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    Authenticity is Now: Edited by Kristin Kaye

    “I love every prescription in it, and encourage every reader to apply them. Even better: the book exemplifies these principles itself.” B. Joseph Pine II, co-author, Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want

Portland Culinary Adventurers

(Originally published in Culinary Portland magazine 2005)
Dick and Nancy Ponzi – Ponzie Vineyards
Oregon’s world-renowned Pinot Noir industry was cultivated with equal parts optimism, patience and innovation. Luckily, enterprising vintners Dick and Nancy Ponzi have these qualities in abundance. When they arrived in the Willamette Valley in 1970 with three children and a few plant [...]

Dan Barber

Written in 2003
Trying to keep up with Dan Barber at the Union Square Farmer’s Market in Manhattan is like trying to bob for apples—once you think you’re in step with him, he suddenly pops up tables away. Everything about him—from his intent eyes and three-day shadow, to his lean and nimble frame—seem in perpetual motion. [...]

Restaurant Reviews

Portland, Oregon is a foodie haven. Click on the links below to read my reviews of some of the city’s best restaurants written for portland.citysearch.com.
clarklewis
Carafe
Noble Rot
El Palenque
Castagna
Bush Garden
Plainfield’s Mayur
Clarke’s Restaurant
Salvador Molly’s
Tuscany Grill
Serratto