From chicken skins to duck salad. Portland has a little bit of something for everyone, especially those who are willing to take a leap of faith. The last few days in Portland have been a treat, taking the recommendations of servers across the city to decide on family-style meals. Just look at a few of these spreads:
OX: (Voted 2014 James Beard Best Chef Finalist)
- Butternut squash bisque
- Fresh bread with chimmichurru and Jacobsen sea salt butter
- Spicy braised beef tripe and octopus, mint aioli, crispy sunchoke.
- Bruschetta of Dungeness crab, avocado, cucumber, radish, shiso
- Grilled sweet onion, buttered beets, toasted walnut, mountain gorgonzola, saba
- Fried russet potatoes, horseradish aioli, dill
- Beer skirt steak
pok pok
- Fish sauce wings
- Muu paa kham waan (boar collar with garlic, coriander root, black pepper)
- Laap pet isaan (duck salad)
- Khao soi (thai curry noodles with coconut milk)
- Tamarind Whiskey Sour
- Chicken and rice with peanut sauce
- Khao man gai chicken
- Fried chicken skins
Mediterranean Exploration Company (Chefs John Gorham and Kasey Mills)
- Bacon-wrapped dates
- Lebanese Baked Eggplant with ground lamb and feta
- “El Baboor” Lamb Kebab Pie
- Fried Calamari with spicy tomato sauce and ouzo
- Fennel Salad with tarragon, candied pecans, and lemon vinaigrette
- Radicchio with cherries. parsley. yogurt dressing
- Fried Chicken with aleppo pepper and honey
- Valentino- four roses, metaxa brandy, martini & rossi gran lusso, peychaud’s bitters, angostura bitters and orange oil
