Missing a Timbers match is not something I take lightly. A team of wild horses won’t be able to drag me away from the Timbers match Sunday at PGE Park. So naturally I joined over a hundred of my fellow fans at Slabtown last night to watch the Timbers draw 1-1 in the first leg [...]

Actually, I was going to write more before I checked out Rick’s beerdrinker.org; he posted a review yesterday and his experience is very close to mine. Trébol is located up on 4835 N. Albina, just a few blocks from the heart of the Mississippi area. Like Rick, we enjoyed our cocktails (I recommend La Loca [...]

I visited Fenouil in the Pearl recently. The big, modern and airy space was bustling and First-Thursday crowded. We sat outside on the patio looking onto Jamison Square. We shared several appetizers: The lobster beignets are as delicious as they sound; little fried lobster chunks with an anise-flavored aioli for dipping. I tried my very [...]