Drag queen Lulu Luscious embodying true “the show must go on” spirit. Wesley Lapointe Does anyone else feel like we’ve hit the point of quarantine where a n y t h i n g out of your daily “routine” is the most exciting thing ever? The bars I paid visits to this week are all […]
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: Cooperativa and Montelupo—It’s an Italian Market Showdown!
Okay ladies, now let’s get in formation. Janey Wong We were all glad to see the back of 2020, but it did happen to be a landmark year for Italians. Centuries-old wine windows, remnants from plagues past, were recommissioned in Florence to safely pass wine and Aperol spritzes through to customers. At long last, we […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: Let’s Raise a Glass to Democracy!
Deceptively cute stubby mason jars contain a strong cocktail with a message—Let Freedom Ring! Janey Wong Listen, I’m a sucker for themed food and drinks, so when I saw that the following bars were slangin’ some Inauguration Day specials, I was in faster than you can say Biden. I can’t think of a more delicious […]
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Cocktail To-Go Club: Big Ass Ice Cubes and Color Changing Cups
An adult Capri Su… I mean GCP Old Fashioned from Deadshot Janey Wong As many Oregon bars and restaurants remain in hibernation for the winter or work to pivot their bar programs to comply with new cocktails to-go regulations, establishments with existing and robust food menus have suddenly found themselves having a leg up. The […]