Dave Knows: Portland

Spring has finally arrived, and with it my favorite part of the year: Festival Season.
That’s what I call it anyway.
By late summer every weekend has beautiful weather and copious cultural and neighborhood festivals.
But things start slowly.
Lucky for us beer, as it so often does, saves the day:
Spring Beer and Wine Fest
This is the beer festival […]

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For the second edition of the Rosebuds* I present to you an eclectic mix of Rose City related items.

Join the Plaid and Proud Jax Saturday night at the Rose Garden
Tribune says Timbers are hungrier in 08
Timbers Keeper Josh Wicks presents his favorite 07 highlights
BikePortland.org runs down the Year in Bikes, 2007 edition
Non-Vegan item: The 2008 […]

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Friday-Sunday
Feta, lamb, souvlaki, spanakopita, and don’t forget the koulourakia, diples, and bougatsa!
The last big festival of the Summer/Fall is also one of the best: Greek Festival 2007.
Those last three Greek items above were a mystery to me too, but fortunately the festival website provides a handy Guide to Greek Pastries:
Koulourakia
An all butter and egg […]

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Next Saturday the Portland Farmers Market at PSU will host the The Wedge: Portland Celebrates Cheese. Cheese is one of my many interests, and the main reason I could never become a vegan.
With the big cheese event approaching I thought I’d share some of the cheesy local blogs I peruse regularly.
Pacific Northwest Cheese Project
This […]

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Gravy (3957 N Mississippi) is known for its breakfast (and the 30 people out front Saturday and Sunday late mornings waiting to get in), and rightfully so.
But Gravy also has a happy hour . . . and Gravy Fries.
I tried them for my first time last night. As I have long been searching for […]

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My search for poutine purveyors has produced results:

Clyde Common (sometimes: menu varies)
Florida Room

My sources for this delectable intelligence are Cuisine Bonne Femme of PortlandFoodAndDrink.com and VJ of AltPortland.com, respectively - Thanks!

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Where can I find poutine in Portland?
Dot’s has jalapeño cheddar (aka “Jolly”) fries, and Oaks Bottom Pub has its “Totchos”, but I need some gravy.
For the uninitiated: Poutine is a French-Canadian concoction consisting of a plate of french fries topped with (fresh, soft, melty) cheese curds, and smothered in brown gravy.
In Quebec, […]

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Think your mac and cheese is the best?  Submit your recipes (up to three) to Tillamook Cheese’s third annual Mac and Cheese Contest and you might win $5000!
The top recipes will compete at one of six regional cook-offs, including one in Portland. The grand finale cook-off is also in Portland at the Noble Rot […]

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I suppose there are only so many weekends in the year, but there are just too many event and festivals this weekend. Special planning will be required, and that’s where I can help. Of course you could just go to the Oregon Country Fair for the whole weekend, but why leave town […]

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Je préfére l’Espagne, but nevertheless, Saturday July 14th is Bastille Day!
So in addition to the Portland International Beerfest and the Mississippi Avenue Street Fair, make your way down to Jamison Square for the 2007 Bastille Day Festival for waiter races, pétanque exhibitions, probably some cheese, and French music!
And don’t forget: J’ai une grenouille dans mon […]

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