Category Archives: Vacation

The Breakfasts and Brunches – Part 2, Portland OR

A side trip to Seattle – one full of more great food and an excellent concert (and sales tax) – now behind me, my first proper meal back in Portland would see me seated at a communal table at Clyde … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Clyde Common, Coffee, Cornbread, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Imperial, Oregon, Pork, Portland, Screen Door, Spints, Spints Ale House, Stumptown, Sweetbreads, The Country Cat, Vacation

The Breakfasts and Brunches – Part 1, Portland OR

Perhaps because it was the meal we most frequently enjoyed as a family when I was young or perhaps as a result of my propensity for sweets in general I absolutely love breakfast…and perhaps moreso the concept of brunch. Always … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Broder, Coffee, cupcakes, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Gravy, Heart, Ned Ludd, Oregon, Pancakes, Pork, Portland, Stumptown, Tasty n' Sons, The Woodsman Market, The Woodsman Tavern, Tin Shed, Vacation

Pizza, Savory Snacks, Cocoa and Ice Cream, Portland OR

Transitioning from sweets (http://endoedibles.com/?p=5269) to savories (mostly,) eight additional stops in Portland ranging from 7am Ice Cream and 9am Biscuits to 1pm Foie Gras and 10pm Pizza would round out spots not quite fulfilling the criteria of a meal, but … Continue reading

Posted in Apizza Scholls, Cacao, Cool Moon Ice Cream, Crab, Dessert, Evoe, Foie, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Ken's Artisan Pizza, Nostrana, Oregon, Pine State Biscuits, Pizza, Pork, Portland, Salt & Straw, Salt and Straw, Tillamook, Vacation

Seven Days of Pastries, Cookies, Donuts, Pie and Coffee, Portland OR

Until my sister suggested Seattle as a family vacation for late 2011 I hadn’t really given much thought to the Pacific Northwest as a destination and having checked off myriad great meals during that trip, as well as a visit … Continue reading

Posted in Barista, Blue Star Donut, Blue Star Donuts, Bouchon, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Coco Donuts, Coffee, Common Grounds, Courier, Croissant, Dessert, DessertVacation, Food, Heart, Ken’s Artisan Bakery, Lauretta Jeans, Little T, Macaroon, Madeline, Nuvrei, Oregon, Oui Presse, Pearl Bakery, Pork, Portland, Ristretto Roasters, St. Honore, St. Jack, Stumptown, The Waffle Window, Tonalli’s, Vacation, Voodoo Doughnut, Water Avenue Coffee, Whiffies Pies

Red Medicine [2] and Bestia, Los Angeles CA

Given my affinity for handmade pastas and pretty much anything cooked in a wood-burning oven plus a a memorable meal with my family at ‘All Angelo (RIP) a reservation at Ori Menashe’s Arts district hot-spot, Bestia, was secured even before … Continue reading

Posted in Bestia, California, Coffee, Dessert, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Italian, Los Angeles, Pizza, Pork, Red Medicine, Truffle, Vacation

Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant, Rosemead CA

The Gist: No Website! The Why: Living in Ohio and moving to Phoenix my opportunities for good Dim Sum are limited and given the fact that this trip to Los Angeles would be my very first by car I wanted … Continue reading

Posted in California, Dessert, Food, Los Angeles, Pork, Rosemead, Sea Harbour, Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant, Vacation

Alma, Los Angeles CA

The Gist: http://www.alma-la.com/ The Why: Truthfully, prior to the Kings announcing their game I didn’t even know Alma was an official restaurant rather than the Ari Taymor’s pop-up I’d read about months earlier when planning a previous visit to the … Continue reading

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Industriel, Los Angeles CA

The Gist: http://industrielfarm.com/ The Why: Going into LA on short notice for a noon-time game I wanted a space that was open continuously from brunch to dinner so as not to require reservations or require any rush to get there … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Basket, Breakfast, California, Coffee, Croissant, Food, French Toast, Industriel, Los Angeles, Pork, Truffle, Vacation

[lost meals] D.O.C.G, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

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[lost meals] First Food & Bar, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Breakfast, Coffee, Dessert, First Food & Bar, Food, French Toast, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Pork, Vacation, Waffles

[lost meals] Central, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Breakfast, Central, Dessert, French Toast, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Vacation

[lost meals] Twist by Pierre Gagnaire [2,] Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

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[lost meals] Public House, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Pudding, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Pork, Public House, Vacation

[lost meals] Honey Salt and Patisserie Manon, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Honey Salt, Las Vegas, lost meals, Macaroon, Nevada, Patisserie Manon, Vacation

[lost meals] eat. and Chocolate and Spice Bakery, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Breakfast, Chocolate and Spice, Chocolate and Spice Bakery, Coffee, cupcakes, Dessert, eat downtown, eat., Food, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Pancakes, Pork, Vacation

[lost meals] Ichiza and Kabuto, Las Vegas NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Ichiza, Kabuto, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Sushi, Vacation

[lost meals] Due Forni, Las Vegas NV

  The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the … Continue reading

Posted in Dessert, Due Forni, Food, Gnocchi, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Pizza, Pork, Truffle, Vacation

[lost meals] Bread and Butter and Crepe Shack & Waffles, Henderson NV

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Bread and Butter, Breakfast, Coffee, Crepe Shack & Waffles, Croissant, cupcakes, Dessert, Henderson, Ice Cream, Las Vegas, lost meals, Nevada, Vacation, Waffles

[lost meals] Elizabeth, Chicago IL

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Chicago, Coffee, Dessert, Elizabeth, Food, Ice Cream, Illinois, lost meals, Pancakes, Truffle, Vacation

[lost meals] Wood, Chicago IL

The lost meals entries consist of meals that occurred at various times throughout 2012 which, for any number of reasons, escaped my documentation – some due to a cross country move and a new job, some due to the Los … Continue reading

Posted in Chicago, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Illinois, lost meals, Pizza, Pork, Vacation, Wood