Roughly one year ago today I had my first experience with FEAST Portland. It was during this weekend that I came to fully understand what was unique and special about the culinary scene here in the small city of Portland, Oregon. Feast is an annual four-day food festival in Portland running from Thursday, September 15th through Sunday, September […]
Over the past several months, Tony and I have been quite busy with visiting guests in town. Even traveling all the way from Australia, our friends have been dying to visit us in our new-ish city. Each of these opportunities have allowed us to explore what Portland is known for: Food & Drink. Therefore, I thought […]
As a semi-newbie to Portland, I am always eager to explore new neighborhoods and places to eat and drink with friends. Why you ask? No matter where you are in Portland, or who you are with, you will always find something fun (often quirky) to do and something delicious to eat/drink. This IS the reason […]
With January behind us, we are well into the swing of 2016. Tony and I aren’t big advocates of the whole ‘new years resolutions’ thing, but we did want to have ONE goal to strive for in the new year… No, it’s not exercising more. No, it’s not daily meditation. No, it’s not eating less… […]
It’s that time of the year in the Pacific Northwest where there are Friendsgiving’s galore, our December calendar is filling up FAST with holiday parties, and everything it getting delightfully dark, rainy, and gloomy in Portland. This holiday season is leaving me to reflect on this past year in Portland. We moved to Portland in […]
Photo Credit via Feast Portland I recently wrote on our favorite places to dine in Portland, but I know Tony and I have only scratched the surface of the food scene here. And this became even more paramount after indulging (a little too much) at the four-day Feast Portland extravaganza. At Feast, culinary giants from all over […]
Ahhh Portland, OR… The land of beards, flannel, rain, and FOOD. Photo Credit: Feast Portland Immediately upon moving to Portland a little over a year ago, I knew this little city in the Northwest was pretty special. Everyone we met was eager to tell us about their favorite restaurants and places to grab a casual […]
As I explore more of Oregon, I’m left compelled to write about my favorite destinations in this beautiful state. One place in particular is Astoria Oregon. Tony and I quickly learned that Astoria is famous here in Oregon – Fun fact: Astoria was home to the bevolved film, The Goonies! I’ll admit that I haven’t […]