
Naengmyeon, or Naengmyun, a chilled Korean noodle soup, is worth seeking out. It is cool, refreshing, savory, and full of perfectly chewy noodles.
Continue reading “Naengmyeon For Hot Days in the Portland Area”Portland food news and views
News and reviews of restaurants in Portland, Oregon.
Some of the most written about places on this blog include:
Portland Mercado [Latin American]
Ben & Esther’s [Jewish/Vegan]
Sizzle Pie [Pizza]
Bee’s Cakes [Cakes and Baked Goods]
Salt & Straw [Ice Cream]
Nepali Kitchen [Nepalese]
Vivienne[Bakery, Wine Bar, Bookstore]
Kachka [Russian]
Chin’s Kitchen [Dongbei Chinese]
Arrowood [New American]
Naengmyeon, or Naengmyun, a chilled Korean noodle soup, is worth seeking out. It is cool, refreshing, savory, and full of perfectly chewy noodles.
Continue reading “Naengmyeon For Hot Days in the Portland Area”Sunday, July 23, 2017 marked our one year anniversary of moving to the Hollywood District in Portland. We spent the day taking it easy and not doing much at all—completely the opposite of the year before.
Continue reading “Reflections On a Year Of Eating In Hollywood, Portland”Let’s hear it for tempting, refreshing summer drinks! And it’s a bonus when they’re good for you. Now, we have exactly that: enter, the Summer Collagen Coolers. Note: Salt Fire & Time has closed.
Continue reading “Portland’s Salt Fire & Time’s Broth Bar Introduces Summer Collagen Coolers”The Portland food scene is full of mouthwatering options, and I love to try dishes that are new or new-to-me. Here are some recent tastes—the flavors of summer—and my first impressions of them.
I had passed this place before when I had less time on my hands, but after spending a warm afternoon in a few parks in the Pearl, we decided to duck in to cool down. I tasted their Coffee Crackle flavor first but the texture wasn’t as creamy as I wanted; then I tried the Buttermilk Marionberry and was hooked. It was smooth and creamy, slightly tangy, sweet and fruity from the seasonal marionberry swirl.
We also got an affogato with their cinnamon ice cream and it was a dream! Flavors of Saigon cinnamon and rich espresso were fast friends to make this dish a winner. I’d get both again. 1105 NW Johnson Street, Portland. Cool Moon Ice Cream website
Continue reading “First Tastes: Flavors of Summer in Portland”When I see an Oriental Chop Chop or a Secret Asian Man, I feel … weary. Because the language of the Asian salad is revealing of the dangers of bland, disembodied generalization: When you fail to see countries and cultures as discrete entities, what kind of consideration could you be expected to give to individual people?
–Bonnie Tsui, author of the essay, Why Is Asian Salad Still on the Menu?
The other night in Portland I ate a downright delicious thing called the Crispy Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich. Along with the pleasantly moist chicken with a crackly crust, the condiments hit all my favorite notes—creamy, tangy, savory, spicy—and the bun held the sandwich together without getting in the way of its filling. In the sandwich’s menu description there was a list of elements and they included, among other things, “Asian-style coleslaw.” What?
Continue reading “Asian-Style On My Mind”