While many cities have a “Restaurant Week,” Portland, Oregon, home of Clyde Common and The Original Dinerant (which I’ve written about here), is devoting the entire month of June to eating well for less. So, if you’re in the area, take advantage of the three-course meals for $29, including my favorite Fruit Loop Waffles with […]
Portland Dining Month
The WanderFoodie Eats Portland: Nostrana – Pizza Perfect (and a Salad Recipe, too)
Wild mushrooms. Fresh peppery arugula. An herb-y pesto layer atop a perfectly chewy dough. I don’t usually get overly excited about pizza, but this vegetarian version, the “Funghi Verde” at Portland’s Nostrana restaurant, is top-notch. In case you’re wondering “what’s with the scissors?” — it’s to slice your pizza, which comes uncut. Besides pizza, Nostrana’s […]
The WanderFoodie Eats Portland: Adventurous Eats at Aviary
What’s that flavor? How do they make this? What’s in that sauce? When every dish makes you exclaim with wonder and delight, an ambitious kitchen has done its job. Aviary, an eclectic contemporary bistro on Portland’s hip Northeast Alberta Street, is just such an ambitious, and accomplished, restaurant. My husband Alan and I sampled Aviary […]