Today the crab fleets in California and Oregon reached price agreement with wholesalers to start the season. Yesterday's offer from the fishers was $3.10 per pound. https://wildrivers.lostcoastoutp...
Has anyone out there seen the movie First Cow. I just saw it and I recomend it, especially for foodies. The film, set in frontier Oregon, has food and baking at the heart of it. I'm not g...
On my latest trip to Clatsop County, I decided to sample several offerings of clam chowder, which I usually avoid. The experiment was a big disappointment. Northwest-style chowder should not be t...
I was recently lamenting the demise of Clemente’s on the waterfront in Astoria, Oregon, because it was the only place I knew where I could get a decent crab cake after Wet Dog* stopped making their...
As we end Healthy Soils Week 2020 in California, this is a good time to watch "Living Soil", a documentary about the importance of safeguarding soil health. “Educating consumers about the on-fa...
" . . . The United Food and Commercial Workers union Local 21, which organized Friday’s protests, responded in a statement that 'Kroger’s decision today shows that we can have an impact.' But they ...
A four-part series of guided virtual tastings of cheese with selected wines led by Janet Fletcher and Laura Werlin, two of the most knowledgeable cheese educators, to celebrate American Cheese Mont...
While some of y'all have been obsessing about the hoarding of TP, https://www.chowhound.com/post/panic-buying-begun-area-grocery-stores-area-crazy-empty-1089590, others have been buying out seeds ...
I liked that Best in Washington thread so I thought I'd start a thread for us. In the Rogue Valley I'd nominate Jasper's on Hwy 99, fresh ground each morning, a variety of toppings. All good. Ho...
Today I cut into a new "baby loaf" (2lb.), and the slices were: (a) rubbery; (b) oversalted; and (c) bland. This has been one of my staple cheeses for years. But based on toaday's experience, i...
Costco announced that Copper River sockeye salmon would be available today. This is at the Mountain View store, $14.99 per pound.
Hello! We are visiting Portland from CA (Sacramento) for MLK weekend in January and need new feedback since we last visited three years ago -- https://www.chowhound.com/post/portland-recs-feedback-...
The food scene in Ashland has changed so much over the past few years, it can be hard to keep up. We've been coming here fore years with our family of four, and consider each trip a culinary advent...
I am a former resident of the Pacific Northwest and remember fondly the taste of Nate`s Peel and Eat Pickled Prawns. You could buy them in most grocery stores in the Portland, Oregon area in the 7...
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Hi! DH and I have a trip planned to Oregon that includes 5-6 days in Bend. What's good? Where are people really cooking? what is not to be missed? We don't need fancy...but we want someone who is a...
My husband is hitting 70 in March and it is likely that we will be in or near Jacksonville. If it were MY birthday we would be hitting Sammy's, but for Himself I need something a bit more old schoo...
Disaster Relief for California SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 11:00AM - 5:00PM THE ALLISON INN & SPA 2525 ALLISON LANe NEWBERG, OR A $125.00 per person minimum donation is requested, $100.00 of which...
My wife, two good friends from Colorado and I just completed a week in Oregon that included two nights in Portland, two more in the Willamette Valley and three days along the Oregon Coast. It was ...
We spent a few days in the Willamette Valley in September to celebrate our anniversary and would like to share our experiences: Firstly, would love to recommend our B&B, A'Tuscan Estate, for the...