Solo Dining at Bar Nouveau in North Portland

Bar Nouveau exterior entrance.

Recently I was invited to have dinner at Bar Nouveau (so, this meal was comped). After thinking about it for a while, I decided I wanted to dine solo. To be honest with you, I’m not that comfortable dining alone at a restaurant for dinner; lunch is a different story. This became an opportunity to work on and sit with my feelings about that and become curious about them, over a meal I expected to be of high quality.

And indeed, this meal was excellent, as was the service. Here is my recollection of what will no doubt be one of my favorite meals of the year.

Continue reading “Solo Dining at Bar Nouveau in North Portland”

Yuginong Offers Gluten-Free Korean Fare in St. Johns

Photo credit: Yuginong

When I was at dinner the other night, my friends who live in St. Johns said “a Korean restaurant has finally opened in our neighborhood.” Of course, my interest was piqued so I asked more questions. The restaurant is Yuginong (or Yu Gi Nong), located in the space that was previously home to Sol Bowl and a Starbucks. They opened this past weekend.

Continue reading “Yuginong Offers Gluten-Free Korean Fare in St. Johns”