Filed Under: “philosophy”

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  • 8
  • January
  • 2009

She’s A Believer

At Nostrana, The Oregonian’s 2006 Restaurant of the Year, Chef Cathy Whims cooks the "ingredient-driven" dishes that your Italian mama would make, should you be lucky enough to have your own Italian mama. Her attitude toward ...
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  • 7
  • June
  • 2008

Food. According To Me.

According to me, food is about more than fancy garnishes and the latest fine dining trends. Food is about more than how a thing looks, or even tastes. Food is about communion, and about creation – ...
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  • 5
  • December
  • 2007

Reductio ad Absurdum: Beans, and the Black-Eyed Barista

     A few days ago I stopped in at The Albina Press to buy some coffee beans. I don’t normally spring for Stumptown brew, but I was eager to be home and The Press was the bean ...