Portland Dining Month is back! March is always one of my favourite months of the year, solely because of Portland Dining Month. It’s certainly not a high ranking month because of the weather. Nothing. But. Rain. This is an event sponsored by the lovely folks …

I’m done with culinary school. I’ve taken my last final, deep cleaned the baking and pastry kitchen, gathered all the signatures necessary for my graduation, and worn my school-issued chef pants, jacket, hat and apron for the last time. My actual graduation ceremony isn’t until June, …

I had the privilege of meeting Bill Schonely on Monday night at the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Induction. For those of you not familiar with Mr. Schonely (or Mr. Rip City as he’s fondly referred to around here) he was the voice of the …