Spencer's Food Adventures

Tag: cooking

  • Sugarpine Drive-In

    Along the banks of the Sandy river in Troutdale is the greatest little old drive-in restaurant you could ever hope for. Started in 2018, this place has quickly become an Oregonian favorite and a must for any trips out to the Gorge. They specialize in seasonal, thoughtful, scratch-made menus utilizing local produce as well as…

  • Lardo Chefwich

    Lardo, the venerable and iconic Portland sandwich restaurant helmed by Rick Gencarelli has a monthly special, the “chefwich” where he invites a local chef to craft a special sandwich that sells for the month and part of the proceeds go to a charity of the chef’s choosing. I’m not sure when exactly this started, but…

  • Grinders from Dimo’s

    This is my second post about Dimo’s Apizza, which is fast becoming a Portland favorite for it’s New Haven style pizzas, salads, handmade pastas & seasonal vegetables. You can find that post on the homepage from late last year. Then I was waxing poetic about a pasta special (lumache) as well as their Brussels Sprouts,…