Developers appear to have learned their lesson. The lesson being that it’s very, very difficult to lease out large, quarter-block-sized high-rent ground floor retail spaces to anyone interested in turning a profit. Spaces these days tend to be smaller, while spacious spaces that went unleased for years appear to be a thing of the past. […]
Chad Walsh
Chad Walsh writes about Portland’s food scene and other stuff, too. He makes a mean carbonara and an even meaner chicken larb, and he’ll never muddle fruit in your Old Fashioned because he knows you deserve better.
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Lawsuits, Mass Walk-Outs, and All the Veggies You Can Eat: Your Weekly Food and Drink Wrap
Hey Love Mercury Staff Hey everyone, it’s the news! This week, the Mercury reported that 70s-inspired fern bar Hey Love finally opened. We visited the new/old Smallwares up on N Williams and came away mostly—but not entirely—satisfied. And we made a nostalgic bar crawl of the Lloyd District, where “the past is present.” Oh, and […]
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It’s Official: Hey Love is Opening On Friday. (Actually, it Soft Opens on Thursday.) And it’s Pretty, Too.
Hey Love’s Hanging Gardens Eleven months ago, the Mercury reported that Hey Love, a new ’60s- and ’70s-style fern bar-inspired cocktail joint from Emily Mistell (Rum Club), Sophie Thomson (Bar Bar), and Nicholas Musso and Aaron Hall (both of Dig A Pony), was slated to open on the ground floor of East Burnside’s Jupiter Next […]
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Pizza, Partridges, and the Return of Veg Week: Your Weekly Food and Drink Wrap
Another bad week for Burgerville. COSMONAUT / GETTY IMAGES Before we get into it, a PSA courtesy of the Oregonian: If you used a credit or debit card to pay for anything at Burgerville from September of last year till now, Eastern European hackers might have your banking info, so keep any eye on those […]
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The Boiling Bowl is Now Serving Homemade Vietnamese Cuisine
Today Andrew Wu’s The Boiling Bowl opened its doors to the public on 103 NW 21st in a refurbished space with a sprawling menu of classic Vietnamese dishes that seemingly outnumber the space’s 90 seats. If you recognize the address, you’ll know that The Boiling Bowl has replaced Toast & Pho, a now-shuttered street side […]
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Punk AF Brunch Bars, Neapolitan Pizzas, and Another Pok Pok is in the Works: Your Weekly Food and Drink Wrap
Blackheart’s punk brunch Katie Summer Before we get to the news, some announcements! Jackrabbit has a new executive chef (Brett Uniss) who’s put in time in the kitchens of The French Laundry, Per Se, and José Andrés’ é. Disjecta’s first Culinaria dinner goes down on October 6 at the contemporary arts space with the folks […]
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Avid—the Cidery Formerly Known as Atlas—is Pouring Drinks in the Pearl
Courtesy Avid Yesterday, we reported on the opening of the just-expanded Life of Pie pizza parlor, which fired up its wood-fired pizza oven over on NW 23rd. Now we learn (from the always helpful Brewpublic) that Avid, the Bend-based cidery once known at Atlas (until a cease and desist from a DC-based brewery forced owners […]
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The New Life of Pie Location Is Now Open on NW 23rd
The wood-fired pizza oven at Life of Pie’s N Williams location. Carl Kiilsgaard Last Thursday, the crew at Jason Kallingal’s brand-new Life of Pie location started adding fuel to its wood-fired pizza oven on NW 23rd. If you’ve ever been to Life of Pie’s flagship pizza shop over on N Williams, you likely know that […]
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Openings, Closings, and Beaverton’s Restaurant Week: Your Weekly Food and Drink Wrap
Burgerville on strike BURGERVILLE WORKERS UNION Beaverton’s second and now annual Restaurant Week gets underway next week, with more than 40 downtown restaurants participating. What’s that mean for you? First off, each of the 40-plus indie restaurants participating are each making one special dish to commemorate the event. Second of all, you can win a […]
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Feast, Restaurants of the Year, and Eviction Lawsuits: Your Weekly Food and Drink Wrap
Kargi Gogo Aaron Lee Feast is underway and in light of a few remaining tickets to certain events, we presented a <a href="https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/09/12/22836600/four-tips-for-feasting-at-feast“>tips list to help you navigate them. Also, follow us this week on social media, where you can find links to reports on the festival’s biggest events. On to the news: This week, […]
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Four Tips for Feasting at Feast
Feast’s Night Market 2017 PHOTOS BY ALAN WEINER FOR FEAST On Monday, Eater published a comprehensive compendium of all the Feast events that have yet to sell out. Today, we’re narrowing that list down to the top four events you should go to if you have the time, money, and motivation, with tips on how […]
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Tariffs, Buttons, and Going Biweekly: Your Weekly Food and Drink Wrap
Alma Chocolate looking for bigger digs. Courtesy Alma Chocolate Find yourself wondering where the hell’s the print edition of the Mercury this week? You’re not crazy, we’re preparing the new bigger-and-better <a href="https://www.portlandmercury.com/letters/2018/08/29/22498934/letter-from-the-editor“>biweekly Mercury debuting this coming Thursday, September 13. As always, we’re constantly publishing stories right here on Blogtown—including my latest food scoop about […]