okay…so, we left the tour (it was over, we had to) and made our way to a nail salon (K and A are good that way…and, if you saw my nails in the last post, you know how neglected they were).
after some primping and whatnot, we headed to our dinner reservation…at Casa Naranja, a pacific northwest – mediterranean fusion restaurant. we ordered (between four of us-K’s friend E joined us here) tons of plates of food. it was all delish.
these were yam fries with a lemon cayenne aioli sauce
tempura chevre and date balls with honey and fresh sage
we bar-hopped a bit on mississippi street. that was fun.
oddly, not the only leglamp i saw this trip.
me, A
E, K
sunday, we had another adventure planned…after J’s supertasty breakfast, we piled in K’s car and headed to Hood River. the drive there was phenomenal. the snow has started to melt and waterfall down. i have no photos of this. oddly, taking photos from the backseat of a car don’t do the scenery justice.
first stop in Hood River, was the Naked Winery. we had a great time there…and the wines were fantastic. also, A and K entered their contest to name a new wine. we all bought wine here.
next, we headed over to Quenett. we had another lovely experience here. plus, this place had a dog. his name is bandit…and i’m pretty sure we became best friends. we also purchased wine here.
we had dinner in another fantastic Hood River place…and made the drive back to Portland.
breakfast monday morning was another trip highlight – Bumblekiss. it was a supercute place…with really friendly staff…and delicious food.
unfortunately, we had to go home. THANK YOU, Jeff and Katie! this trip was so much fun (and still so relaxing). it was just what i needed.
whimzie - I never knew there was so much food in Portland! I want to know what name they submitted in the contest!
photomo - There IS, whimzie…and I ATE ALL OF IT.
It's possible there isn't any left.
Portland's restaurant (according to Nan the Tour Guide) explosion happened about fifteen to twenty years ago (using natural and organic food-since their city structure with farms just outside the city limits lends itself to uberfreshness).
As for the contest names…I'm not sure I can say until the contest is over. I'll definitely keep you posted…they had to choose a name (for a white wine with peachy overtones) and write a description on the back label. Their entries were goooood.