Before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sodexho’s chef Patrick Nearing was about to lose it. He couldn’t find the green plantains that visiting chef Joaqu퀌_n Suarez needed to complete a recipe to be served at 11:30 a.m. Then, just in time, the plantains were found at a local discount grocer.
Sodexho’s executive chef for their Global Chef Program visits Portland State this week to dazzle students, faculty and staff with his culinary prowess. On Wednesday, Joaquin Suarez prepares dishes from his native Colombia in the Ondine dining hall. Try ajiaco santafereno, a creamy soup prepared with three types of potatoes, chicken, corn, capers and avocado.
The wrecking ball is on its way toward the Virginia Cafe, but the owners and employees don’t know exactly when it will hit. Just one of the businesses to be uprooted, the caf퀌� is located on the Zell block, sharing space with the Zell Bros. jewelry store and other retailers.
Portland State President Daniel Bernstine appealed to legislators in Salem Tuesday to approve Governor Kulongoski’s proposed budget that would provide $172 million to repair, restore and renovate buildings throughout the Oregon University System during the 2007-09 biennium.
Sandwiches aren’t hard to make, and yet all too often, soggy bread, bland ingredients and uninspired flavors end up in our lunch bags. Why is a fabulous sandwich so hard to find? Now it will be easier to eat well at lunchtime. A popular downtown favorite, Half & Half, just a step across Burnside from Powell’s on S.
If you’re planning to cook something seductive for your sweetie, why not make a meal that’s packed with love-inducing foods? Surprisingly, many of the foods we eat every day have aphrodisiac qualities. The Romans, the Aztecs and societies all through antiquity have known that certain foods can help stimulate fertility, lust and well…of course, male potency.
Portland State students, faced with varied nutritional choices all around campus, say they eat high-calorie, sodium-packed, over-portioned meals when it is their only option. And with some of the most popular eateries around the university using high-calorie content, sodium content and large meal portions, students can often be stuck without nutritious options.
The students who run Food for Thought Caf퀌� are considering an inspection by the Multnomah County Health Department, which would be the first in the caf퀌�’s four-year history. The advisory inspection might occur as soon as March 1, according to John Lambert, the caf퀌�’s liaison with Student Activities and Leadership Program (SALP).
If you are planning a romantic dinner for someone special on Valentine’s Day, now’s the time to get calling! The hot spots around town are almost booked, and it may be too late to book your favorite cozy booth for two. Even though more than two weeks away, we made calls to find out where to go if making a reservation soon and to find restaurants that won’t be taking reservations at all.
Perfection is a dangerous word when it comes to restaurants. Balancing food that has been flawlessly prepared with attentive yet unobtrusive service is a tall order. Doing so consistently is rare indeed. Though not quite perfect, Pok Pok’s authentic Thai street food approaches the mark.
For the first six months of this year, Portland State has shifted 98 percent of its electricity business away from Portland General Electric to save at least $330,000 in a budget that has been overspent by $2 million over the last two years. An arrangement for the cheaper electricity was made with Sempra Energy Solutions of San Diego for the six-month period, according to John MacLean, assistant director of facilities.