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I hope they never do either gluten-free or vegan donuts.  I understand why people want them, but it's just misguided.  Vegan and gluten-free folks would be much better served by focusing on the foods within their diets that are at their best vegan or gluten-free, rather than longing for what they can't have and trying to find an ultimately unsatisfying simulacrum.

But then I hope this really happened:
http://www.theonion....-guy-fie,30389/

This thread has obviously lost focus on Racion.  I'm just going to close it until this migraine disappears (from emptying my body of caffeine, not from trying to read this) and I can go through it and see what's worth saving.

Because I could walk to it and was bummed when her deal for it fell through!  And if anyone can lift the curse....

I'm not above eating a whole crab in the QFC parking lot.

Thank you for the warm welcome. Hopefully get the word out, Bamboo thai get some exposure for new clients. www.bamboo-thai.com

Richard- Bamboo Thai

Hi Richard! I'm the one that messaged you on Yelp.
In this forum you will find people who are very comfortable with and familiar with Asian cuisines.
I saw you mention somewhere else that you're curious about what dishes people want from Thai food.
What many people on this forum tend to like are unusual and/or "authentic" dishes.... things like street foods, home style cooking and such.
Whereas downtown and business lunch crowds tend to want familiar somewhat Americanised basics or strong flavors toned down the people you'll speak to here are more likely to want to taste things that are made the way you think they should be made.
Chang Mai and PaaDee are a couple places I think do this very well.

Your space looks lovely by the way.
Congratulations on your opening.

egg rolls

Everything's not done.  eg, I am in the process of ordering a draft beer fridge...

Two things:

2) I do think Portland is becoming like other food cities in one significant way: it's becoming more trend driven, more PR driven, and the media is becoming more influenced by trends and PR.  (Arguably, the difference between media and PR is being dissolved in Portland.)  I think we're going to see Portland's restaurants more and more segregated into the hip and not-hip.

This. Given that all media are still operating on very tight budgets, it's very hard to stay on top of new restaurants, call out marketing bullshit, and keep up a sense of discovery. When people get their restaurant recommendations from Eater's press release mill, or Clare Gordon's rehashing of media dinners on the Merc's blog, trying to run an honest food section starts to look pretty thankless. Every editor I've spoken too lately is exhausted by the hype mill, but they can't afford (or aren't allowed) to ignore it.

What I'd love to see in Portland is an independent food journal, print or digital, devoted to good, informed reviews and essays by named writers with a strict policy of noncommunication with the PR machine. It's on the list of Things I Would Do if I Were Idly Rich.

On the bright side, the theme of the pinata I made for tonight is:
I'm Spongebob Squarepants and I approved this bukkake

Boozekkake!
Brewkakke!

I also like Nervousxtian's comment about turning some of the line art shades of gray.

Shading on shirt prints gets really, really expensive as opposed to block color.

I meant more like a shade of gray, not shading.    I'm not a fan of 1 color white on black.. it looks cheap.   Any other color than white can make it look better, and a darker shade makes the design more subtle than in your face.

I'm aware of the cost of multi-color and shading.. ain't cheap.

many of them contain fake meat

tempeh is not fake meat (used in 3 dishes).
home-made seitan is not fake meat.
tofu is not fake meat.
soy curls are not fake meat (100% soy with no processing).
the soyrizo at el nutri is home-made but i guess some might term it a fake meat since it is a derivative of mexican chorizo.


most of the above are traditional foods. soy curls are a new food but are simply extruded soy beans with absolutely no "processing". if soy curls are fake meat then hummus is a fake meat. and except for the processed chicken at veggie grill, all of the above "proteins" are nutritious (high omega 3 fat, complete protein, and lots of soluble fiber).

The problem isn't that people use tempeh or soy, both of which can be used to great effect in the right recipe. The deal with these sorts of dishes is that they are based around substitution. I've had some truly delicious vegan meals from places like Natural Selection, but the recipes were created from the ground up for the ingredients that were used. I want to see more of that kind of creative thinking when it comes to vegan food instead of the current trend of taking existing dishes and replacing the animal products. Something is lost when you take a cheesesteak and remove the cheese and the steak.

http://www.wweek.com...guide_2012.html

Some nice coverage and it seems more well-balanced and inclusive of "ethnic" choices.

Some omissions, for me (off the top of my head, anyway), include:

Tanuki (though my guess is she is the only chef who pays local papers NOT to put her on these lists ;o)
Hokusei
Sunshine Tavern

What do y'all think?

FFS, I can't see any reason why we shouldn't have it at Mi Mero Mole!

Assuming Nick's down with it, of course.

-sacman

I think one thing that is unnecessarily confusing for customers is the arbitrary separation of rotating and non-rotating guisados. It's a classic example a distinction that may seem relevant, but the customer doesn't care about at all. The vast majority of your customers aren't going to visit often enough to care which are permanent and which rotate, and those that do are going to figure it out pretty quickly anyway (when I was going to Bunk regularly, I realized in a few visits which sandwiches were always there, and now that I don't go often, I really don't care). Making folks' initial visit positive will get them coming back regularly, and having an intuitive menu will help them order something more likely to make them happy.

Since we're playing around in Photoshop, here's an illustration of the menu layout I was talking about above (note: I haven't refined this nearly as much as the sharp-looking design Neven did; fonts, colors, and information accuracy are all rough).

this one! this is like what we talked about a couple months ago. This is funny, because I almost did a photoshop exploration of my own but the sun was too shiny and I ran out into it.

After reading this, I'm beginning to conclude that mass production companies for beef and poultry factor in a certain percentage of "loss" (aka recall from contamination).  And in that equation is however many million pounds/year and still maintain profitability.  I wonder what that graph looks like, where the break even point is. I actually think there's zero concern for human health.  I bet lawsuits and payouts are also factored into that equation.

Because of this, I think there are just some industries that can't self-regulate.  Food processing and finance being two of them.

http://www.huffingto...utm_hp_ref=food

"That proposal would turn over key inspection duties to the poultry companies so that they can police themselves and allow them to increase line speeds in chicken plants from the current 35 birds-per-minute to to 175 birds-per-minute. That's right -- one USDA inspector will have ONE THIRD OF A SECOND to inspect each bird to make sure that it did not have an animal disease, fecal contamination, tumors, improperly removed intestines or feathers before it is dipped in a chemical soup meant to kill microbial pathogens such as salmonella and campylobacter.

That's not exactly a journalistic news piece.  Using "The Jungle" is the Godwin's Law of food safety discussions.  1) Bullshit. 2) The Jungle was bullshit.

"The 3.99 wine will still be 3.99--they'll just make more margin."

This.  Who do you think was behind the change in Washington's laws (Costco)?  Do people really believe that stores will lower prices just because they are getting the product for less?  This is not primarily a consumer issue, although selection and availability would be better without state control and certain large sales would be possible that now are not (the primary difference I've seen between prices here and in CA, including during my cross-state liquor trip 2 weeks ago).  

It is however an intra-industry issue for many players.  And frankly the OLCC model is completely outmoded; I doubt that few would argue otherwise.

Just tired of seeing Abbe and Jebby's names evertime I load PF.org.  

Wow, been over 2 years since this was bumped.

"I was thinking authentic gay cowboy cuisine." YES.

I can see the Yelp review now:

ONE STAR

I *SAW* Brokeback mountain 3x and this is totally inauthentic.
My combo platter came with a side of beans.
In Brokeback mountain blond gay cowboy told fey eyelashes gay cowboy that he was sick of beans.
Cowboys don't like beans.
Worst. Restaurant. Ever.