tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post4028297765752356397..comments2024-02-29T03:35:27.926-08:00Comments on Eating L.A.: 5 more reasons I'd move to Portland...Pat Sapersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-28146833770341225122008-07-24T22:25:00.000-07:002008-07-24T22:25:00.000-07:00Portland's population is 80% caucasian. Nothing a...Portland's population is 80% caucasian. Nothing against white folks as a whole, but, really, as bad as parts of LA are, the ethnic and cultural mix of the City of Angels (whites = less than 50% of the pop.) largely drives the food scene. Result? A better food scene.<BR/><BR/>And Seattle? Not too long ago, I lived in Seattle for three years, near Green Lake. It took about six months to eat atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-55973937770757559882008-07-23T14:11:00.000-07:002008-07-23T14:11:00.000-07:00I love love love Pok Pok and Lovely Hula Hands. A...I love love love Pok Pok and Lovely Hula Hands. Also Higgins. And the Pearl Bakery. I, too, would move to Portland in a nanosecond if I thought I could sell my house for anywhere close to what I paid for it in 2005. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-62678441732137333722008-07-18T19:52:00.000-07:002008-07-18T19:52:00.000-07:00Portland is one of those cities I want to visit ve...Portland is one of those cities I want to visit very soon. The Pacific Northwest in general seems to have an exciting food scene.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623263920909015348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-41866176662075753802008-07-18T12:52:00.000-07:002008-07-18T12:52:00.000-07:00I think anything, compared to the Backdoor Bakery ...I think anything, compared to the Backdoor Bakery would make them weep! I got food poisoning there twice, from there chicken and chesse croissants they left sitting in direct sun in the glass cases with bacteria growing all day long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-13532007559635134782008-07-18T11:13:00.000-07:002008-07-18T11:13:00.000-07:00Portland and Seattle are good places to visit - ta...Portland and Seattle are good places to visit - take it from a former resident!<BR/>Good mixologists are required to keep the suicides under control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-6686714664828929372008-07-18T10:59:00.000-07:002008-07-18T10:59:00.000-07:00Interesting thing about Oregon and the mixology. ...Interesting thing about Oregon and the mixology. <A HREF="http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com" REL="nofollow">Jeffrey Morgenthaler</A>, one of the big names in cocktail blogging, is in Eugene.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-33928331834169651242008-07-18T09:40:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:40:00.000-07:00The rain wouldn't bother me, but the job thing - y...The rain wouldn't bother me, but the job thing - yeah :(<BR/><BR/>Did you get a chance to check out <A HREF="http://www.threesquare.com/" REL="nofollow">Three Square</A> when you were there? I hear so many good things about that place, and can hardly wait to try it myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com