Exploring the Land of Promise

Bradfords Home Entertainment has been in operation for more than 30 years. Original founder and owner, Tim Smigley, talks about how playing music in middle school got him into music, and how an experience at another hi-fi shop was a revelation in quality and the difference between his parents’ “furniture” stereo equipment and good high fidelity equipment. More info: BradfordsHiFi.com

Bradfords Home Entertainment

Each week we’ll highlight at least one spot, dish, wine, business or other location that we think is special and merits your attention. Below is this week’s find: Noisette Pastry Kitchen, Eugene – We found a great new place in downtown Eugene — Noisette Pastry…

Find of the Week: Noisette Pastry Kitchen

The shape of the bottle struck us right off the bat. Love the shape of the bottle. It has the look and feel of the kind of bottle a cowboy might be served up if he ordered some whiskey at a Dodge City saloon back…

William Rose Wines: Bootlegger Demon Bird

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The greatest thing about Northwest eating and cooking is the fact that the raw materials in the Northwest are probably among the greatest you’ll find anywhere in the country, because the fruits, which mature more slowly than some of those in the warmer climates, are more flavorful when they’re picked – you have extraordinarily good fish, you have good game, you have good meat, you have excellent vegetables … ”

- James Beard (1903-1985)
Born – Portland, Oregon
American Culinary Leader, Chef & Author
James Beard Foundation

Yes, Virginia, there is such a plant as “canola.” And it already is having a major impact in the Willamette Valley before it even has been planted. The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) will hold a public hearing on a permanent rule, which was initially…

Canola Hearing

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The Newport Seafood & Wine Festival is coming Feb. 23-26, 2011. According to the Newport Chamber of Commerce, it’s “the premier seafood and wine event of the west coast and the original Northwest seafood and wine festival.” Willamette Valley Vineyards will be on hand, as…

TRAVEL: Newport Seafood and Wine Festival

We’re highlighting Bush’s Fern View Farm simply because it’s near where we live and they grow amazingly tasty peaches and apples as well as other great produce, like strawberries, melons, “Bodacious” corn and more. It’s been family-owned and operated since 1952. They’re closed for the…

FROM THE FARM: Bush’s Fern View Farm