These boozy, frosty slushies are about to become your warm weather bevvie of choice. Janey Wong Originally opened by two alums of craft kitchen Ned Ludd (one of the owners, Benjamin Artaiz is very involved in day-to-day operations, but the other has taken more of a silent partner role), Donnie Vegas’ menu revolves around one […]
Janey Wong
Janey Wong is the Mercury's food editor and the managing editor at our sibling site, EverOut. She's usually eating, thinking about what she ate, or planning what to eat next. She dislikes drinking milkshakes through paper straws.
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Cocktail To-Go Club: Tote a Taste of Tiki Home From Hale Pele
Ready to drink cocktails and cocktail mixes are both available at Hale Pele…why not get both?! Janey Wong Aside from the iconic Alibi (which makes for a very different night out), Hale Pele is *the* tiki destination in Portland. While the city had a fleeting reunion with tiki titan Trader Vic’s 2.0 in the 2010s […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: República Celebrates the Nuances of Mezcal
“Bottle service” in the cocktails to-go context. Janey Wong On a routine afternoon visit to pick up a cocktail and some food to back it up, I found myself being led through an impromptu mezcal tasting at República by owner and mezcal master Angel Medina. If you’re a mezcal lover or just love spirits in […]
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An Open Letter to the AAPI Community, and Our Allies and Accomplices
In remembrance. I have listed the victims in descending age order because in the Asian culture our elders are afforded the highest respect. The names are in white as it is the color of mourning in many East Asian traditions. Janey Wong Dear AAPI fam, Please protect your energy. We are not only dealing with […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: Haymaker Takes Part in a COVID-Era Bar Crawl
Three cocktail specials featuring Kilbeggan whiskey sit in front of Haymaker’s sizable whiskey collection. Janey Wong Irish whiskey label Kilbeggan has partnered with local bars in Portland to create cocktail specials as part of a month-long St. Patrick’s celebration they’re calling The Kilbeggan March. The March 2020 arrival of the pandemic in the U.S. brought […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: Drink the Rainbow at Buranko
Buranko’s popular “Tamarind Margarita” and “Kyoto Fog,” available for dine-in or to-go! Janey Wong Writer’s note: If you’re in a position to buy groceries and/or eat “out” right now, please support AAPI businesses at this time. I especially encourage making the effort to seek out and patronize the mom & pops. Places that don’t have […]
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Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Takes It Personal
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Chuck Zlotnick / Marvel Studios Aaaaaand we’re back. (To an Earth in recovery mode from Thanos, that is.) The Falcon and the Winter Soldier takes a grounded look—by MCU standards, at least—at a post-Blip world following the events of Avengers: Endgame. In episode one, “New World Order” (budding conspiracy […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: The Spirit of Portland’s Piña Colada King Lives On At Tropicale
All the bells and whistles needed to recreate Tropicale’s signature piña colada at home. Janey Wong News of Tropicale founder Alfredo Climaco’s passing shook the local food scene in late January when it was announced that he had passed from COVID-19 just four days after his 32nd birthday. Opening a brick and mortar bar was […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: “Texas Meats Oregon” at Bullard
Have you lost your marbles? Bullard’s got ‘em right here. Janey Wong Bullard may be located in a hotel, but it’s not yo mama’s hotel restaurant. The Tex-Mex-inspired shrine to meat is a chef-forward destination even for locals. Top Chef alum Doug Adams’ first restaurant opened in 2019 following a celebrated run at highly-lauded Imperial, […]
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PIFF Review: Children Bear the Brunt of Yemen’s Ongoing War in Hunger Ward
Hunger Ward courtesy of PIFF I’ll be straight up: Hunger Ward was an extremely difficult watch. That’s what makes it all the more essential viewing. Hunger Ward examines the effects that Yemen’s ongoing civil war is having on its most vulnerable population: children. The short but nevertheless impactful documentary provides an inside look into two […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: The World is Your Oyster at Lottie & Zula’s
I enjoyed the “Picabo” après a visit to the zoo. Janey Wong Adorned with street art and stickers, self-proclaimed “classic Southern New-England style deli” Lottie & Zula’s opened in the former Toro Bravo space in October 2020. Owner Fletch Halyburton hails from Rhode Island, and based the shop after the sandwich spots and delis he […]
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PIFF Review: Climb Mt. Hood From the Comfort of Your Home with LGBTQ+ Documentary Who’s On Top
Who’s On Top Courtesy of PIFF [This review is part of the Mercury’s 2021 Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) guide. You can check out all our PIFF reviews here.] Who’s On Top follows a small group of LGBTQ+ Oregonians whose stories of personal struggles are interspersed with their journey towards Mt. Hood’s summit. The documentary […]