Brasserie Montmartre and Bastas Trattoria

French Onion soup and bubbly

UNREAL Blue Cheese and Asparagus Risotto from Basta's. Easily in my top three Risotto's of all time!

I heart Nordstrom Cafe! I really do.

My favorite salad! (ever)

Kale, white bean and ham soup. I should have ordered a bowl, it was that good.

Crescent Cafe - the worlds best breakfast location!

Fresh squeezed Blood Orange Juice.

What I always order. It's boring, but always delicious.
The menu is full of wonderful breakfast items, and the specials are always amazing..so I've heard. 100% of the menu is made fresh daily.

The Sweetest Thing cupcake and muffin

Our friend went to "jail" for charity, and we smuggled him a file in a cake... sort of..

GFU Christmas event at The Allison

It was Civil War game night, and there was Duck in the salad.. that's funny!

Braised short ribs stacked on polenta. Incredibly delicious.

Cheesecake with Kiwi! mmmm

Ukaia's Hot Chocolate

AKA a Wednesday night @ Nick's

Pomegranate Mandarin Cosmo

Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza


The table

Seafood Risotto. Portland City Grill

Blue Cheese drizzled with honey. The Horseradish. Carlton, Oregon

Seafood Chowder. MetroVino, Portland.

Walla Walla Washington happens! October 2009

Breakfast did include a plate size maple walnut cinnamon roll. (boxed up 3/4, only to avoid later)

Whitehouse Crawford - confidently recommend

Sweet onion gratin with wild mushrooms and Gruyere cheese. Genius! Unbelievably tasty!



Twice baked chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream (and four spoons!)

Walla Walla weekend of good times

Garrison Creek Winery. Our vote for BEST wine tasting experience!

Owner and winemaker, David March wearing the perfect sweatshirt.

In the caves at Garrison Creek.


Basel Cellars Estate Winery

Enjoying Rulo wines.

We were those people...

Farm to Fork - grilled ham and gruyere cheese

Lindsay turns 25! woo hoo

Prive Winery Dinner with fabulous people!

Brick Oven goodness!

Port soaked cherries, with marscapone and toasted hazelnuts!

I ate while I was in Italy and Germany - It's true.

Irish Cream poured over Chocolate Ice Cream and Whipped Cream! Delish!

Creme Brulee (duh)

Best Italian food I had all trip - and it was from a little Italian restaurant in Germany.. shhhh
Fresh Ravioli with a Gorgonzola, walnut cream. I wanted to cry it was soo good.

Shortbread cookies that literally melted in my mouth. Thank you Rothenburg, Germany for your cobblestone streets and these cookies of perfection!