Clips & Articles: Profiles
Find my stories on internationally recognized music conductors Carolyn Kuan and Ton Koopman; opera stars Angel Blue and Alfred Walker; composers Kati Agocs, Darrell Grant, Maria Schneider and Tord Gustavsen; jazz phenoms vocalists Cecile McLorin Salvant, Eliane Elias and Catherine Russell; instrumentalists and composers Dave Holland, Kamasai Washington, Anat Cohen, Gerald Clayton, Raul Midon and many others. If you want more, check out the archives at columbian.com for dozens of my stories written between 1990-2006 on such people Leonetti’s globally-known winemaker Gary Figgins; Greg McKelvey, jazz band leader extraordinaire; Amy Faust and Mike Chase, high-profile Portland country-music radio deejays; food heavyweights and James Beard winners Cory Schreiber, Philippe Boulot, Janie Hibler and Lynne Rossetto Kasper … among others.
Sommelier Extraordinare: Erica Landon
Ten 01's busy sommelier creates one of Portland's most sophisticated wine lists
Originally published in Fresh Ideas
Photography by Jack Huerta
On a steamy July afternoon, Erica Landon sips a 2007 Telmo Rodriguez “Basa.” Read More
A Dining Room with a View
Timberline Lodge’s executive chef Leif Eric Benson has helped define Northwest Cuisine for nearly 30 years.
Originally published in Fresh Ideas
Photography by David Deisz
Leif Eric Benson’s sea-green eyes hint at a little-known secret. The chef loves the beach. Read More