food

26 12, 2009

Chez Joly (French)

2020-11-26T12:51:49-08:00

"Don't you usually have a PRAAAAY FIX-AAAAAY?" I asked the waiter. He looked puzzled for a minute, then asked, "Do you mean "prix fixe?" he asked, "Yes we do," and he showed me the prix fixe menu ($20 per person for salad or soup, entree and dessert) while I blushed a bit. OK, in most places in the US (outside New York and DC), if you ask for the "prix fixe menu," you'll just confuse them. "Prefix to what? Do you mean an appetizer?" they'll ask, with a little eye roll. If you mispronounce it with long aaaaaaas, they just might get it. Except in Chez Joly, which is the closest thing to a real French bistro I've seen in the great Northwest.

Chez Joly (French)2020-11-26T12:51:49-08:00
24 12, 2009

Eleni’s Philoxenia (Greek)

2014-12-28T20:40:36-08:00

I parked the car about a block away from Eleni's (I was meeting Sara there for dinner), got out and tripped over about a dozen tipsy Santas coming from a rally in the park. I looked around and saw HUNDREDS of Santas, dressed in everything from red Lurex catsuits trimmed with white fur to the real, pillow-bellied deal. What in the world? As I pondered, a lady Santa ran full-tilt into me, grabbed me by the shoulders and kissed me, full on the mouth. "MISSELTOE!!!!" she hollered, and handed me a tiny candycane before running to her next victim.

Eleni’s Philoxenia (Greek)2014-12-28T20:40:36-08:00
12 11, 2009

Guess THIS one!…oh well, drat.

2016-05-15T23:37:12-07:00

So a couple of days ago I promised a free drink to the first one to correctly identify the subject of this image. If you've been reading the blog you may have noted my recent forays in the rainy Portland Farmers' Market, which might have been a clue...

Guess THIS one!…oh well, drat.2016-05-15T23:37:12-07:00
10 11, 2009

Guess THIS one!

2016-05-15T23:34:27-07:00

I don't know why I even bother, since somebody always gets it on the first or second try, but I suppose I'm the eternal photo-optimist. For a free drink of your choice next time you're in town, be the first one to correctly identify the subject of the following image:

Guess THIS one!2016-05-15T23:34:27-07:00
7 11, 2009

Slinging in the rain

2017-10-07T17:50:39-07:00

The homeless guy plucked at my coat sleeve. "Hey, you're not thinking of going to the farmers' market right NOW, are you?" "Uhm...yeah. Why?" "Didn't you check the Doppler radar? Huge storm coming this way--you'll get soaked to the skin. I'd wait until maybe after 2:00 if I was you." I thanked him, musing on the excellent quality of homeless folk you get around here: Friendly, polite and up on their meteorology. But missing the market wasn't an option, given my current mission: To put Portland in a box.

Slinging in the rain2017-10-07T17:50:39-07:00
1 11, 2008

Wild Abandon

2021-06-15T14:13:27-07:00

Restaurant website Location: SE Portland Price to fill up two people (with coupon): $40 "I've got a coupon from the Chinook Book," said Robyn, and she read off a list of interesting-sounding restaurants. We decided to try Wild Abandon, mostly because of the name. It was a pretty good choice. Wild Abandon is an unpretentious place with a friendly staff [...]

Wild Abandon2021-06-15T14:13:27-07:00
3 05, 2008

Who Stole My Dead Husband?

2020-03-17T07:50:03-07:00

Dinner theatre website Location: SE Portland (Hawthorne district) Showtimes: Generally Fridays and Saturday nights (make reservations) Cost to fill up (and entertain) two people: $140 plus tip And youse said I don’t got no cultcha. Ahhbviussly, you was wrong. Robyn texted me Friday to ask if I wanted to see who stole her dead husband. I briefly debated sending flowers [...]

Who Stole My Dead Husband?2020-03-17T07:50:03-07:00
2 05, 2008

La Provence Bistro & Bakery

2020-03-02T07:43:35-08:00

La Provence website Location: Lake Oswego, OR Cost to break the fast of two people: About $40 “If you do restaurant reviews, you’ve gotta try this place,” said Bonnie Gilchrist, so we had breakfast at La Provence in Lake Oswego this morning, while we talked GAS. (That’s G.A.S., acronym for Glass Art Society, not the lowercase variety that emerges after [...]

La Provence Bistro & Bakery2020-03-02T07:43:35-08:00
6 03, 2008

Wong Kee BBQ Dim Sum Restaurant

2017-10-07T18:41:49-07:00

Local site (review) Location: Downtown/Chinatown (Pearl) Price to fill up two people for dinner: About $30 The signs outside (and in) said “Best dim sum in Portland.” The waitress, however, seemed puzzled. “You want dim sum?” Yes, we said firmly. Dim sum. She shook her head, went back to the kitchen (which, for some reason, was loaded with boxes of [...]

Wong Kee BBQ Dim Sum Restaurant2017-10-07T18:41:49-07:00
6 03, 2008

Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant

2020-06-21T18:59:53-07:00

Our dinner came with a whole squab, split between the two of us, and they scrupulously made sure that we each got half..of the head. Website Area:  Far east-side, I84 and Division Price for two to fill up: $98 this time, but more usually about $50 A great Chinese seafood restaurant in Portland? That’s something I thought I left behind [...]

Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant2020-06-21T18:59:53-07:00
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