Portland Food and Drink and PDX Foodie Web Resources

There are a few foodie websites that are local to Portland. One of those sites is Portland Food and Drink. this site is a great resource for honest, no holds barred, restaurant reviews. The author of the site is anonymous and plans to stay that way. Why?

"As far as the anonymity thing, let me relate a few stories. When I worked in California, we drew critics from all over the nation. Pictures of most of them were prominently posted in the kitchen, and any employee who spotted one was given a $100 bonus. When a critic came in, everything else stopped while all the attention was switched to making sure he had the most perfect meal the kitchen was capable of preparing. You’d better believe we got darn good reviews."

Apparently, the same holds for Portland...and the author is right...letting the restaurant know who you are and why you are there will lead to a magnificent performance, which will only benefit the reviewer, not the reader. And, I don't know about you, but I don't have money laying around the house to waste on a bad meal. Even if I did, there's just no reason in a foodie-centric town like Portland, that you should.

There are other websites with local flavor you might want to check out:

Portland Food Carts  A celebration of local entrepreneurial food businesses...Check out the maps and reviews of our local food carts...if you haven't eaten at a food cart, you don't know what you are missing!

Jeffrey Morgenthaler Everything you ever wanted to know about bartending and mixology

Culinate A site started here in Portland that is all things food. Beautiful photos and a mix of reader generated and professional info.

Diggin Food originates in Seattle (I know, not Portland, but look, it's a great site! What I love about it is that the writers take the best local ingredients and explore how to use them...gorgeous pictures, too...really great writing...

Portland Pickle A food journal, a personal blog with recipes and great foodie conversation

I love to keep on top of local foodie happenings, do you have a favorite food blog? Let me know, I would love to add it to my list of resources!

Comments

[kelley]

well, i just moved back to town, so i'm still on the lookout for local sites. thanks for the tips!

[Metroknow]

Thanks for the links - I hadn't seen Diggin Food, which looks like a great resource.

My blog is Almost Fit, where my focus is eating real food in moderation as a means of improving health and losing weight. We live out in Oregon City, but I try to tie in local finds whenever I, well, find them. :)

Thanks - I am really enjoying your site!