‘Cause we all here like to eat, and eat well.

The photo above is one I took of the Spiced Berry Balsamic Chocolates from a new coffee and chocolate bar that has opened near my workplace called Sweet Masterpieces.

Beyond the fact that they serve chai cider, I’m very pleased that this place has opened because it prompted me to do a web search for its actual name to share with a friend. While I failed to find that out online, I did chance across a website dedicated food in Portland, specifically “An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink” with the sub-title motto: Throwing Ourselves on the Grenade of Bad Food to Save You.

A group blog born of a misleading restaurant review, not only are there restaurant reviews (sometimes with menus), but they report on current Portland food trends, like local micro distilleries, supply press releases on upcoming food focused events and review food specialty shops, like the Meadow, a place that carries 35 kinds of salt.

I figure this to be a timely find as we are entering the rainy season, the rainy winters being part of my theory of why, according to my father-in-law, Portland was known for its fine restaurants even in the mid-60s. (I also credit the winter rains for the large amount of coffee, bath products, candles and book reading around these parts.)