Mulnomah Falls
Vanessa, Brad and Samantha. Henry was asleep in the stroller and I'm sad I didn't get a picture of him. 
Me and Jeff
Samantha and Vanessa
Me and VanessaSaturday, August 29, 2009
Multnomah Falls
A few weekends ago Jeff's brother Brad, his wife Vanessa and their two cute kids were in Portland and we got to spend the day with them. We went to Multnomah Falls in the morning and then we met Jeff's parents for lunch. We had so much fun spending time with them. It was a wonderful day! Here are some pictures of us at Multnomah Falls.
Mulnomah Falls
Vanessa, Brad and Samantha. Henry was asleep in the stroller and I'm sad I didn't get a picture of him.
Me and Jeff
Samantha and Vanessa
Me and Vanessa
Mulnomah FallsVanessa, Brad and Samantha. Henry was asleep in the stroller and I'm sad I didn't get a picture of him. Me and JeffSamantha and VanessaMe and Vanessa
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Beast
August 7th was Jeff's birthday, so to celebrate he wanted to go to a restaurant called Beast. The chef, Naomi Pomeroy, is from Jeff's hometown Corvallis, and she is one of the best new chefs in the country. She is also featured in this month's Food and Wine magazine.
The food was absolutely amazing. It was a six course meal and there were two different seatings, one at 6:00pm and the other at 8:45pm. The menu is a set menu that changes weekly and there are no substitutions. We made reservations for the 6:00pm seating. We started out with cream of summer corn soup with herb salsa verde and fried shallots. The soup was outstanding and the salsa verde gave a touch of brightness to the soulful soup. The second course was a sampler plate of house made pate's, steak tartare and foie-gras. The third course was a duck confit with a bean cassoulet with pork sausage and lamb shoulder with braised greens and cherry tomatoes. The duck was the star of the dish, but the cassoulet was exceptionally simple and tasty. The fourth course was a baby lettuce salad with apricot and brown butter vinaigrette with sheep's cheese and croutons. The dressing had a nice sweetness as a counterpoint to the earthy flavor of the sheep's cheese. The fifth course was a cheese plate with figs and candied hazelnuts. Finally, the dessert was a peach and amaretto mousse with blackberry sauce and pistachio praline whipped cream.
Not only was the food amazing, but the ambiance was equally impressive. While we were there, they were filming a pilot TV show for Food Network. It was fun to see all that went on to film the pilot, I don't think we were on TV, but we can't wait to watch it when it airs.
Beast has community seating and we met some very nice people at our table. We shared our table with the manager of Broder and his parents. They shared some great ideas for future food adventures here in Portland. That being said, we're looking forward to coming back to Beast many more times and making more great memories.
Here are some pictures from our fun night.
The food was absolutely amazing. It was a six course meal and there were two different seatings, one at 6:00pm and the other at 8:45pm. The menu is a set menu that changes weekly and there are no substitutions. We made reservations for the 6:00pm seating. We started out with cream of summer corn soup with herb salsa verde and fried shallots. The soup was outstanding and the salsa verde gave a touch of brightness to the soulful soup. The second course was a sampler plate of house made pate's, steak tartare and foie-gras. The third course was a duck confit with a bean cassoulet with pork sausage and lamb shoulder with braised greens and cherry tomatoes. The duck was the star of the dish, but the cassoulet was exceptionally simple and tasty. The fourth course was a baby lettuce salad with apricot and brown butter vinaigrette with sheep's cheese and croutons. The dressing had a nice sweetness as a counterpoint to the earthy flavor of the sheep's cheese. The fifth course was a cheese plate with figs and candied hazelnuts. Finally, the dessert was a peach and amaretto mousse with blackberry sauce and pistachio praline whipped cream.
Not only was the food amazing, but the ambiance was equally impressive. While we were there, they were filming a pilot TV show for Food Network. It was fun to see all that went on to film the pilot, I don't think we were on TV, but we can't wait to watch it when it airs.
Beast has community seating and we met some very nice people at our table. We shared our table with the manager of Broder and his parents. They shared some great ideas for future food adventures here in Portland. That being said, we're looking forward to coming back to Beast many more times and making more great memories.
Here are some pictures from our fun night.
Jeff waiting for the door to open
Mad Men
I absolutely love this show and it starts up again tonight on AMC. I can't wait. The styles of the 60's and the retro sets on the show are so cool.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
John Hughes
I was very sad to hear that John Hughes passed away today. I grew up on his movies, they were such a huge part of my teenage years. What girl didn't love Jake Ryan and school detention seemed like fun after watching The Breakfast Club. Every John Hughes movie brings back so many great memories and I never get tired of watching them over and over. I think I'm going to have a movie marathon this weekend. Here are a few of my favorites: Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Planes Trains and Automobiles. What are your favorite John Hughes movies?
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