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slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
My husband is concerned about the road conditions for the saddle road drive-- will an economy rental car be able to handle them?
I'd love to do the drive, so I'm hoping the answer is that the conditions are fine :)
Best Fried Chicken in Portland?
The fried chicken at Pine State is AMAZING!! Here's the dreamy breakfast they serve with it:
biscuit (yum) with fried chicken, gravy, bacon, egg and cheese. Add hashbrowns (perhaps Portland's best). Yikes, that's good.
Help with Portland and Willamette Valley stops.
Re: ten01-- I've been a big fan of the happy hour for awhile now, but just went last night and can tell you that the quality and quantity have both slipped and the price point has gone up. I need to find a new favorite happy hour.
I'd do Clyde Common over bluehour. They have a decent happy hour, too, and are very "Portland".
Also: if you are here on a day that Simpatica is open (Fri/Sat prix fix dinner, weekend brunch), I HIGHLY recommend it. Also fantastic is Beast. The Simpatica guys have recently opened a butcher shop-- and though this is a recent development, they've been at the forefront of fantastic charcuterie and meat in Portland for years with their Viande Meats. Anyway, I think the new butcher shop has sandwiches and picnic fare that would be worth a stop on your way out to wine country.
I've already said it elsewhere, but Pok Pok and Toro Bravo (run by John Gorham, formerly of Viande Meats) are two of my faves. Amazing, both.
As for eating in wine country, there are some great chef out there, but in my opinion, nothing to match the daring, affordability and deliciousness to be had in Portland.
Honeymoon dinner in PDX
The best meals I've had lately we both prix fix-- I don't know if that bothers you; some like to pick their own entree. But check out the websites for Beast (30th and Killingsworth) and Simpatica (off E Burnside). Glad you're doing Toro Bravo and Pok Pok-- they're both favorites. If Castagna has the fideoes stuffed squid, get it-- it's on my list of top ten things I've put in my mouth.
Clyde Common is great too.
Also, I'm sure you were planning on it, staying at the Hotel Deluxe, but check out the Driftwood Room.
Source for padron peppers at this time of year?
Oh, and by the way-- we grew three plants very sucessfully last year in NE Portland.
Source for padron peppers at this time of year?
We tried starting our own from seed to no avail, but luckily New Seasons is carrying big healthy plants. I bought 3 today.
Sunday brunch/shopping neighborhood in Portland
Beast (30th and Killingsworth) brunch is amazing, and you could walk a few blocks south to Alberta for some great shopping.
Best Restaurants of the Pacific Northwest?
I agree with Michael's suggestions but would add to the mix: Simpatica (prix fix weekend suppers, weekend brunch--check out their website for menus), Toro Bravo, Pine State Biscuits, Beast (also prix fix and a little spendy but AMAZING!).
Casual seafood/chowder on Oregon Coast?
The BEST fish and chips are at Ecola Fish Market in Cannon Beach.
bars in Portland
The Driftwood, Teardrop, ten-01, Clyde Common are all delicious and somewhat "ultra chic" for Portland. There are a million and one great pubs and wine bars too-- check out barflymag.com for short reviews and helpful info like happy hours. There are some knock-out happy hours in Portland.
slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
I do love me a greasy spoon from time to time. Hashbrowns might be my choice for my last supper. And truffles and duck confit.
slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
This is a great tip, thanks! Our extended family is going to be with us part of the time, so liquor will be a necessity. :) And I love having someone we can get great charcuterie from and ask for insight.
slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
Wowza, this is fantastic, thank you! I love the drive tip, too.
Our plan is to eat as little resort food as possible (we may have to do a lu'au for the fun/kitsch factor), make our own meals and find whatever local haunts we can, be they fancy or hole in the wall. We'll be on the Kona side and the Hilo side, both.
Please let me know anything else fabulous that you come across.
We're sorry that we've somehow picked a time to go with no local festival or farm dinners... unless anyone knows about something that I haven't found yet?
slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
Wow, this is great, thank you!!
We heard about a farm/chef collaboration between Merriman's and a farm they source from, where you do a farm tour then head back to Merriman's for dinner with the produce you saw on the farm-- does anyone else know about other chef/farm collaboration like that?
Or agritourism?
slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
We're coming from the bountiful Northwest US-- Portland to be precise. So we abound with farmers markets and will love seeing those on the Big Island. We also have fantastic cooks, and are willing to splurge on a good meal when it's worth it, however we are almost always most delighted by hole in the wall places offering something local, interesting and heartfelt. We've heard good things about Two Ladies mochi.
Thanks so much for any other thoughts and suggestions.
slow food on the Big Island, or the road less traveled.
I've been scouring CH for info about eating in Hawaii, and have found some great ideas about dining and things to do.
We're headed to the Big Island in a couple weeks (the first couple weeks of June), so any additional thoughts would be welcome. We are particularly looking for regional food, be it a roadside stand like Ceviche Dave's or something worth splurging for like Merriman's. We'd also like to visit some farms and would be interested in any farm/chef collaborations. We will have a kitchenette while there and plan on doing some cooking too-- any recipes or sources would be welcome as well. We'll spend a week on the Kona side and a week near Hilo.
Thanks!
