Astoria, OR – Five years ago, the culinary landscape of Astoria was enriched by the arrival of Tres Bros, a vibrant food truck offering authentic Nicaraguan home cooking. Today, Tres Bros has…
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ARDENT GOURMET: A SWEET STAY IN SALEM, OREGON
By David & Susan Greenberg Past filbert orchards, past long fences over which horses hung their heads, past a gamboling lamb, past rhododendrons lit by pink blossoms, past farmhouses built when manual…
FREE COOKING CLASS: Cooking Matters – Shopping on a Budget at OSU Extension July 17th
JOIN OSU Extension’s Education Program Assistant Galena Flores to learn how to shop on a budget and cook delicious, nutritious meals on July 17th; class size limited, sign up today! What: Gain…
Ways to Reduce Childhood Hunger in Oregon This Summer – Summer Food Programs & Extra EBT
The Summer Food Service Program offers free, nutritious meals at sites all over the state and the Summer EBT program provides $120 per eligible child for groceries. EDITOR’S NOTE: There are summer…
Food Insecurity – Need for Food Increases during Summer Months; Grub Club & Munch-A-Lunch Programs Help Fill Gap
It’s summer time! That means fun and sun, and the kids are out of school – which means no breakfast or lunch programs for those in our community that are food insecure,…
Possibly the Best Steak on the West Coast
Porterhouse in San Mateo has quickly become my top pick for Bay Area steak dining. I’ve had the pleasure of dining there twice, and both times, the restaurant delivered an exceptional experience….
Manzanita Farmers Market Completes “Power to the Field” Project with Support from Tillamook PUD Grant Funding
MANZANITA, OR – The Manzanita Farmers Market, serving North Tillamook County for 16 years, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the “Power to the Field” project. This innovative initiative brings…
Oregon launching Summer EBT food benefits program for school-aged children
Summer EBT is a new federal food benefits program to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Oregon will provide more than $35 million in Summer EBT food benefits to around 294,000…
ARDENT GOURMET: A Spring Week in Rome
By David and Susan Greenberg We heard: 1/ An avalanche of empty wine bottles from each night’s revelry poured from dumpsters into trucks for removal at 4 AM, like the sound of…
ARDENT GOURMET: Cannon Beach, Glad to be Back
By David & Susan Greenberg With much affection, we’ve visited Cannon Beach since the 1970s. Recently, after a long gap living foreign, we returned for two nights. We stayed at the Stephanie…