Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to join some of my favorite Portland foodies at Produce Row Cafe for a tasting of their Beats & Brunch menu that they offer every Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 2 pm. It was my first time to try the restaurant, and I loved it. They offer indoor seating as well as … More Produce Row Cafe
I always say that the food community has been very welcoming to me since I moved up to Portland from Little Rock, Arkansas. At Feast Portland this year, the close knit community of talented, inspiring chefs and talented, inspired food writers were equally amazing. This was the sixth year for Feast Portland, sponsored by Bon Appétit, an event … More Flashbacks of Feast 2017
It’s an exiting time for us in Portland! Feast Portland, presented by Bon Appétit, officially kicks off to the public tonight with major events including The Sandwich Invitational presented by The Portland Trailblazers, as well as a few other events on this sold out Feast Portland night. Last night many of us food writers and other members of … More Feast Portland, You’re the Inspiration
Labor Day weekend was a bit bittersweet here in the Pacific Northwest. Everybody loves a good four day weekend, and this time of year is usually an amazing time to get outside and enjoy Mother Nature. I spent a few days ahead of the weekend in Bend, where it was still a little smoky from … More The Bite of Oregon
The greatest time of the year is here in Portland, Oregon!! Feast Portland is back with four days of glorious food, wine, cocktails, noteworthy chefs, and culinary creations to top last year! Last year, the one event I attended was Friday’s Grand Tasting, because I waited entirely too long to buy tickets to any other event, and … More Feast 2017: The Greatest Love of All
The first theatrical performance I ever saw was the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations. It was at the Perot Theatre, named after the local and generous benefactor Ross Perot. The show had made a great impact on me. Just like my big move almost three years ago, If I had a theme for how I … More Great Expectations
Almost 5 months after we left Little Rock, I thought I had it all licked in Portland. I had landed a swank advertising gig just off the waterfront of downtown, my husband earned a managerial liaison position in Alaska with big oil ConocoPhillips, and our kids were getting adjusted to their new schools. All was … More A Tale of Two Cities: Little Rock to Portland
I was having a conversation with my daughter Gianna about boys and relationships, when something I said made her ask, “Mom, how many boyfriends did you have?!”Also, How I Met Your Mother is one our favorite shows! My first serious relationship was with Paul. We met at a Tri-Delt/Pike mixer in Little Rock where I … More How I Met Your Father
On June 5th, I woke up to a notification on my phone that a photographer had tagged me (@Portland_Love_Story) in this picture on Instagram. Total strangers tag me often, and it’s usually food related, because my Instagram is mostly of food in Portland. Food is my passion, and I created my Instagram to showcase it. … More Please Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them
For my next post, I thought of doing a 2016 collage and look back, but then I realized that I had this opportunity to do 2015 first. About this time two years ago, I had just accepted an offer to work at Comcast Spotlight as an Advertising Account Executive. When I moved to the Portland … More 2015: A Look Back
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