Burgerville – Fast Food for Ethical Foodies

I never thought in a million years that I would give the time of day to a fast food establishment. True, I spent most of my youth gorging on 20-piece chicken nuggets at Mc Donald’s, chocolate shakes and fries at Wendy’s, and occasionally inhale a large cheese pizza at Pizza Hut. This is to say that there was a time in my life where I did give the time of day to fast food. Like a lot of people I know, I just didn’t know any better. It was cheap, tasty and always available.

Nowadays I pride myself on the years accumulated of non-fast food consumption. It’s been at least 5 years, if not 10. And then I move to Portland, OR, where local, fresh food is abundant. It was only a matter of time for this foodie-hub to ignite an admirable fast food eatery. That’s right people, Burgerville is actually really cool and moving in the right direction.
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Tags: portland, seasonal eating, sustainability
Posted on October 13th, 2010 by jared | No Comments »

North Portland Supper Club

A new food venture is underway for Good Man Eats here in North Portland. Ever since I got into cooking, way back when in Seattle circa 2005-06′, I dreamt of preparing multi-course meals. There’s something romantic about the European dining experience. Think Spain or France or Italy. Think late dinner through the evening. Think long, inebriated discussions and plates of fantastic cuisine. Well, among the various fantasies I harbor, I hope to manifest a handful of these in my newest food project. I introduce to you: The North Portland Supper Club.
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Tags: cooking, NW cuisine, portland
Posted on October 12th, 2010 by jared | 1 Comment »

The Oregon Sustainability Experience

Sustainability is all the rage.

Last week I boarded a bus with 30 professionals, grad students and other food politic wonks to explore the pieceses of an ever-increasing sustainable food system here in Oregon. Coined “The Oregon Sustainability Experience,” the week-long adventure drove us all over, visiting multiple participants and benefactors to the evolving sustainable food systems across Oregon. From Portland to Hillsboro to Monmouth to Corvallis to Philomath to Tangent to Junction City to Salem to Brooks to Woodburn and then back to Portland, we invested 40+ hours to investigation, analysis, reflection and immense discussion on the various topics that be.
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Tags: Food Politics, local food movement, NW cuisine, portland, seasonal eating
Posted on July 27th, 2010 by jared | No Comments »

“From Soil to Stovetop” – A Success!

Yesterday afternoon I stood amongst a dozen or so glowing high school students in a sunny garden on the East side of Portland. Over the last 4 weeks these students (plus the occasional others who showed up less frequently) met every morning at Fir Ridge Campus to work in the garden, the classroom and the kitchen. The grant I wrote several months ago (and received) funded the summer program. As I learned from some of the funders who joined us at the celebration, the funding represents part of the resources being distributed to projects in East Portland as part of the East Portland Action Plan.
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Tags: education, food literacy, portland
Posted on July 17th, 2010 by jared | 2 Comments »

Food Revolution – One Class at a Time

Last night I stood in a mostly empty gymnasium inside a catholic church in NE Portland. Sitting down beside me were 18 men, women and children who had all escaped the comforts of beautiful summer weather to sweat in a large, metallic industrial kitchen. What might seem like a desperate attempt to reach out, was in fact a meaningful experience for all who attended.
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Tags: education, food literacy, Food Politics, portland
Posted on July 15th, 2010 by jared | No Comments »

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