From now until the 2014 Chili Jamboree emcee cries “ladles IN!”, we’re profiling each contestant’s uniquely-crafted chili. Buy your tickets ahead, avoid the line, and SAVE MONEY! This day of live music, copious food, and flowing booze is at Mississippi Studios, Sunday, October 5. Kim Jong Grillin’I got an email from one of the organizers. […]
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Chili Jamboree Profiles: Departure, Radar
From now until the 2014 Chili Jamboree emcee cries “ladles IN!”, we’re profiling each contestant’s uniquely-crafted chili. Buy your tickets ahead, avoid the line, and SAVE MONEY! This day of live music, copious food, and flowing booze is at Mississippi Studios, Sunday, October 5. nola.com Last year’s victor Departure Restaurant & LoungeChili of the Incumbent […]
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Betting Sheet for Chili Jam 2014
The Mercury has developed a Midas touch when it comes to food events. Sure, our events are predicated on comically low prices for ridiculously great food from the city’s best restaurants, and that’s not really a “clever trick” per se, but it works, and we’re sticking to it. Burger Week, for example, just finished its […]
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Chili Jamboree Profiles: Podnah’s Pit, Woodsman Tavern
From now until the 2014 Chili Jamboree emcee cries “ladles IN!”, we’re profiling each contestant’s uniquely-crafted chili. Buy your tickets ahead, avoid the line, and SAVE MONEY! This day of live music, copious food, and flowing booze is at Mississippi Studios, Sunday, October 5. Podnah’s PitTexas Street ChiliNortheast Killingsworth’s mythic and unimpeachable Lone Star-style bbq […]
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Chili Jamboree Profiles: Dick’s Kitchen, Tamale Boy
From now until the 2014 Chili Jamboree emcee cries “ladles IN!”, we’re profiling each contestant’s uniquely-crafted chili. Buy your tickets ahead, avoid the line, and SAVE MONEY! This day of live music, copious food, and flowing booze is at Mississippi Studios, Sunday, October 5. Dick’s is on SE Belmont and NW 21st. Dick’s KitchenDick’s Meaty […]
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Chili Jamboree Profiles: Smokehouse 21 and Lardo
From now until the 2014 Chili Jamboree emcee cries “ladles IN!”, we’re profiling each contestant’s uniquely-crafted chili. Buy your tickets ahead, avoid the line, and SAVE MONEY! This day of live music, copious food, and flowing booze is at Mississippi Studios, Sunday, October 5. Smokehouse 21Smoked hog head pozole, crispy pig ears (Pictured above is […]
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Chili Jamboree Profiles: Tilt, Kenny & Zuke’s
From now until the 2014 Chili Jamboree emcee cries “ladles IN!” we’re profiling each contestant’s uniquely-crafted chili. Buy your tickets ahead, avoid the line, and SAVE MONEY! This day of live music, copious food, and flowing booze is at Mississippi Studios, Sunday, October 5. TiltPie Break ChiliDESCRIPTION: Slow-cooked kidney beans with espresso-braised brisket, bacon, and […]
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Chili Jamboree 2014: Lineup, Details!
The Mercury‘s second annual Chili Jamboree is upon us! Together with Mississippi Studios and key sponsors Nicky USA, Jack Daniel’s, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Daiya Vegan Cheese, we’re bringing you a full day of top chefs, live music, and flowing rivers of honky tonk-style knuckle sauce. Sunday, October 5, at 11:00am and 5pm. Last year’s […]
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Burger Week Profile: North Light
Burger Week runs August 11-17th I was so impressed by the burger I sampled at North Light—and the team I met—that I went back for dinner the very next night. This four-month old restaurant on Mississippi is charging up the ranks, featuring what their website very accurately describes as, “a sophisticated twist on comfort food […]
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Burger Week Profile: Tilt (both locations)
Burger Week runs August 11-17th Tilt’s 2014 Portland Burger Week burger recipe is a mash-up of flavors inspired by a classic American cheeseburger and traditional eastern European cuisine. Fittingly dubbed the “Eastern Block,” the burger is comprised of a locally sourced natural chuck patty, american cheese, hand-carved pork belly, fried onions/peppers and a tasty house […]
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Burger Week Profile: Rialto Poolroom Bar and Cafe
Burger Week runs August 11-17th You may only know the Rialto Poolroom Bar and Café as the former: a massive pool hall that’s properly lit in the classic fashion (read: dim, with glowing green felt tables). What’s less obvious from the street is a kitchen program that takes great pride in their product. From the […]
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Burger Week Profile: Double Barrel Tavern (updated)
Burger Week runs August 11-17th Double Barrel is a bar in a creative town, and as such they are given to the same fits of creative pique that make this an interesting place to live. They couldn’t leave their prior Burger Week burger well enough alone, and decided to one-up themselves. Late last week I […]