L’Oiseau sur sa branche (it means “the bird on its branch”) sets its tables in the tiny town of Saou, way out in the Provençal countryside. The French visit the area to go tramping through the forest, or climb up a massif for the view. We headed out from Montélimar, and the drive took 45 minutes to an hour. Continue reading A Lunch in Provence: Saou’s L’Oiseau sur sa branche
This time out, I had the idea that I’d revisit the Portland Art Museum (open every day except Monday, $15 adults), whose collection feels more intimately Northwestern than the great and powerful Seattle Art Museum. Their big visiting exhibition, through January 6, 2013, is The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece, from the British National Museum, but if you’ve seen Elles at SAM, there’s some Cindy Sherman for you, too. Continue reading A Portland Weekend Getaway: Bikes, Bodies & Bratwurst
At 9:22 a.m. Friday morning, on the 300 block of Terry Avenue North, armed robbers entered a restaurant–police are specifying which, but since the block includes the Brave Horse Tavern, Cuoco, and Portage Bay Cafe, the odds are good that Tom Douglas took a loss. Continue reading A Daylight Restaurant Robbery in the Heart of Amazon Country
