Dining Out: Vindalho - a Trip On the Spice Route ; Vindalho Offers Exotic Fare with International Flair

The Columbian › December 02, 2005

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You won't find chardonnay at Vindalho. Owner David Machado's discerning palate wouldn't allow such a thing. The varietal doesn't make the most of spicy shrimp and potato samosas, tiny light pastries filled with savory ingredients.

Rieslings, pinot gris, sauvignon blancs, chenin blancs and cabernets do better with this spice route food, and those wines you will find.

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Dining Out: Vindalho - a Trip On the Spice Route ; Vindalho Offers Exotic Fare with International Flair

Machado again is performing his neighborhood magic after success with Lauro, his low-key Mediterranean restaurant on Southeast Division Street in Portland, which consistently draws a Vancouver- area crowd. At Lauro, most nights are standing-room-only, and ...

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