Serious Eats: tastyvittles's Profile

T-bone has all the parts I love! A restaurant her in Portland (Toro Bravo) has a coppa steak that I am also enamored with but I'm not sure where he's exactly cutting that puppy off.

tastyvittles at 2:02PM on 11/30/07

From Required Eating

Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters

While not solely vegetarian I like to get anything off the Dim Sum menu at Vegetarian Paradise 2 whenever I am in town!

tastyvittles at 12:20PM on 11/29/07

From Eating Out

Food Lovers' Guide to Portland, Oregon: Add Your Own Favorites

While being a resident of Portland and reading that others think the real estate market here is "cheap" made me double over laughing, I do feel we are very spoiled with the great selection we have of restaurants at the moment. Some places not mentioned above or in the NYT article:

Lovely Hula Hands on N. Mississippi - Chef Troy has a pedigree inclusive of a stint at Chez Panisse but his place feels more comfortable, his combinations of flavors are impeccable. The menu reads as though things are very basic, but the manner in which they are combined is surprisingly more upscale.

Savoy/Broder- Two great spaces next door to each other on SE Clinton. Savoy is a bar on one side with a nicer dining area adjacent (but I always like to sit in the bar.) Wood panelling, nice bourbon selection, dim lit, known for a really good burger but don't overlook the rest of the specials as they are often the best thing going as opposed to a way to get rid of extras.

Broder- sleeker and brighter this space has scandinavian food in mind, currently only breakfast (aebleskivvers!) Once the OLCC lets them get their liquor on, dinner should follow.

Brand Spanking New Places (just this last year) that already seem off to a solid start:
1. Toro Bravo - yes it's a spanish tapas place, but no, it's not a pale imitation. http://www.torobravopdx.com/

2. Little Red Bike Cafe- This one is in deep North Portland, barely open a couple of weeks. Bike Thru window, great breakfast specials, Courier Coffee (ludicrously small batch produced by a guy who usually bikes his coffee in jars and places it on doorsteps,) a wide spectrum of milkshakes.
http://blog.littleredbikecafe.com/

3. Nutshell- vegan food, but less crunchy more classy.
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/2007/08/nutshell.php

4. Biwa- Ramen and yakitori place that makes their noodles in house and gets their tofu from mere blocks away at Ota Tofu. They have a rotating nabe pot special every Monday. http://www.biwarestaurant.com/

tastyvittles at 11:48AM on 09/26/07

From Required Eating

Cookbook Giveaway: 'A Twist of the Wrist'

I like to have jars of cornichon pickles around (I like the Beaufor brand, they still have good crunch) mostly to use in various sauces and salad dressings. I particularly like to slice them kind into kind of thick discs to add to mustard sauce with pork.

tastyvittles at 6:14PM on 04/16/07