Really, the 4th Annual Holiday Booze Bazaar is the only bazaar you need – who doesn’t like booze?!

Hosted by House Spirits Distillery (2025 SE 7th), their new whiskeys will be available to taste, and to buy.

Season’s Eatings, a local artisans food, wine and spirits market, takes place Saturday, December 5th from noon to 5pm at the New Deal Distillery and Tasting Room (1311 SE 9th).

Not a whole lot going on this weekend, but it’s quality we’re after, not quantity. Right?

Two great Portland cheesemongers celebrate their anniversaries this Sunday!

This weekend has something for everyone – you really have no excuse not to hit at least three of the following:
Greek Festival 2009
The 58th Annual Greek Festival takes place this weekend, Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (NE 32nd and Glisan).
Festival organizers predict over 15,000 people will be [...]

The Wedge: Portland Celebrates Cheese Festival brings over 30 cheesemakers to SE Portland to share (and sell) their artisan and farmstead cheeses.
Hosted by The Green Dragon Pub (928 SE 9th), the farmers market style event takes place on SE 9th between Belmont and Yamhill from 10am to 4pm. Activities include seminars on [...]

The Tillamook County Creamery Association was established by dairy farmers in 1909, making this year the 100th anniversary of Tillamook Cheese.
To celebrate this auspicious anniversary, the folks from Tillamook are throwing their 100th Anniversary Celebration at Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square Friday, July 31st from 10am to 4pm.
Tillamook’s mascots, Tillie the cow [...]

Update: If you’re looking for Poutine in Portland, check out our new site: Portland Poutine!
With the Coupe Grey in Montreal fast approaching, this seems an opportune time to revisit my favorite French-Canadian invention: poutine!
Over a year ago I beseeched the blog readers of Portland to reveal to me the location of poutine in Portland.
And [...]

This weekend celebrate the essential food group trifecta; beer, booze, and cheese!
Saturday
The Hair of the Dog 15th anniversary dock sale is this Saturday, 10am-4pm at the brewery (4509 SE 23rd Ave).
The Beer Here has the details:
Alan Sprints’ anniversary dock sales are true events in the Portland beer world and his 15th anniversary on [...]

The Portland Timbers and the Army made the trip north Saturday and came back with one shiny point. Despite the anemic Sounder fan support, visitors rarely win in Jet City. A draw is a commendable result, though disappointing to Timbers fans after the strong start to this season.
We got into Seattle a few [...]