Mmmm, Heinrich’s Inauthentic Thai Food . . .

The 2010 Mississippi Avenue Street Fair took place Saturday, July 10th. Heather and I made the rounds and took lots of photos!

In the morning Heather and I reluctantly slathered on the sun screen we had forgotten Saturday, and headed down to Westmoreland Park with a pair of lawn chairs.

Heather and I made our way to Oaks Park for the 2010 Multnomah County Fair on Sunday. The fair features hardly any cowboys or cattle, and no rodeo or horse racing, but plenty of red necks, funnel cakes, and award winning vegetables.

I was dining with Heather the first time the grasshoppers were brought to my attention, but she inexplicably demonstrated not merely disinterest, but actual repulsion at the suggestion we should put in an order. But yesterday while she was out shopping . . .

The Portland Premiere of The Waiting List, a foul-mouthed, sex-obsessed, back-stabbing comedy about preschool enrollment takes place Thursday, February 18th at the Hollywood Theatre.

With so many new, interesting, innovative, and exceptional restaurants in Portland, it’s easy to forget about the granddaddy of Portland regional cuisine, Higgin’s. And now they have a happy hour.

I am proud to announce that Portland Poutine has published it’s first poutine review (by yours truly!). Heather and I made a special trip to The Original: A Dinerant two weekends ago to try the poutine, and we were not disappointed.

Again this year the Polish Festival lived up to its reputation as one of the best fall festivals in Portland. Like last year’s festival, which also took place during a spate of fantastic weather, the crowd was huge. By cleverly splitting up and tackling a line each, Heather and I managed to quickly acquire a [...]