Pasta Palooza
Left: Handmade Pasta, Right: Chef Joe Placido. Photos by Trask Bedortha. For Joe Placido, owner of Placido’s Pasta Shop, cooking has always been a part of life. Continue reading
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Sushi Galaxy
David feldman and amelia mae kann of the sushi star brigade seek to fulfill their mission of love and silliness. “You are a stardazzle. I love you.” These are the words of initiation into the Sushi Star Brigade. Continue reading
Coming Home
Scallop Tiradito with chili vinaigrette, wood sorrel, cilantro, thai basil, ginger oil, sea salt, pea flowers, cucumber and radish Continue reading
The Garden of Beer
Caribeña chicken from Whapping food cart. Photo by Amy Schneider There’s a new beer garden in town, and it’s called — well, it’s called beergarden. Continue reading
Celestial Vibe
Vegan and gluten-free chocolate donuts. Alex Moon has worked in the restaurant industry for 20 years, but it only recently occurred to her that she could open up her own place. “It’s a relatively new idea for me,” she says. Continue reading
A League of Their Own
The Leroy Burger. Photo by Trask Bedortha. Last year, Food Network star Guy Fieri brought his show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives to Eugene. In the episode, Fieri stopped by popular Whiteaker food truck The Sandwich League. Continue reading
Word Is
* Want to grocery shop online? You can do it locally at Lane Local Foods, an online farmers market operated by the Willamette Farm and Food Coalition. Online shoppers can login at lanelocalfoods.com, or access it through the market’s mobile app, and order groceries any time from Wednesday morning to Sunday night. Farmers post their products and shoppers can choose what they want, anything from okra from Mountain View Farm in Junction City to feta cheese from Ferns’ Edge Goat Dairy in Lowell. Continue reading
Exploring the Region
A mole in a pout is a sight to behold, rare, and slightly scary. Thinking I was early, I had ridden the wheezing Otis to the 15th floor of Eugene’s oldest high-rise, shuffled down the hall to our office, Wine Investigations, found Mole already in our lab, in a mope. “Hey, Sleut’,” he said, “whatcha got from all yer trackin’ wit’ out me?” Continue reading
Blue Blossom and Friends
Few things in the plant world are as blue as the flowers on the bluest ceanothus. Otherwise known as wild lilac or California lilac, shrubs of this genus (which are not lilacs at all) are native to the Americas, mostly California and south to Guatemala. The majority are evergreen. That and their often stunning flower color makes the genus popular in gardens. Wild lilacs with the deepest blue flowers mostly come from California species, but Oregon has several species well worth growing. Continue reading
The United Nations of Sports
Andy Zuñiga in mid-swing as he passes the ball up field. Photo by Trask Bedortha. Like many children, Tunde Jowosimi grew up playing soccer, and he continued playing when he moved from Nigeria to England. Continue reading