Comments on: Portland food and drink trends I’m unhappy about

By: voodoochile78

voodoochile78 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:29:18 +0000

I’m with you on the preponderance of IPAs. I’ve always disliked hoppy beers, so it’s kind of a weird situation to be in such a beer Mecca like Portland, only to be inundated with a style of beer that I dislike.

Bacon for dessert might be a fad in Portland, but we didn’t invent the idea of pork fat and chocolate:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3825221.stm

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:42:02 +0000

Native – I used to like IPAs. When they were novel. Now I like subtler beers.

Samuel John Klein – I dig salt too, just not at $8.50 for 1.2 oz!!?!?

Steve – I generally just drink strong, black coffee. In my experience Pete’s has the strongest, best tasting coffee, and they have good quality control too so you know it’s fresh.

By: Steve R.

Steve R. — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:26:39 +0000

Psst! Stumptown espresso sucks!

(This from a guy who drinks it straight.)

Their OG/FT French roast makes a decent shot, but the stuff they serve up when you order it in the cafe is horrid.

It’s probably fine in a latte, but that’s not saying much.

By: Samuel John Klein

Samuel John Klein — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:55:02 +0000

Gourmet salt? I loves me some salt! Bring it on! I’d have a salt lick if my The Wife™ would let me, but she comes from a family of overweening lo-sodium eaters, so you can imagine exactly how miserable I get.

By: Native

Native — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:08:17 +0000

I shouldn’t even admit this but, I don’t like IPAs at all. I’d rather a porter any day. The rest, doesn’t bother me. I’m a fan of bacon, F&C and fancy sea salt and Stumptown isn’t conveniently located for me.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:45:12 +0000

Bob – Yeah, I can appreciate, say that kosher salt dissolves more easily than table salt, but is the flavor difference between salts really that significant? I suppose maybe it is to super tasters, but I, like most people, am just a regular taster.

culinarykitten – I do appreciate Stumptown’s coffee when I brew it myself. I suppose I should at least try one of these bacon chocolates before I bad mouth them, but I can’t imagine I’d want a second one. Ah, and you mention distilleries; that’s one the Portland trends that *does* make me happy!

By: culinarykitten

culinarykitten — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:35:57 +0000

i know what you mean… the Portland foodie scene becomes a caricature of itself after awhile… still, thank heavens there is such a thing as stumptown coffee and talented chocolatiers (have you tried the chocolate bacon truffles by Xococatl, sold at MeatCheeseBread? Of course he also makes caramels that feature sea salt, but I digress)…and if you are tired of the whole passe microbrew thing, keep in mind that portland boasts a number of fledgling craft distilleries…mmmm….spirits! now there’s something to stuff a truffle with…

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:58:20 +0000

A guy on tv said “all salt comes from the sea,” and why put a crunchy salt in soup?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:04:54 +0000

Heather, markovitch – I think both Heather and I have sworn off tots for a while after sharing totchos at Oaks Bottom Pub twice in less than a week!

By: markovitch

markovitch — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:59:07 +0000

you could blame your high cholesterol on all the delicious bacon desserts, but you hang out with dave too much