Thistle may keep a low profile, but this small restaurant in wine country ups the ante on Sunday evenings. Mike Thelin just released their early spring guest chef dinners. They’ve managed to lure some of Portland’s top chefs to man their stove in McMinville for one night. Each chef is paired with a local [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Sunday Dinners at Thistle
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Clare Crespo’s Crocheted Oysters
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
She’s at it again! My husband’s cousin’s wife Clare Crespo is the nutty genius behind YummyFun Kooking. The LA Times is showing off some of her latest (nearly edible) crocheted creations just in time for Mardi Gras. Crespo, a native of New Orleans, is the author of “The Secret Life of Food” and “Hey There, Cupcake!”. [...]
We All Drink From The Yellow Submarine
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now your tea can live in a yellow submarine.
Take a Cooking Class
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here it comes . . . self promotion alert!
Click here to learn more about my winter and early spring cooking classes at In Good Taste Cooking School. I’d love to see you – or your kids – at one.
Vday with din din
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Swoon your sweetie with dinner at din din this Valentine’s. Or fly solo and see what happens. Chef Courtney Sproule says, “the theme is sexy: sexy food, sexy drink, sexy people. I’m thinking luscious custards, liquor-laced sauces, lace and pearl-adorned cooks and servers. Bring a date or just hope to get lucky with someone at your table!”
Oregon Bundt Cake
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My friend Ashley Gartland is working on a cookbook about Oregon food. Yesterday, I tested her Spiced Cranberry-Hazelnut Bundt Cake (see my results above). Since nearly all hazelnuts in the US of A are grown in Oregon, it’s fitting that this cake should pay homage to them. I’ve already had 3 slices this morning!
Rouxbe
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Virtual cooking school? Web-based cooking classes could never replace the benefits of physically participating in a cooking class with other students eager to learn. (And I’m not just saying that because my job depends on it.) Enjoying good food with others is partly what makes hands on cooking classes so fun and rewarding.
But the new [...]
Pantone Pepper Mill
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Neat new Pantone pepper grinder by Typhoon. No. 18-1764 is one of my favorite colors. It’s going for $29.99 at Amazon.
Oregon Truffle Festival
Posted in Uncategorized on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Oregon Truffle Festival is January 29 – 31. The 5th annual three-day celebration of these spendy fungi takes place in and around Eugene. Scheduled events include cooking classes, mushroom hunts, seminars and tastings. The chef lineup is impressive. If your dog likes to sniff around under trees this could prove to be a lucrative [...]
Crystal White
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I could not believe my eyes. In disbelief, I approached the ugly bottle on the shelf at the Food Front Co-op grocery store. A giant (40 oz) bottle of dish soap for $2.29? Next to the other over-designed bottles on the shelf, the yellow bottle of
Crystal White liquid detergent made by Colgate-Palmolive looked retro. Really, [...]
