As some of you may remember, Animated Meat first came to life in 2008 as a way to document some sights that managed to slip through the cracks of most popular travel websites. You may also remember that the original website was built on Apple's now defunct iWeb. From there, it migrated over to WordPress where it met an untimely demise at the hands of Russian hackers. Many of those old, pre-2012 entries have found a new home here in the Before the Now section. I would consider these posts as my starting place as a writer, probably comparable to a musician's first demo tapes. They are very rough, but I took them all seriously and wrote each one with passion. While I would like to believe that I have matured in my abilities as a writer, it is my hope that I carry this same blind passion into all of my new efforts.
Corbett Fish House was a lucky find. It just happened to be a neighborhood spot in the neighborhood we were staying in. This is a place that does one thing and does it right.
Their specialty is fried lake fish. It has to be the only place I am aware of on the West Coast that serves walleye. I would recommend that if you happen to be in Portland, go out of your way to get here. A nice plate of fish, a few oyster shooters, and a cold draft beer is a perfect way to end a Pacific Northwest evening.
