Epicure
Susak, Charlene offers a
mouthwatering selection of toppings
for her liege style waffles, which are
truly unique. These are not your
typical waffles; rather they are made
from a sweet, brioche-style dough
with chunks of pearl sugar kneaded
into the dough right before baking.
This dough gives the waffles a chewy
texture, and the added sugar gives
then a sweet, carmelized taste.
The toppings are also chosen with
care and made with only fresh, local,
organic and seasonal ingredients. For
a great introduction and to fully
appreciate how delicious these
waffles are on their own, try the
original liege waffle simply dusted
with powdered sugar. That’s what
we had for a sample, but I looked
so yearningly at the other menu
offerings that my husband took pity
on me and we walked back over to
The Gaufre Gourmet for breakfast
the next morning. I had the Belgian
chocolate drizzled waffle, which I
highly recommend. I could cheerfully
eat there every single day until I had
tried every waffle – then start again!
The Food Carts Portland tour was
the perfect introduction to the
fascinating world of food carts in
Portland and we highly recommend
it. Luckily it was our first day in
Portland, so we were able to check
out a variety of food carts for other
meals during our stay. We never
visited a single restaurant during
our stay, as we were able to satisfy
every craving with a food cart item.
The next time you are in Portland,
check out the Food Carts Portland
tour -- and try some of those waffles
for me!
Just a few of the
Portland Food Carts
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Our group sampling
the waffles
where they made them for friends,
one of whom was the owner of
a local restaurant who added
the dumplings to his menu. Julia
experimented with a variety of crazy
but delicious dumplings which were
so popular that the couple decided
to open a food cart to bring their
offerings to the masses.
We tried several different dumplings
but our favorite by far was the
cheeseburger dumpling – that’s
right, a uniquely American
concoction plunked into an Asian
filling and it absolutely works.
Waffles are one of my favorite things
in the entire world, so when we
stopped at The Gaufre Gourmet food
cart, my salivary glands were vibrant
with expectation. That expectation
was met with the glory that is their
delicious waffles. Gaufre is French
for waffle and Charlene Wesler’s love
for gourmet cuisine is evident in the
name she chose for her business.
Together with fellow chef Michael
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