In a post published last week, unemphatically titled 5 Great Places to Eat In Portland, Oregon, I emphatically wrote about the incredible restaurant scene I found on a recent trip to PDX (that's Portland, Oregon, for you outsiders). To paraphrase: Pok Pok, Le Pigeon, Castagna...
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Chinese Bai Jiu Can Make A Man Cry

It was a cool night in Qingdao, the Chinese coastal city best known as Tsingtao beer’s birthplace, and I was about to black out in my plate of crispy pork.
I’d entered the restaurant — situated in a landlocked building resembling a boat — to dine with tourism officials touting their city’s bounty. Dinner at the table, as big and round as a full moon,...
A Visit to Armagnac Country

NOTE: You may have noticed a bit of an Armagnac theme happening over the past few days at Food Republic. We started with an intro to this unsung French spirit, explored the more rustic Blanche Armagnacs, and...
Traveling the Tequila Trail
If the words "tequila trip through Mexico" bring to mind hopeless hangovers and spring break, you weren't doing it right. Tequila is more than just a shot taken out of a sunburned co-ed's navel.
In 2006, UNESCO designated the blue-agaved region, along with the historic distilleries in...
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