How did I end up in Eugene? And how do I know where to eat??

While moving to Eugene from Portland was not the farthest move I have ever made, it was certainly the easiest decision I have ever made.  Why so easy you ask? Why leave such a food-centric city like Portland...for...Eugene?  Love! Of course.

After a year of a long distance relationship with an incredible man, he in San Francisco, me in Portland, OR - he was accepted into graduate school at the U of O and I found myself apartment hunting in a matter of minutes for our new home.  We moved here in late June 2010, and will call Eugene home for the next five years.

Coming from our respective foodie meccas we began scouring the internet to find out more about the food scene in Eugene.  This was our first roadblock.  While reviews on Yelp can certainly be useful, I find that reviews tend to cancel one another out - - alright, so the service was horrible, but the food was amazing....okay, so the service was the best you've ever had (like...EVER!), but the food was so overcooked!   Who do I believe...? And I crave that level of detail about dishes offered, about the ambiance, about the quirky bathroom, or the patio area you must experience.  I want to smell the food when I read about it.

That being said, my boyfriend and I are foodies (shocker!).  Not so closeted as we once were.  We find ourselves cooking meals at home these days in lieu of going out, because, well, where do we go? And is their food really better than the cream corn we just made? the fresh tomato from our garden? the lamb sausage patties with wilted spinach we just threw together?

The food reviews on websites based out of Eugene are helpful and interesting, but they aren't publishing food reviews often enough to satisfy my palate.  Nor do they go into all the juicy detail that I crave.

The logical next step was to create our own food blog.  Expect a review posted once or twice a week with photos. Let the eating begin! (After I get back from a vacation for a few weeks....of course!)

-A.