For a couple of years on this blog (2022, 2019) I’ve written about Groundhog Day, AKA Ground Hog Day—and you know, that play on words never fails to delight me. After doing a little research, I’ve gotten a better hold on where to find the ground hogs in Portland, better known as sausages. So here is our roundup of some reputable places for sausages of all kinds.
The title says it all: these are the salads we like in the Portland area. It’s by no means definitive. Want us to know about a salad you like? Fill out this form and we’ll share them at the end of the week.
Key: JR = Judith Rich MC = Meg Cotner
Caesar Salad: Apizza Scholls
Photo credit: Sherman’s Food Adventures
What’s in it: Whole leaf romaine, parmigiano-reggiano, house-made croutons, with house Caesar dressing.
A classic done right, I highly recommend trying Apizza Scholls’ version, which pairs beautifully with any one of their pizza pies. Try it with a meaty sensation such as Apizza Amore or their version of the Amatriciana. The salad dressing is creamy and rich, and a little goes a long way. For those who aren’t anchovy fans, you can ask for them on the side or to simply omit them. –JR
I learned today that Cully Central and its in-house restaurant Khao Niew (Lao Street Food) will be open for lunch every day starting May 1. This is great news! I’ve been a fan of their food for quite a while and this new development opens up my lunch options to something quite delicious.
Welcome to a new column on Bridgetown Bites, “Small Bites.” I realized recently that despite living in times that seem restricted, there’s still a lot of food-related news tidbits out there. They cross my desk via press releases or social media or the news—and in random conversations. It’s easy to just let it go, passing into the realm of ephemera, but I’d like to change that. Hence, this column.
The classic Herring Under a Fur Coat at Kachka, one of the delicious things I ate in the past couple of months.
Well, it’s been about two months since I last visited this little blog, and I sure didn’t mean to be absent for that long. Life took priority—estate work took a lot of my attention, but so did the emotional component of cancer recovery. I just didn’t have enough in me. But that has changed—I still have estate work and am still recovering from cancer, but my focus is better.
As a way of re-entry, I thought I’d recap some of the delicious things I ate in February and March.