Enobytes

I read a great article on the Wall Street Journal about the trials and tribulations of opening a restaurant. For many, this is a dream come true. But in reality, you can lose the shirt off your back in less than three years, which is why you should read your cards carefully before considering the [...]

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October 3, 1964 – Buffalo Wings were created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack. So where have you had some awesome buffalo wings? And libation pairings? Beer or Wine, or???

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A few posts back I was raving over the great quality pizza being served at Apizza Scholls out on Hawthorne St. in Portland. As I mentioned we would return soon to give a full review and here it is. We definitely rate it a solid “Get off your ass and go”.  It came very close [...]

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In my wine column today on OregonLive.com, I talk about the pleasures of vacationing at the California Mendocino Coast where we ventured through Anderson Valley, visiting a few old favorites and some new wineries including Duckhorn’s Pinot outpost, Goldeneye, which offers great wines and a very nice tasting room located at Obester’s old location. As [...]

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A few weeks back we had the pleasure of sitting down with the CEO of Burgerville Jeff Harvey along with the PR firm McGrath/Power from San Jose and their sommelier Christine Tran who has consulted with a number of bay area restaurant groups. The Northwest chain, Burgerville, has decided to pilot a wine and beer [...]

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Today on Wine Bytes, my wine blog on OregonLive, I talk about  how encouraging it is to see that some innovative restaurants have made bold moves quickly to compensate for the lack of regulars, for whom they depended on for years. I applaud any entrepreneur that realizes change is the only path to success when [...]

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