Sunday brunch can be a beautiful thing. The end of a hard week, the day of sleeping in, followed by a casual meal filled with comfort food you never seem to have time to make during the week....
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Dirty Bucket Brewing Sicyne India Pale Ale
It’s not hard to forget it’s been winter in the Pacific Northwest with the lack of customary cloudy days, annual snowfall and frigid cold. Kick back on the porch with a glass of Woodinville,...
Culinary Chemistry: Boozy Black Forest Cake
Valentine’s Day is just a few days away. Whether you’re celebrating with a loved one or boycotting the Hallmark holiday with your closest friends, nothing hits the spot like a slice of decadent...
Raptor Ridge 2013 Barrel Select Pinot Noir
We were running an hour late and needed to get from Newberg to McMinnville, Oregon. On this recent greater Willamette Valley excursion, I had booked appointments according to Google Maps, which, on...
Drifters: The Allison Inn & Spa
The steam lifted from my morning coffee to join the dense resting fog that sat amongst the mossed trees surrounding The Allison Inn & Spa. Standing swaddled in a fleece throw blanket on my...
E.Z. Orchards Poire
Vivid rainbows of produce fill the farm-fresh bins of Salem, Oregon's E.Z. Orchards Farm Market while aisles are stocked with artisan and specialty products from imported pasta and sauces to local...