Growing Garden Goods
Cheffy has been hard at work making our garden beautiful for the arrival of summer! He’s also been refreshing our sidewalk planter boxes. It’s truly a blessing having this perk here at Besaw’s, and we try to utilize it to the fullest. Our own lettuces, herbs, peas, cabbage, heirloom tomatoes and so much more, [...]
Lift Urban Portland
Hooray, it’s May! This month, Besaw’s is proud to support Lift Urban Portland as they hold their annual food drive. Founded in 1981, Lift Urban Portland has continued to grow and add new programs with the support of the community. This community support is of the utmost importance to us; therefore, for the entire month [...]
What’s New for Spring
Hello NW friends and neighbors! With spring upon us we have some fresh new additions to our dinner menu. Who has Halibut? We do! As always, we pride ourselves in serving classic comfort food with a contemporary flair, such as our famous Meatloaf, Fried Chicken and Waffles, and our ever-so-delicious Buffalo Lasagna. If [...]
Easter Bunny Fun
The First Annual Besaw’s Easter Egg Hunt is officially in the books, and what a rousing success it was! Can’t believe we didn’t think of this years ago. All the adorable kids in their Easter finery, and their excitement during the hunt, has got us looking forward to next year already. In just a [...]
First Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Break out your Easter bonnet and bunny slippers, guys, and join us for our first annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday March 31st! The Besaw’s garden (between 23rd and 24th on NW Savier St.), is popping with Spring flowers and will be stocked with brightly colored goodies for the kids. We’re holding a hunt every hour (on [...]
Bradley Angle
As we move forward through this new year, we occasionally need to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished and been a part of. Growth and change are constant; the key is to keep this evolution positive and community-strengthening. This March, we offer a fresh perspective for this growth, change and zeal [...]
Snow Day for Besaw’s
Holiday party… WHAT holiday party?! Okay, so we were a little late this time around, but all in all it couldn’t have worked out better. This year the Besaw’s crew jumped the big blue bus for a night of frolicking in the snow at Government Camp. Memories of snow days past hold a special [...]
White Shield Center
Can you believe we are already one month into 2013? Hopefully everyone is on a positive path this new year. Let us continue supporting one another’s triumphs and encouraging each other’s goals. The middle of winter is a trying time of year in the northwest. Our days are long, grey, and rainy. We just spent all our money [...]
Friends of Creston Children’s Dental Clinic
Our featured charity is celebrating 50 years of service to Portland public school children that do not have the means for dental health care. More than 15,000 children in the Portland Metropolitan do not have sufficient dental care due to family financial strains or lack of insurance. This program is supported by volunteers in the dental [...]
Good Day Oregon on Halloween
Rainy days, changing leaves and fun costumes all scream Halloween in the Pacific Northwest. We know there will be plenty of sweet treats to fill those bags, but before you eat too much candy, be sure to make a warm dish for the family! Besaw’s Chef Michael Uhnak will be live on Good Day Oregon to share [...]
MyVoiceMusic
We are proud to support My Voice Music for the month of October. This non-profit organization provides free music programs in areas where needs are high but funding is low. Music is such a powerful outlet for youth, and with creative programs being lost in the public school systems it is becoming more important that [...]
Feeling out Fall at Besaw’s
Dear Friends, We’ve enjoyed this beautiful summer so much, even if it did come late. Our garden has been flourishing, we’ve all taken our turns going camping, but now we’re looking forward to the changing colors and crisp air of Oregon Fall. This September, Besaw’s is supporting the Oregon Community Foundation, an organization that puts [...]
Dinner with Julia
Join us in celebrating Julia Child’s 100th birthday this year with a special dinner featuring her most famous dishes! Experience Julia’s food just like she would have made. We’re re-watching all her videos in anticipation! Here’s the link to Boeuf Borguignon, Bon Appetit!
Come See Us for Dinner, Help Living Yoga!
Crystal Shares Her Experience with Living Yoga For the month of August, we here at Besaw’s are proud to feature Living Yoga. Yoga is a practice close to many of our hearts, and we know the power and discipline it can bring to our bodies and minds. Living Yoga uses the practice as a tool [...]
Sauvie Island Center: Our Great Cause in July
The Sauvie Island Center increases food, farm and environmental literacy in the community by providing hands-on educational field trips for elementary school children. The trips, which take place on the Sauvie Island Organics farm and on the grounds of the 120 acre Howell Territorial Park managed by Metro, offer a rich and unique opportunity for Portland [...]
Homesweet Homegrown: How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live
Besaw’s is super excited to host Robyn Jasko, author of Homesweet Homegrown: How to Grow, Make and Store Food, No Matter Where You Live for cocktails and book signing, June 19th at 6:00pm. We’ll have extra-special cocktails with ingredients from our garden, and nibbles on the patio. Best of all, we all get to meet [...]
Portland Dining Month
This month, Besaw’s has a smokin’ deal for our lovely dinner patrons, old and new. As part of Portland Dining Month, we’re offering a seasonally spectacular three-course meal, choice of starter, entree, and dessert, for $25.00. The Menu Shrimp Cocktail Fritters or Summer Salad Grilled Pork Tenderloin; onion rings, blueberry chutney, kale Local Fruit Cobbler [...]
Customer Comment Cards We Wish We Knew More About
We assume that if you’re reading this, you’ve joined us for a meal or two at Besaw’s. Maybe you’ve filled out a comment card at some point, maybe you drew us a picture, or put down your kid’s birthday for a mini cake-bomb on us. Once in a while, we get some really interesting comments. [...]
New Things Springing Up in Our Garden at Besaw’s
It’s so much fun getting deliveries from our purveyors. They always have such good stories about what’s going on at the farm. This morning, we got a special visit from Michael at Millennium Farms in Ridgefield, Washington. We talked about his cover crop of red clover, fresh herbs, greens & leeks – how it’s an [...]
The Crack Heard ‘Round the World!
Last Saturday, Cheffy had a great time participating in Whole Foods’ annual event, “The Crack Heard ‘Round the World.” From the Whole Foods Fremont Blog: Every year, all Whole Foods Market Stores around the world (we have stores in the UK and Canada y’know) crack a wheel of parm at the exact same time to [...]
Pink! The Fresh Taste & Color of Spring
Despite the surprising March snow this past week, crocuses are coming up outside Besaw’s, our daffodils are blooming, and we are ready for Spring! The snow set back our gardening plans a tiny bit, but as of this weekend, we are back on track. Step 1: beautiful new flowers in our planter boxes. The photos [...]
Cheffy’s New Toy
Our Chef Michael Uhnak loves his kitchen tools. When we have a little down-time in the back office, we’re looking through kitchen catalogs and talking shop, bragging about our appliances, which models we have and in what color. And although I consider myself a foodie, and lovingly display my KitchenAid, Cuisinart, juicer, and carefully curated [...]
See our Staff! Live! Onstage!
It’s not just true of New York. Even in Portland, all of us here at Besaw’s are otherwise creatively employed. Check out these events this February, featuring your favorite Besaw’s faces: One of our favorite servers left us earlier this month to finally pursue a full-time acting career. She is greatly missed, but we’re so [...]