Reviews and Links about Sub Rosa

Clearly Sub Rosa has caught the imagination of people around the globe in a way we had not expected. To dine, drink and dance the night away in your own secret and private wine bar is something a lot of people evidently want to do.

Below are some of the ink about Sub Rosa since it launched in January 2005. In truth, Sub Rosa has been around for years here in Dundee, Oregon. It was finally time to share the magic with the world. In the Fall of 2007, Sub Rosa morphed into a craft distillery where we make some very interesting distillates. You can read the reviews here.

There were a flurry of on-line stories about our nude barbecue and clothing optional dining policy, in November 2009. Most of them got the story wrong, but hey they at least gave us some ink. Here are the links:

Sub Rosa: Discreet Restaurant With A Nude, Indiscreet Dress Code
Eat At The Clothing Optional Restaurant… Or, Uh, Don’t
One wardrobe malfunction led to another that evening...
How Do We Feel About Nude Dining?
Nude activities : A Swedish compilation


Ink:
The Oregonian - Jonathan Nicholas column - January 24, 2005. Jonathan 'broke' the story locally. He always has his ears dialed into what is hip and happening in Portland. Jonathan gave us another nod on February 25, 2005 and outed Sub Rosa as a clothing optional establishment.

Portland Business Journal - Around Town - February 11, 2005. A fun review of Sub Rosa by the Journal technology writer - Aliza Earnshaw.

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Restaurant Review - February 23, 2005. Love letter from Seattle to Dundee. The writer loved the food and wine but missed the music. Don't make the same mistake.

McMinnville News Register - April 23, 2005 - Dundee website serves up fantasy faire. Wine country newspaper first to visit Sub Rosa.

Roseburg News Review - June 28, 2005 - "Mike is an extremely creative fellow who, left alone in a prison cell in the Sudan, could entertain himself... just by his thought process," said Earl Jones of Abacela Winery.

Portland Magazine - April 2006 - The local magazine raves about our intimate dining experience and nude barbeque options.

Links:
Avalon Wine - Dueling Crabcakes - February 15, 2005 - Two crabcake recipes face off for a smack down.

Pacific Northwest Cheese Project - March 1, 2005. All about local cheese. Wonderful resource and list of local creameries.

Wine Express - March 14, 2005 - Wine writer Frank Baldock's web site about wine and food. We made it into his Winter 2005 Buzz.

Avalon Wine - March 22, 2005 - Two articles about sparkling wine. One about Food Pairing and one about Champagne Cocktails.

Carolyn Tillie's Ultimate California Wine Blog dropped in on Sub Rosa - April 6, 2005 and nabbed one of our 1992 Fonseca Vintage Ports.

The Basicjuice wine blog also found Sub Rosa and wrote about us on April 8, 2005.

Hillel Cooperman's Tastingmenu food blog is one of the best. Tastingmenu was reviewed along side Sub Rosa by the Seattle PI. Hillel gave us a nod on April 8, 2005.

Word of Mouth - virtual bistro. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Focus is more on literary elements and story lines than food.

Sepia Mutiny - November 13, 2005. A food blog out of India found our take on a Desi style Thanksgiving dinner. They liked it. We scared them a little.

Brownie Points - November 22, 2005. A Eugene, Oregon food blog loved our Chris Columbus goes to Bombay holiday dinner and wants to stop by.

Sightings:
Cable Radio News - 'What's Cooking' radio show - February 22, 2005. We were interviewed for this nationally syndicated food and wine radio show by hosts Paul Stern & Mike Horn.


Sub Rosa started as a web exercise and a way to showcase the food, wine and music we love. Little did we expect to get the sort of attention we've received. After the first year, we stopped collecting stories and blog links. Three years later, Sub Rosa has morphed into an Oregon micro-distillery making culinary inspired spirits.