Week Six: Lebanese

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My choice for Culture Club Friday is:

Vine Leaves
2221 SE Hawthorne
503.231.6612

Live music and belly dancing. I couldnt find a website but here is a review from the Tribune:

http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=17290

I have never been there, but it sounds good!!! See you there at 7:30, I will call and make a reservation for 10.

~Melissa

Week Five: Bier und Wurst ist gut!

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Gustav's

When?
Friday, Feb. 4, 2005 @ TBA (probably 7:30pm)
Where?
The Rheinlander – Gustav’s
5035 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Food!
Excellent beer-hall food, rich and hearty in the Teutonic tradition. There’s a reason for the substantial crowds waiting to get in, after all, and the cuisine plays a big role in that: great rotisserie-roasted chicken, schnitzels, and generous sausage platters. The “Gustav’s Feast” platters, served for parties of two or more, offer good value, and are classics of the German Schlachtplatte tradition, offering pork chops, two kinds of sausages, chicken, and schnitzel, with generous sides of red cabbage, sauerkraut, and a very good German potato salad.

Reservations are needed, so leave a comment to confirm your attendance by Wednesday if possible specifying how many will be joining you.

Week Four: Jamaican Mon!

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When?
Friday, Jan 28, 2005, 7:30pm
Where?
Montego Bay 1239 SW Jefferson St., 228-1277.
The Scoop
Food: Jamaican patties–flaky turnovers filled with spicy meat or spinach; Ocho Rios crab cakes, served with mango-ginger chutney; Boston Beach jerk chicken; saltfish and ackee; for dessert, coconut drops.

Executive chef Opel Bailey, a Jamaican who was a cruise-ship chef, moved to Portland four months ago. All this might seem like a theme park, if the food weren’t delicious, generous, and as authentic as your best Bob Marley bootleg.

Cost?
Prices inexpensive to moderate. Credit cards accepted.