wine [...]

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2009 Wine Shop of the Year – Storyteller Wine Company

February 8, 2010

Michael Alberty, owner of Storyteller Wines, describes his path to wine shop owner as an unusual one- he was a national college debate champion, ran a morning deli shift, was a book editor and also barista who was constantly “trying to keep grunge artists who now make millions of dollars from stealing the European music [...]

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Portland, Oregon Wine Tastings, February 4-7

February 4, 2010

France and Italy are popular this week, with Barbera at Cork, Italian at Everyday Wine, Loire Valley at Garrison’s among others.  Great Wine Buys sounds like a fun tasting with Napa vs. Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon- can you tell the difference?  I don’t know if I can…
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Korkage Wine Shop
6-8 pm, $10
Thirst
TBD, 5-closing, free
Friday, [...]

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Portlandoregonwine.com Reveals Revolutionary Wine Rating System

January 30, 2010

PORTLAND, OR – After years of controversy surrounding various wine rating systems, www.portlandoregonwine.com unveiled a new system that factors in value and price as well as quality. Co-founder Bernard Gehret: “(Robert) Parker’s 100 point scale has always been rife with controversy for a reason, it’s not “blind”, and doesn’t factor in price or value. [...]

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Portland, Oregon Wine Tastings, January 28-30

January 28, 2010

If you love french wines, especially Burgundy, this is a great weekend for you!  Garrison’s has a burgundy tasting (including a $70 white burgundy), and Matello Winery (not French, Oregon) will also be tasted at Garrison’s and Storyteller Wine.  Matello Winery is getting some serious pub- we’re seeing them written up everywhere as [...]

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Tasting Review- Soter Vineyards

January 24, 2010

If you are lucky enough to find the Soter Vineyards tasting room (on a day where they forgot to put up the sign), you’ll be greeted by the host at the beautiful tasting room with sparkling wine in hand.  Totally worth the frustration in finding the place, as the taste of the wines are directly [...]

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