Last week we joined with Nancy of Nancy’s Yogurt as she patrolled the Portland Farmer’s Market looking for the best seasonal ingredients.  She was in town to be honored as ‘Mother of the Month’ at Mother’s Bistro & Bar.  What to do with the abundance of fresh bell peppers?  Nancy has the answer …

Check out our clients in the August/September issue of Ultimate Northwest. The Country Cat, Mother’s Bistro & Bar, Ten 01, Tabla and Nostrana were all included in the Best Restaurants: Editor’s Picks roundup.

Chef Adam Sappington of The Country Cat was also pictured as winning the 2009 Original Portland Iron Chef competition.

For week two of our downtown Farmer’s market series, I met Lisa Schroeder of Mother’s Bistro & Bar and Mama Mia Trattoria. She’s about to roll out her new Mom of the Month (M.O.M) menu – featuring THE Nancy of Nancy’s Yogurt – which features our favorite Disney-riffic dish, Ratatouille. Tomatoes were already back in the kitchen, so we set off to get a few other staple ingredients – Zucchini, eggplant, onion, bell peppers, squash and garlic.

Check it out:

Burgers galore! The August issue of Portland Monthly contains two burger focused stories – “Create the Perfect Burger” and “Eat Me”.

“Create the Perfect Burger” was a competition between three local chefs and judged by three other culinary professionals/chefs including Nostrana Chef Cathy Whims and Mother’s Bistro and Bar Chef Lisa Schroeder.

“Eat Me” is a best of round-up of burgers in Portland. Ten 01’s Chorizo Burger was a runner-up in the non-beef category.

From high-end restaurants to happy hour joints, check out where you should go to get your next burger in the August issue of Portland Monthly.