The Co-Cooking Cookbook Growing up in my house, ethnic food meant warming up a can of Spaghetti-Os. More daring was a small town Chinese restaurant that sold more hamburgers than spicy chicken and rice. Then we all grew up and found another way: Books about cooking called a cookbook. Take it another level and invite friends to […]
BRAGGING ABOUT COOKING SKILLS? NEVER, BUT IT STARTS WITH A DRUMBEAT
September 4, 2019 by
Bragging about cooking skills is worse than listening to someone else bragging when you know you’re better. The only thing worth bragging about is keeping people out of the emergency room after eating something you cooked. I don’t brag about my cooking skills for a reason, and it’s not because I’m serving raw or burned […]
CHOOSING CHOICE: THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU
May 28, 2019 by
Choosing choice is as American as America gets. From remembering to mind your own business, to ‘Don’t Tread On Me,’ we are a nation of individuals. And because we come from all points of the compass, not everyone agrees with everyone else. One thing we practice, and need more, is agreeing about the freedom of […]
PORTLAND HUBERS TOPS CHICAGO, DEARBORN, EAST LANCING DINING EXPERIENCE
February 16, 2019 by
Portland’s Hubers restaurant brings out the best in it’s customers.
Batman Rescue, Or What To Do With A Bat In The House
August 28, 2018 by
Picture yourself and your date out on a most enjoyable night with an invitation to a home cooked dinner. The home in this case was a wonderful castle abode with a hillside view and an acre of manicured garden in the down sloping backyard. It had a feeling of Xanadu from […]
BRAIN FOOD STARTS WITH GOOD HANDS
January 25, 2018 by
Ask around about cooking. If you do cook, ask a new friend about it. “Do you cook, too?” The answer will tell you more about the new friend than most any question. It’s a simple question, but the answers come in complicated flavors instead of “yes” or “no.”
VIDANTA EARLY BIRD MEETS THE MIRACLE CREW AT BURGER CUSTOM MADE
December 27, 2017 by
Every Five Diamond resort has a miracle crew, the people who make it all happen day after day, and make it look so easy. You have to look hard to find them, or be a Vidanta early bird. This crew was busy setting up, busy like a NASCAR pit crew. Professionals one […]
SAVE OREGON, MOVE TO PORTLAND
April 14, 2017 by
Moving to Portland for the food and music? Or to save Oregon? It’s not Austin, Texas, but you’re heading the right direction. The Southwest here is a part of town, not part of the country. Food cart walk ups, innovative menus, and don’t forget the river. Without the Willamette River what would Portland be? It […]
BAD APPS RUNNING HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM?
April 6, 2017 by
3 ways to tell a bad app from good on your own human operating system Consider the human operating system basics, what you demand everyday: If you’re hungry, find food. Too cold? Grab a coat. For a safe night, find a safe shelter. Those are the basics, right? Food. Clothing. Shelter. But not with a […]
HOW TO FIND THE 18-34 DEMOGRAPHIC, aka MILLENNIALS
March 16, 2017 by
What to do if they find you? Turns out the new greatest generation visits BoomerPdx Choice more often than anyone else. Call me surprised, but not really. Those are my people, the people boomers created for the most part. How can you not love that? Baby Boomers grew up with one major […]
