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Hello, Wordcake!
We all have big dreams, and most of mine are pretty standard fare—the Parisian apartment on rue Cler, the bulldog trained to retrieve another bottle of rosé, the cashmere tea cozy that comes attached to a hot British butler, the bottomless chocolate bonbon box, the baby dragon that boils perfect 7-minute eggs with his nostrils…etc., etc. But above all else, there has hovered one thing—an iPhone case covered in croissants. The impossible dream. Until now.
May 1, 2013
Grapes, Gliders & Grass Pants
I've been spending a lot of time in Southern Oregon lately, which has proved to be a somewhat unexpected trove of very talented artisans and exciting food and wine finds. When I go, my home base is the super charming historic town of Jacksonville (NOT to be confused with the not nearly as charming Jacksonville, Florida), which, in addition to being the perfect spot to spend a romantic weekend with your main squeeze or getaway with your good-time girls/boys, is the gateway to the Applegate Valley, a peaceful, picturesque landscape hiding nearly 20 top notch wineries in its rolling hills. Read full story »
April 29, 2013
The Portland Picnic Society Got Crabs
The Portland Picnic Society members do lots of things together—we dine together, we shop together, we cook together, and we even get crabs together. This past week, on a fortuitously sunny April evening, we and our crabs convened at Wallace Park in Northwest Portland for a Dungeness-fueled picnic to remember. Read full story »
April 19, 2013
Portland Picnic Society in Sunset Magazine
Last September, my fellow Portland Picnic Society members and I partook in a picnic photo shoot for Sunset Magazine. It was so grueling—seven long hours of a perfect late summer day spent languishing in St. Johns' Cathedral Park, doing this, mostly, Read full story »
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Taste of the Nation
Tue. May 7, 6:30-9pm
Crystal Ballroom
$85-$200
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PDX Fruit Beer Festival
Sat. June 8- Sun. June 9
Burnside Brewing Co.
$20-$28
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