Dave Knows: Portland

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 of the [...]

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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 and the [...]

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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 first foie gras. [...]

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