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I added blue cheese ($1)
because, when I saw Rogue
Creamery’s Oregon Blue as
a choice, how could I not?
It’s some of the best cheese
I’ve ever tasted. (Not to be
confused with Rogue Ales,
Rogue Creamery, based in
Central Point and named
after the Rogue River, is
renown the country and
world over.) Indeed, when it
comes to outsourcing, Rogue
partners with not only the re-
gional, but the region’s best.
So, the burger: Atop the
hand-pressed, nearly inch-
thick, perfectly-cooked-me-
dium-rare, just pink-in-the-
center patty was a thick,
jagged roof of blue cheese
crumbles, in their glorious,
pungent perfection. Like the
cheese, the quality of the
beef was apparent — clean,
succulent and rich. It was
juicy but not sloppy. The
bun, with a laky outer layer
and pillowy innards, stood
up straight. It was one of
the better burgers I’ve had
in my travels as the Mouth.
The accompanying salad,
with toasted hazelnuts from
Rogue Farms, more of
those awesome blue cheese
crumbles, plus cranberries
and spring greens, was well
worth the $2 up-charge.
It was fresh and actually
nutritional (e.g. free of ice-
berg lettuce), and the parts
were heightened by Rogue’s
house-made vinaigrette.
My attraction to Rogue
Creamery drew me to the
pizzas too. (OK, well so did
my attraction to pizza.) At a
server’s advice, I chose the
Meat, Cheese, Beer ($15 for
a 12-inch pie). It was, like
the better part of Rogue’s
menu, familiar fare with
ine ingredients — sausage,
pepperoni, salami, moz-
zarella and a sprinkling of
gluttonous shards of bacon.
Like the sandwich, the ratio
was right on: The layers
of meat, cheese, crust and
marinara were all simpatico,
taking turns in the conversa-
tion. The most memorable,
though, was that Rogue
Creamery white cheddar.
Buzzing not only on
the beer but the food, my
companion and I left Rogue
to wander around Pier 39.
A little bit surreal — what
with the history, the largely
bygone industry, the lapping
water, the sparkling city in
the distance, boats passing
in the night and so on — we
didn’t want to leave.
OCTOBER 23, 2016
SPOOKTACULAR SUNDAY
Halloween revelries start
early at the Coaster Theatre
Blues musician comes to Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Wash. — The
Peninsula Arts Center will
host blues musician Steve
James on Saturday, Oct. 22.
A songwriter and bot-
tleneck slide guitar player,
James will teach a blues
guitar workshop during the
day starting at 2 p.m. Then
he’ll perform in concert in the
evening at 7 p.m.
James’ workshop is hands-
on and designed to accom-
modate all levels of playing
experience. The cost of this
90-minute to two-hour-long
workshop is $35. The Long
Beach Peninsula Acous-
tic Music Foundation will
subsidize up to half the cost if
needed. For reservations, call
Bill at 360-901-0962 or email
events@peninsulaartscenter.
org
Admission for the concert
is $12 at the door, online
through Brown Paper Tickets,
or call Bill. The Peninsula
Arts Center is located at 504
Paciic Ave. N.
In the world of contempo-
rary acoustic and roots music,
James has earned his reputa-
tion with decades of tireless
international touring, a stack
of solo recordings, a funny,
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Steve James will perform at
the Peninsula Arts Center.
kinetic stage presence and an
unmistakable style of playing
and singing.
James was born in New
York City in 1950. His father
collected records and was an
amateur guitarist, and James
started teaching himself guitar
at age 12. After high school
he worked for guitar maker
Michael Gurian. He moved
to east Tennessee in the early
1970s, where he met and was
inluenced by Sam McGee,
then moved to Memphis,
where he hosted a radio show,
performed solo, and accom-
panied Furry Lewis and Lum
Gufin.
James moved to Texas in
1977. He performed solo and
led a small electric combo
with saxophonist Clifford
Scott and drummer Bobby Ir-
win. His solo acoustic albums
began to appear regularly
after 1988, and he toured
the Americas, Europe and
Australia.
James’ recordings engage
with other top-notch mu-
sicians — Cindy Cashdol-
lar, the Bad Livers, Alvin
Youngblood Hart, Del Rey
and others. As a sideman,
both on stage and on record,
he’s played with Howard
Armstrong, Bo Diddley, John
Hammond, Maria Muldaur,
Furry Lewis and James Mc-
Murtry. He often gets a shout-
out to “get on up here” from
the likes of Tommy Emman-
uel, Hot Tuna or Chip Taylor.
He has appeared on “A
Prairie Home Companion,”
“Austin City Limits Live,”
“NPR Morning Edition” and
other syndicated broadcasts
worldwide.
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