By mlb, on September 4th, 2009%
This is the time of year, before the HUGE fall cooking season, when I’m always in a bit of a posting slump. This means it’s a perfect time to post pictures of a meal out!
Nehalam River Inn
34910 Highway 53
Nehalem, OR 97131
We finally (finally!) went to the Nehalem River Inn for dinner. The occasion? To celebrate jwa’s 38th birthday! We had a very nice meal and, although we didn’t stay there (they had a 2-night minimum, even on a Sunday night), we found a very nice room at the Wheeler on the Bay Lodge & Marina which was about a mile away.
The Garden Room at the Lodge
But first, back to the food.
We got there a few minutes early for our reservation (we were hungry!) but got seated right away. . . . → Read More: Nehalem River Inn (and the River)
By mlb, on September 11th, 2008%
Blue Heron taking off in Yachats, OR
We went to the coast last weekend to celebrate jwa’s birthday and here are some pictures. That’s about it. More food coming soon!
Heron before flight. We happened upon him just hanging out in the river bank. As more people started walking by he took off, flying a few yards away to a less congested spot.
We stayed in Yachats at the Shamrock Lodgettes (silly name) in one of the spa cottages. It was nice. Dinner was at Yachats River House (tasty) and the next morning we started a leisurely drive home along the coast from Yachats to Cannon Beach, then cutting inland on 26. But not before…Breakfast!
Egg, sausage and pesto panini sandwich from the Green Salmon Coffee House. But, it gets better…
Here’s the . . . → Read More: September Visit to the Coast
By mlb, on November 4th, 2007%
Bridgewater Bistro
20 Basin Street
Astoria, Oregon
503-325-6777
So, jwa and I headed out to Astoria this weekend (such a pretty drive along highway 30 with the leaves and the sun and all) to have dinner at Bridgewater Bistro. It’s the new restaurant by Ann and Tony Kischner of the Shoalwater Restaurant in Seaview, WA. Not to put any pressure on the meal or anything, but they are catering our wedding at the Hotel Elliott in May and we wanted to go there and eat as many things on our menu as we could. Oh and we did.
First off, the space at Bridgewater is Beautiful. It’s a big, red barn-like building right on the waterfront. There’s a downstairs seating room, an upstairs mezzanine, tons of windows and multiple fireplaces. So warm and inviting. . . . → Read More: This Makes Me So Happy: Bridgewater Bistro
By mlb, on September 4th, 2007%
Over Labor Day Weekend, jwa and I headed to the coast to celebrate his birthday. We had a really nice time and a dinner that was so good I’m pretty positive that I’ll be making it again soon. It’s always a little challenging working in an unfamiliar kitchen but this worked out pretty well.
I put the marinade together at home and brought it to the beach in a cooler and we picked up some halibut in Cannon Beach at the Ecola Fish Market. The original recipe was for tuna (on epicurious.com) but it was great with the halibut. Plus my new favorite thing to do is toss avocado with fish (salmon, tuna, halibut, etc…) and this fit that bill perfectly.
Marinade:
3 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
2 tbsp finely grated peeled fresh . . . → Read More: Tasty Halibut Dish + A Nice Place to Stay in Manzanita
