Enobytes

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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Today on Wine Bytes, my wine blog on OregonLive, I talk about a great sauvignon blanc find from Dry Creek Vineyards, the “Taylor’s Vineyard Musque”. I also talk about the restaurant scene here in Portland. I know times are tight but please try to consider dining out more often and keep our restaurant scene in [...]

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Today on Wine Bytes, my wine blog on OregonLive, I take a detour from wine commentary and review a local restaurant worth mentioning: Kenny & Zuke’s in Portland, a place that serves up awesome corned beef and pastrami sandwiches and a whole lot more. After reading a lot of food posts on various websites written [...]

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Today on Wine Bytes, my wine blog on OregonLive, I take a detour from wine commentary and review a local restaurant worth mentioning: Decarli’s in Beaverton, Oregon. When you enter Decarli, it feels alive with a buzz as you immediately gravitate your attention to the open kitchen where the speed, attention to detail and passion [...]

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We have a new concept in dining available here in the Portland area – the Portland Dining Club. It’s a concept about saving but it encompasses a theory that is a lot broader than that. Attracting dining dollars is a tough business to be in these days. Today on Wine Bytes, my wine blog on [...]

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