Clips & Articles: Restaurants
Find more of my restaurant reviews and stories in the archives of columbian.com (1995-2006) and my Fresh Sheet profiles in the Oregonian/OregonLive’s former Downtown Monthly (2006-2007), restaurant reviews in Willamette Week (2006-07) and San Diego Union-Tribune reviews (1997).
Carlyle
Dining Out: Fine food, dab of drama
Originally published in The Columbian
Carlyle reminds me of a clubby little spot on New York City's tony Upper East Side. Its beautiful dark wood, white tablecloths and dazzling mirrored bar reflecting the rainbow of liquors would take in Type-As who spent a taxing day telling the nanny or junior partners what to do. Read More
Fresh Sheet
Goateed food force keeps Southpark fresh
Originally published in Downtown Monthly
Photography by Steve Gibbons
Settle in at Southpark Seafood Grill & Wine Bar's wraparound bar as Portland's arts season amps up, and anticipate some taste travel with the lanky guy on the other side. Read More
Burnside takes flight
At Le Pigeon, chef Gabriel Rucker is mixing it up—most of it right
Originally published in Willamette Week
Photography by Tom Oliver
Order Gabriel Rucker’s salt-rimmed chocolate tart and you’ll quickly dismiss any unsavory notions about the commonplace nature of pigeons. Read More
Gotham Bldg. Tavern
Dining Out: Taking tavern fare higher
Originally published in The Columbian
A few months ago, Gotham Bldg. Tavern made a pledge to act more like a tavern than a restaurant. Read More