Tag: Portland dining

Portland, OR – Lotus Card Room & Cafe

Cooling my heels waiting for Mrs. BDB to finish a courtroom date in downtown Portland, wandered around a little before perching myself at an outdoor table at the Lotus Card Room & Cafe. According to their website, they have been around since prohibition, when they opened as a “soda bar.” (Why don’t we have soda… Continue reading Portland, OR – Lotus Card Room & Cafe

Ronald McDonald House Benefit at Le Cordon Bleu

We were invited to attend this event held at the newly remodeled campus of the Portland outlet of world-renowned cooking school, “Le Cordon Bleu.”   The Ronald McDonald House Charities partners with the school to hold benefits to help raise money for this valuable global/community charity. The mission of the charity is to provide comfort, safety… Continue reading Ronald McDonald House Benefit at Le Cordon Bleu

Portland, OR – Spirit of Portland Cruise

Mrs. BurgerDogBoy surprised me with one of her anniversary gifts, and purchased the lunch time cruise on the “Spirit of Portland” ship that puffs up and down the Willamette and Columbia Rivers for the benefit of tourists and denizens, alike. My experience with dinner cruises has been fairly limited in my lifetime, from the really… Continue reading Portland, OR – Spirit of Portland Cruise

Portland, OR – Acadia

We have met the god of New Orleans cooking in PDX, and on their best nites, New Orleans legends like Commander’s or Galatoire’s aspire to present a meal as fantastic as Acadia did tonight. Mrs. BurgerDogBoy and I headed out to savor the special reveillon dinner at Acadia.  In French culture, the reveillon is a… Continue reading Portland, OR – Acadia

Portland, OR – Tasty n Sons

Portland is big on brunch, and Tasty n Sons aims to satisfy those urges, offering a “brunch only” menu all the time (open 9-3), which is both interesting AND tasty! Brought to us by the fine folks who gave us Toro Bravo, Tasty’s menu is so fascinating to me, I think I could eat there… Continue reading Portland, OR – Tasty n Sons

The Joy of Living in Food Nirvana

I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical of moving to Portland….worried I was going to go hungry after living in (arguably) the food capital of North America – New Orleans, for five years. But a bitch named Katrina persuaded me it was time to go, and after searching high and low, Mrs. BDB… Continue reading The Joy of Living in Food Nirvana

Portland, OR – 23 Hoyt

They describe themselves as a “New American Tavern”, offering  recognizable takes on familiar classics, and if you haven’t been here for their generous happy hour menu, you’re missing a treat.  With an extensive menu of small plates ranging in price from $1- $5,  a party of four (or 1,2, 0r 3 or 20) can eat… Continue reading Portland, OR – 23 Hoyt