Portland, OR – Bunk Bar Review

Bunk Bar is an offshoot of the wildly popular Bunk, noted Portland sandwich purveyor, which specializes in a short list of awesome sandwiches.  We were actually meeting for dinner around the corner at Boke Bowl, an impressive start-up that serves mash-up variations of ramen and a few other Asian dishes. Boke was closing early, so… Continue reading Portland, OR – Bunk Bar Review

Revisiting a Food Classic – Hormel’s SPAM(tm)

Where do I begin this yarn?  Wandering the aisles of WalMart in Vancouver, WA,  at 1AM last night?  Or a childhood memory of a meat packing plant tour in Austin, MN? I guess we begin………at the beginning. SPAM ™ Luncheon Meat was officially launched by the George A. Hormel Company of Austin, Minnesota, in 1937.… Continue reading Revisiting a Food Classic – Hormel’s SPAM(tm)

Cheap Eats – A Lot of Baloney

In light of the economy, readers have asked me to be on the lookout for cheap deals; everybody needs to stretch their food budget.  I don’t know what kids pack in the brown bag lunches these days (do they even take lunch to school any more, is it allowed?), but for me, a half a… Continue reading Cheap Eats – A Lot of Baloney