Gastrolust

Looking at my eating itinerary, I would have never guessed that lunch at Fenouil would be the best meal of the trip (along with brunch at Tasty n Sons). With my love of big, bold flavors, I was surprised to find myself appreciating the subtlety of Fenouil’s food – but that’s point of the experience. [...]

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H5O Bistro is the restaurant in Hotel Fifty, where we spent our first two nights this trip to Portland. The restaurant overlooks Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the Willamette River, and played host to a Duck Pond Cellars winemaker dinner our first evening. I was quite impressed with Duck Pond’s commitment to quality at a [...]

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Last year, a slightly late train meant we couldn’t make it to Park Kitchen; this year, an early arrival by car ensured that we could drop our bags and head over to Nong’s Khao Man Gai just before the lunch rush. I’d heard rave reviews about the “chicken and rice” place that many tout as [...]

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This report took forever. As mentioned previously, life got in the way of writing. Long story short: Gastrolust headquarters will be moving in exactly one month. (Hopefully!) Staying in Seattle, but read on to see how we were almost tempted to move to Portland…
Ten years of living in Seattle, and never a trip to Portland? [...]

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Here are photos from our wonderful omakase meal at Tanuki. (Click to enlarge.)
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(Note: This meal started with edamame, ended with miso soup, and included some fascinating pairings of sake and such.)

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Here are photos from our meal at Pok Pok. (Click any photo to enlarge.)
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Here are photos from our meal at Nostrana. (Click any photo to enlarge.)
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Here are photos from our meal at Broder. (Click any photo to enlarge.)
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Here are photos from our meal at Andina. (Click any photo to enlarge.)
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Here are photos from our meal at Ten 01. (Click any photo to enlarge.)
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