Cheryl and I just returned from an elegant lunch at the downtown Portland Benson Hotel. The hotel is known for its lavish decorations at Christmas and they are also famous for their lobby display of a Victorian village, all made with 150 pounds of house made gingerbread, 15 pounds of white and dark chocolate, 35 pounds of marzipan and a huge amount of icing. The pastry chef works on the village for about three months each year.It was fun watching the joyful faces of little children who were visiting the village while we ate lunch.
Razor Clams are a food that I never ate until moving to Oregon. They're in season now so we both decided to order razor clam tacos which turned out to be an excellent choice. They're tough little critters so the chef has to work hard to slice them thin and pound the dickens out of them. Crusting them and frying them in oil may be one of the reasons we love them!The lobby has a huge fresh pine tree that is decorated with giant ornaments - bigger than I've ever seen. Being at the Benson is a great way to savor the holidays !
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