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Food Lover's Guide to Portland Blog...

began as a collection of some of the research, recipes, images and culinary adventures that went into the making of Food Lover’s Guide to Portland. The first edition came out in 2010 and I started the blog in February 2009 as a companion piece to it and to help organize my thoughts while researching and writing it. The second edition came out in September 2014 from Hawthorne Books. The blog is now home to all different food, drink and beyond things I want to show and tell.

I’m also co-author of Fermenter: DIY Fermentation for Vegan Fare, author of Dumplings Equal Love, co-author of Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull from McSweeney’s, as well as Hello! My Name is Tasty: Global Diner Favorites from Portland’s Tasty Restaurants from Sasquatch Books and Grow Your Own: Understanding, Cultivating, and Enjoying Cannabis from Tin House Books.

I didn’t think I’d like blogging when I first started this, but it turns out I really do, mostly because I get to shout out people and things that I love.


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Nuestra Cocina rocked this year's Taste of the Nation...

Nuestra Cocina rocked this year's Taste of the Nation...

Taste of the Nation Portland -- Spring 2010

May 03, 2010 in Portland Food/Drink Event, Portland Wine, Uncategorized

Last week I got to attend my first Taste of the Nation here in Portland and I've been daydreaming about it ever since. I wrote about it on the blog a few times leading up to it because I was given two free tickets to give away in order to promote the 100% charitable event. Every bit of the proceeds from Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation go to local hunger relief agencies. How amazing is that?

When you hand in your ticket at the door -- the event was at Luxe Autohaus on Northeast 17th -- you get a little clear plastic food tray and wine glass to eat and drink from for the duration of the evening. I saw more than one person grabbing napkins to clean up their saucy trays as the night went on. I did once too when I didn't have any bread to sop up one too many romescos.

I took a bunch of photos of food that I sampled during the three -- yes three -- hours of eating and drinking. (At least you walked a bit of it off while circling the tables.) There were 50 restaurants, 20 wineries and 5 breweries sampling food and drink. Mostly I drank pinot blanc, viognier and pinot noir from all sorts of local vineyards including Anne Amie Vineyards, Apolloni Vineyards, Lange Estate Winery and more. They poured tasters and sometimes when white followed red I'd have a blushed white.

In addition to incredible food and drink from Portland's finest -- and beyond PDX -- there was live music, a silent auction, and even a magician although I never saw him. Maybe he had on his invisible cloak.

Here are some of the really good things I tried...

Nuestra Cocina's housemade tortillas...

Nuestra Cocina's housemade tortillas...

Their chicarrones with salsa verde...

Their chicarrones with salsa verde...

Don't touch my Nuestra Cocina barbacoa taco...

Don't touch my Nuestra Cocina barbacoa taco...

Firehouse rocked it too with meatballs and lamb sausage...

Firehouse rocked it too with meatballs and lamb sausage...

As did Autentica with its bay scallops on tortillas with green chile sauce...

As did Autentica with its bay scallops on tortillas with green chile sauce...

It wasn't just memorable because it was one of the last things I ate at Taste. Bluehour's smoked pork sausage with frissee was awesome.

It wasn't just memorable because it was one of the last things I ate at Taste. Bluehour's smoked pork sausage with frissee was awesome.

Tyler's favorite at Taste of the Nation from Jory at the Allison -- crispy pork belly, pickled ramps and truffle apple salad.

Tyler's favorite at Taste of the Nation from Jory at the Allison -- crispy pork belly, pickled ramps and truffle apple salad.

Get a little closer...

Get a little closer...

Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation www.shareourstrength.org/portland

Tags: Food Event, Portland Chefs, Portland Drink Event, Portland Food Event, Portland Wine
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