Portland

Ingredients 3 ounces ruby port 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed orange juice 1 cinnamon stick Water just off the boil 1 1-inch-wide ribbon of orange peelstudded with 3-5 cloves. In a mug […]

This place was in a set of shops right across the street from our hotel.  They have some very good marshmallows and gumdrops (they also sell some local chocolate and […]

A small chocolate shop that we stopped at for and after dinner snack.  Great selection of chocolates (we took home a stack of goodies) and a great drinking chocolate/coffee bar.

Sat down for an early dinner of wine and small plates. Great service, good food.

Good, but nothing special. We had a late breakfast croissant here.

One of the many food trucks in downtown Portland. Had falafel here after our trip to Soter Vineyards – very good.

Stopped on our way out to Soter Vineyards for a tasting. Very light, tasty donuts. “Our donuts are made from a classic brioche recipe that originated in the south of […]

We took a day trip to the Willamette Valley for the day and stopped in at Soter Vineyards at the recommendation of several people in downtown Portland. The recommendations were […]