Viva La Tienda Mexicana
Chrorizo isn't all you'll find at Erica's Meat Market
Erica’s Meat Market isn’t owned by anyone named Erica any longer, but the sign is unlikely to change anytime soon. Behind the large green sign … Continue reading
Vanessa Salvia
Author: Vanessa Salvia
Picnic Providers
For when you want to ditch the dining room
What makes the perfect picnic? Aside from a memorable locale, isn’t it all about the food? But just any food does not a perfect picnic … Continue reading
Eugene is Ready for Fruity Hawaiian Bowls
Big Kahuna Bow offers açai treats
Açai bowls — those fruity concoctions like smoothies you eat with a spoon — may be a trend but they certainly aren’t a fad, say … Continue reading
How to Read a Shelf Talker
And other strategies for picking new wines from Wine Folly
“I served in restaurants, and I was one of those people who asked, ‘Do you want red or white, lighter or bolder?’” says Madeline Puckette, … Continue reading
The Real Deal
Nourishing Traditions at Tortilleria el Matate
On a recent mid-week afternoon, the dozen people who drove up to Tortilleria el Metate’s storefront along Main Street in Springfield were greeted with a sign on the door stating: “No hay tortillas.” No tortillas today. Continue reading
Growing Concern
Yep Yep Farm fights to stay organic
Jason Waligoske and his wife, Louisa Waligoske, are farmers. They have a dilapidated collection of outbuildings and greenhouses on the 4.6-acre former plant nursery site … Continue reading
All That Jazz
Two women live their restaurant dreams at Jazzy Ladies Café and Coffeehouse
“It’s good but not as good as Michelle’s,” is something Carmen Nasholm heard often as her seven kids were growing up. Michelle Reid, Michelle’s husband Dave and their two children became friends with the Nasholms through church in 1993. Continue reading
Differently Familiar
Izakaya Oyazi provides Japanese nightlife and 'tongue-happy' traditional foods
If Eugene were Japan, there would be an izakaya on every corner — maybe several. Most of them would be street stalls specializing in only one type of food, such as fish soup. Some, like the newly opened Izakaya Oyazi in the space of the former Granary Pizza restaurant, would have a broad menu. Continue reading
Pokémon Players Aren’t Pumping Up Businesses
Grouping couches together, chilling racks of beer, lighting coals for the grill. These aren’t preparations for the neighborhood potluck. They’re what some people have done to get comfortable for playing hours of Pokémon Go on a downtown street corner. While some stores are seeing an increase in foot traffic, that hasn’t translated into a similar increase in profitable business. Continue reading
Horses That Heal
RideAble’s equestrian therapy program for special needs changes lives
Seventeen-year-old Courtney Scott stands by the arena at a well-maintained stable in Goshen, a few miles southeast of Eugene. She’s on crutches, her left leg in a cast due to stress fractures from dancing, but her eyes sparkle as she waits for her horse to be brought out for her to ride. The crutches make her weekly ride a little more challenging, but Scott doesn’t care. Continue reading