Tag: Portland

Brunch at Vignola Cinque Terre

Michael

Meredith and I have always enjoyed the excellent design and ambiance of Vignola – with it’s large picture windows, exposed brick walls, cool Edison-style lighting, wine bottle fixtures, and ivy covered exterior, it’s a pretty excellent setting for a meal – but we hadn’t visited in quite a while, so when we heard that it had merged with its sister restaurant, to become Vignola Cinque Terre, we couldn’t resist dropping in for a little Sunday brunch to see how things had changed. Continue reading Brunch at Vignola Cinque Terre

Eventide Oyster Co.

Michael

Awhile back, while having dinner with a friend at Hugo’s, I couldn’t help but have my attention constantly wander to a scene I could see from our window seat. Over the course of a few hours, in the old Rabelais storefront next door, an artist meticulously hand-lettered a name onto the window. The deliberate speed and patience of the artist, and the fact that the owner of this new mystery location had even felt the need to chose the hand-lettered route over a quick decal, was more than enough to thoroughly pique my curiosity… Continue reading Eventide Oyster Co.