the really good stuff, so I’m all for getting the definitive answer. I also love a really heavenly tamago. Based on stuff I’ve read here, I’m leaning towards Sushi Yasuda since the only recurring negatives...

less for my arctic char wrap and have 'em put the peanuts on the menu for people who just can’t live without the little, brown, slimy suckers. This isn’t a diss on your observation, but I’m just sayin'...

only to finish food that I found to be excellent. Unfortunately, only the topinambour and one of the fishes were savoured to the last bite. The arctic char, resembling salmon as it does, while properly cooked, lack interest. It...

Seared Steamed Foie Gras Blue Fin Ahi-Duck Confit w/turnip greens, Vin rouge Colo Rack of Rare Lamb, bacon cauliflower raviolo, baby green onion Cheese mini platter Arctic Nectarine Verbena Ice cream Warm Chocolate Tart w/olive oil ice...

for good Asian. The best two streets, imo, for Asian in Portland are NE Sandy and 82nd Ave. Sandy cuts diagonally across town (and is a good alternative route to 84 during rush hour). You can get to it by taking Burnside across...

Muktuk is fermented whale blubber eaten by some native people in the canadian arctic, in particular in the territory of Nunavut. I’ve got a friend who was a radio reporter up there who tried it. Said she kept tasting it...

, cuttlefish, shrimp, uni, and arctic char. Thankfully, I listened to the people who told me not to double up on meals on Yasuda night, and I floated back to my friend’s place, blissed out. Day 5: DiFara, Lupa (again), Degustation...

'way show on the same night is overkill, and probably will have you rushing from one place to another. ...when I think “Romantic Dinner” my first thoughts are La Grenouille... and in a lower price range, Gascogne....

good to know; I may stop by during lunch tomorrow, but there’s really no rush, as I still have 2 bottles of olive oil!

I was gone too for the 2 weeks of the month. Did get to have the tasting menu at Alma, however. The arctic char ‘pastrami’ was the best first course I’ve ever had! The gnocci and mahi-mahi were less memorable....

). The chicken soup was nothing short of superb, perhaps the best soup we’ve ever had, the arctic cod was absolutely wonderful, and the brownie desert sublime. We also had the sausage with white beans, which was excellent,...

ordered 1 pan-fried arctic char, scallops, mac-n-cheese, and burger with frites! Pretty simple bistro fare but splendidly executed. The only mishaps were the frites which we again found a bit too salty and burnt (+ even too puny...

was a decidedly mixed experience. The food was good (with one notable exception), but the service was too rushed. Within 10 seconds to 30 seconds of clearing one course, waiters would put the next course on the table. Some...

trawlers to drag to Japan from the Arctic circle. And they pay equally ridiculous prices for exotic cheeses, which leads me to believe Japan must be a nation of closet Lactaid users. But I, as a non-Asian of English extraction,...

with moisture. Fourth Course: I had Grilled Arctic Char with Spring Garlic, Wilted Spinach, Glazed Ramps, and a Marcona Almond Emulsion. This came with a generous portion of browned butter poured over it, and the only things to be...