June is California Avocado Month! Check out the avocado deliciousness that some Pine Street Market restaurants will be dishing out during the month of June. Mmmm…. avocados. I didn’t always like them, but once I discovered how delicious, nutritious, and versatile these beautiful green fruits were, I fell in love. HARD. While I’m all about…
Restaurants
Tusk Launches Weekend Happy Hour
Tusk, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Portland, Oregon, launches a weekend happy hour full of colorful cocktails and tempting bites. Tusk restaurant’s new weekend happy hour to help you celebrate the sunshine in their now-enclosed, all-season patio! I’ve waxed poetic about my love for Tusk before. It’s a gorgeous, light and airy restaurant on Burnside…
Jackrabbit Introduces Adventurous Spring Menu Items
Jackrabbit in downtown Portland adds sophisticated dishes to their spring menu. Located on the first floor of the sophisticated Duniway Hotel (which celebrates its first anniversary in May), Jackrabbit restaurant is part romantic, sexy intimate dinner spot, part business power meal hub, and part hip, independent traveler hangout. Dine at Jackrabbit with an adventurous appetite, because this…
Il Solito: the Ultimate Italian Comfort Food in Portland, Oregon
Chef Matt Sigler serves up classic, unfussy, fully satisfying Italian comfort cuisine in Portland’s new Il Solito restaurant. Portland, Oregon’s brand new Il Solito is like a dream restaurant where carbs reign and rich pasta sauces beg to be followed by sips of bold Italian wines. It’s a place you’ll want to leave your keto-paleo-whatever-trendy-diets at…
Oregon Coast Travel Guide: Lincoln City, Oregon
Thinking of vacationing on the Oregon Coast? Here’s a quick Oregon Coast Travel Guide for Lincoln City, with a video reel of our recent Spring Break trip. While my family and I enjoy traveling to distant places throughout the year, we typically prefer to stay close to home during spring break. Last year, I actually…
Brunch in Portland, Oregon: Bar Casa Vale
The newer Bar Casa Vale Brunch program includes wake-you-up citrus-focused cocktails and warm savory treats to keep those weekend vibes alive in this brunch-obsessed town. As much as we thrive on sharing our finds with the world, there are some places that we food, wine, and travel writers wish we could keep all to ourselves….
Party Downtown restaurant & catering in Eugene, Oregon
Traveling to Eugene, Oregon? Check out Party Downtown, a cute restaurant and catering company serving fresh local cuisine. Party Downtown Like many college towns, food carts are popular in Eugene, Oregon. Eugene is the second largest city in Oregon, and is located about two hours south of Portland. In 2011, Tiffany Norton and Mark…
Sumptuous Seafood at Cabezon restaurant in Northeast Portland
Sumptuous seafood dishes shine at Cabezon restaurant in Northeast Portland, Oregon. Tucked away onto a tiny side street off of Northeast Sandy Boulevard is Cabezon restaurant. A warm, inviting space, this neighborhood bistro has been serving fresh seafood dishes since 2009. You would think that with being so close to the Pacific Ocean, wonderful…
Swiss Cuisine in the Midwest: André’s Confiserie Suisse in Kansas City
André’s Confiserie Suisse brings a little bit of Switzerland – and a whole lot of deliciousness – to the Midwest. In the Midwest, there’s a special place that will transport your tastebuds temporarily from the warm glow of gentle flat plains to the vibrant rollings hills, snowy mountains, and bustling cities of Switzerland. Since 1955,…
Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Jacksonville, Oregon
Heading to Southern Oregon? Here’s Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Jacksonville, Oregon. Southern Oregon is full of charming small towns, where life moves at a gentler pace. There are no large urban cities, no towering skyscrapers, no major traffic. In this warmer part of Oregon where quaint towns pepper the Rogue Valley and…
French-inspired Pacific Northwest Cuisine at Marché Restaurant (Eugene, Oregon)
Enjoy French-inspired Pacific Northwest cuisine at Marche restaurant in Eugene, Oregon. When I travel, I love trying new restaurants. Yet I also always try to set aside time to revisit some of my old favorites. These are the restaurants I will go back to time and time again – and also the ones I regularly recommend…
Michael Jordan’s Steak House (Ridgefield, Washington)
From vibrant salads to high quality steaks to towering desserts, you’ll find a commitment to excellence and focused execution at Michael Jordan’s Steak House that is indicative of the restaurant’s legendary namesake. Michael Jordan’s Steak House Las Vegas meets Chicago meets the Pacific Northwest at the third and newest Michael Jordan’s Steak House location….
FOOD WINE BLISS: Feast Portland 2017 Best Bites and Sips
Feast Portland 2017 was a whirlwind of nonstop food, libations, and fun. This was my fifth year attending the 6-year-old, four-day food & beverage festival, and I can honestly say it was one of my favorites yet! Be sure to read my past Feast Portland posts in the Urban Bliss Life Feast Portland Guide. Best…
Food Bliss: Buckman Public House (Portland, Oregon)
Buckman Public House in Portland, Oregon has a vibrant cocktail program, and serves artfully presented, creative lunch and dinner dishes in a former high school building. Portland, Oregon may be a young city but there are still so many untold stories and history within the walls of old structures in the midst of the city’s…
Food + Travel Bliss: RumFire Poipu Beach restaurant in Kauai Hawaii
RumFire Poipu Beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai offers breathtaking oceanfront views and delightful dishes representative of the diverse cultures of the island. Dining at a restaurant that serves expertly prepared dishes is a fabulous experience. Dining at such a restaurant that also includes fantastic service is even better. Now combine those two with…
FOOD BLISS: Altabira Tavern’s Rooftop Restaurant in Portland, Oregon
Altabira Tavern in Portland, Oregon has one of the city’s best rooftop terraces, incredible food, cocktails, and just celebrated its second anniversary! Portland, Oregon is such a pretty city. I always wondered: why aren’t there more rooftop restaurants that showcase this? Nevermind the weather – that’s no excuse. We Portlanders will sit outside on grey drizzly days…
FOOD + TRAVEL BLISS: Merriman’s Fish House, Kauai Hawaii
Merriman’s Poipu Fish House serves fresh, delicious Hawaii Regional Cuisine in a beautiful, breezy plantation-style setting. If you love seafood, Hawaii will satisfy all of your seafood-loving foodie dreams. Growing up the in the Pacific Northwest, I’ve always been a huge fan of seafood. Shrimp, oysters, salmon, clams, Dungeness crab, lobster… if it’s from the…
Food + Travel Bliss: Trinity Restaurant in New Orleans
In the heart of the bustling, lively French Quarter, Trinity Restaurant New Orleans is a modern restaurant that reimagines classic Louisiana cuisine featuring season ingredients and artisan flare. New Orleans is a beautiful, lively city where the food is as eclectic, vibrant, and and colorful as the cast of characters that fill the streets and the stories…
FOOD + Wine BLISS: Raven and Rose restaurant in Portland, Oregon
Raven and Rose restaurant in the historic Ladd Carriage House in downtown Portland, Oregon serves upscale Northwest cuisine inspired by great gastropubs of the British Isles. Living in Portland, Oregon is a blessing and a curse. I love living in such a foodie and wine-loving town – however, it’s absolutely impossible to get to all of the…
Food & Travel Bliss: District Donuts in New Orleans, Louisiana
Craving something sweet and looking to indulge while traveling through New Orleans, Louisiana? Check out District Donuts! I love doughnuts. And donuts. However you choose to spell it, whether you go for homemade donuts, store bought, or at the cafe, these delightful round puffs of buttery sugary goodness are an indulgence I happily enjoy from time…