moment: Ace Hotel PDX

On a recent trip to Portland, we made an evening out of a delicious dinner at Clyde Common and a late night photobooth session next door at The Ace Hotel.

Dinner:
-pork belly served on top of a fried green tomato, pocha beans and piccalilli
-roasted beets with potatoes, boiled eggs, pickled carrots and touch of fennel
-grilled flatiron steak accompanied by a smoked tomato relish
-roasted peach shortcake with a maple-bourbon ice cream and a dollop praline cream

Cocktail of choice:
East of Eden: Bombay Dry, lemon, elderflower liqueur, Gewurtzraminer reduction and an egg white served up

Summer perfection.

Dark Igloo

My friend Matt Spangler, current CSO at thehappycorp, turned me on to the creative guys, Dave Franzese + Mark Miller, over at Dark Igloo. Spend some time on their site and see what magic you can make happen.

My favorites combos are A, D and G,H, C.