It is a good great week for Portland chefs on national TV! First, Chefs Vitaly Paley and Ben Bettinger (acting as Vitaly’s Sous Chef) dominated the Iron Chef competition winning with radishes as the secret ingredient, and Naomi wins the week for Top Chef Masters! Not only did she win in style by agitating pissing [...]
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In 2010, three of the five Northwest nominees for the James Beard Award were from Portland, but a Seattle Chef took the prize (see Award winners here at the James Beard website). Cathy Whims of Nostrana is again nominated along with Chris Israel of Gruner and Andy Ricker of Pok Pok (and Gabriel Rucker for [...]
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Of course we love wine, but we might love “Top Chef” even better, especially since local legend Naomi Pomeroy is a contestant on season 3 of “Top Chef Masters”. Last night, Naomi slid by on her 1960′s version of a Grasshopper Pie, so she has qualified for at least week 3 (out of 10). The [...]
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You know the old saying about “death and taxes”, well, add two more to the list: Tiger Woods at the Masters Golf Tournament and the greatness of Kermit Lynch Wines! Love him or hate him, Tiger always makes things interesting at the Masters. Lyle Railsback will be pouring a new (to Kermit) Corsican producer at [...]
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Obviously, we are not a food review site, (we leave that to the experts!), yet we had a delicious dinner at Kin Restaurant on NW 14th. The wine list is extremely affordable with excellent $30-$36 choices that perfectly match the food. The $34 Bordeaux Blanc is a perfect match for the asian/Pacific NW food. There [...]
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