Sometimes all you want is beer and cake. Not necessarily at the same time. Eugene, Oregon has just want you want. Perhaps just what you need. Ninkasi Brewing Company (map) 272 Van Buren St. Eugene, OR 97402 541.344.2739 Sweet Life Patisserie (map) 755 Monroe Street Eugene, OR 97402 541.683.5676
Portland is a lot like that cool uncle of yours, the one with the tattoo and the longish hair who used to show up at family functions with stories flushed with innuendos about hot girls and smoking pot, which only sounded mysterious and cool as a seven year old. Also, he bought you Mario Bros…
What am I, chicken liver? If only the food were as creative as the drinks. If you’re going to put things like gunpowder tea-infused vodka or smoked salt in a cocktail, then why not spice up the Chicken Liver Pate or the Boquerones (anchovies on toast) with a little something extra? Pan con Tomate should…
French Dip, right here in Williamsburg? Of course, it’s called “Prime Rib Dip,” perhaps to distance itself from the fact that it’s an L.A. creation, but let’s call a spade a spade. To its credit, Williams & Bailey has a great version of it, with rare slices of tender prime rib and a delightfully salty…
“You know that restaurant that was in that Portlandia clip? We went. It’s pretty good.” My friend’s rec had a touch of blasé to its tone, but it was good enough to pique my interest. With two hours to kill and a belly full of Voodoo Doughnuts and iced coffee, I had nothing left to…
In typical Portland anti-establishment fashion, the Bunk Sandwiches website says: “We didn’t think it was very nice to brag about how incredibly awesome our sandwiches are.” OK, fine. I’ll do it. Bunk Sandwiches made the best vegetarian sammy I’ve ever eaten. Ever.
Coffee and doughnuts. The Northeast does Dunkin. The South does Krispy Kreme. Canada does Tim Horton’s. And Portland? Well, Portland doesn’t do chains. Unless of course they are locally owned, organically grown, artisanally focused and, of course, quirky to the fullest.
Over the years I’ve made occasional weekend trips to Seattle for this, that or the other, but never had I spent any significant time up there. So in lieu of planning my typical exotic vacation this spring, I hit the open road: Portland to Vancouver and everywhere in between. I’m no stranger to road trips,…
I always find it amusing when people (myself included) go to art museums and take pictures of the art. What exactly is it that we’re hoping to capture? Proof that we saw the art firsthand? A miniature replica to frame for the mantle? I recently revisited the Art Institute of Chicago in spring. Prior to…
The only reason I went was because my friend Sam Kim told me that the place had a cocktail called “Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphiman Awatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit.” Seriously.
The Great Outdoors: a concept so foreign to us concrete jungle dwellers that we are willing to accept a wide-open lot as a utopia of sorts. t.b.d. claims the title of “biggest, baddest backyard in Brooklyn,” and though completely unverified, the sheer number of picnic tables certainly makes it a contender if not the claimant….
Astor Room celebrates its location at the historic Kaufman Astoria Studios with a throwback menu to the “Mad Men” days: Oysters Rockefeller, Beef Wellington, Duck a l’Orange, Lobster Thermidor, you name it. Don’t forget to lighten the load with a Classic Wedge salad.
A menu self-described as “simply seasoned meats and vegetables” in an age that’s now rebelling against the “figs on a plate” style of cooking could be considered pretentious, or even a cop-out — except when it’s not. St. Anselm boldly does “radishes on a plate” (radishes, sea salt and Lescure butter), a nod to all…
I don’t care what you say, what kind of food you eat, what diet you’re on, how lactose intolerant you are… Fresh homemade potato chips doused in a viscous, hot Gorgonzola sauce are irresistible. Bar food here is all centered on crowd-pleasing favorites. In addition to Hot Potato Chips ($8), menu items like Beer-Battered String…
Brooklyn’s hybrid bar and beer store wants to be all things to all cerevisaphiles. In many ways, it has completely accomplished that.
