Food: February 2010 Archives

Ambiance/Clientele: Soulfood serves the best, most-consistent coffee on the Eastside in an uber-relaxed, community based setting. The coffeehouse is towards the back of the hippy-new age bookshop and is a great place to relax over a game of chess, book or laptop. They have numerous tables in addition to a living room-like circle of comfy chairs surrounded by local art on the walls. A couple nights a week Soulfood offers the best live music on the Eastside offering an ecletic mix of folk, jazz and rock. The first friday of every month is usually reserved for an incarnation of Twirl, Soulfood's owner Clint McCune's band. more ›

Each month, City Arts' Dish-Off challenges two chefs to prepare a dish based on a song. This month's may be the most provocative to date. more ›

We tasted beers that featured bacon, peppermint, smoked malt, pumpkins, and even a nettle beer. However, the event went from happy stroll in the parking lot to clusterfuck in a hurry, in part because the owners and staff of the Water Street did not put fans outside on standby. It would have been helpful they considered safety first, even if it meant shedding some people at the door while retaining those inside. more ›