There’s really no better way to get through a holiday than flying high on baked goods
Katie Shimer
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Highbrow/Lowbrow
A Guide of Where to Eat Whether You’re Rich or Poor
Pullout: The Food Issue 2008
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Feisty, Fresh, and Fishy
Le Hana Experiments
Le Hana touts itself as a French/Japanese fusion restaurant, which seems to me like the odd pairing of a fat person and a skinny person. But I’ve seen fat/skinny relationships work out just great, and so I wasn’t going to judge Le Hana before I understood what made it tick. Perhaps they were onto something. […]
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Bridgetown Comedy Festival
In Portland, we’re set in our ways. There’s always stuff going on, but it’s the same stuff that happened last week or last month or last year. First Thursday. Last Thursday. Musicfest NW. Ohhh, another restaurant opened by Bruce Carey. Another Band of Horses concert. Another film fest where everything is filmed by bike. I […]
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The New Matador
Not that Smoky One on Burnside
At the new Casa del Matador on NW 23rd, the vision is studied, the food is perfected Tex-Mex, and the drinks are boozy and reasonably priced. Perhaps this is because they have five locations from Seattle to Portland, which keeps costs down and the menu consistent. I really don’t know because I’ve never run a […]
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It’s All Fun and Games
Thinking Outside the Bar
Pullout: Drinking Issue 2008 Drunk Olympics
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Sports Medicine
Hangover Remedies That Sort of Work
Pullout: Drinking Issue 2008 Drunk Olympics
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Bridgetown Comedy Presents Will Franken and Ron Funches
At Berbati’s Pan
Local comedian Andy Wood is the founder of Bridgetown Comedy Presents, a title under which he’s booking amazing comedy around Portland. In March, Wood and friends pulled off the three-day Bridgetown Comedy Festival, which hosted comedians like Patton Oswalt, Eddie Pepitone, and Tig Notaro. This rad festival will go on annually, but in the meantime […]
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Dim Sum Delights
Hong Kong-Style Restaurant Hits the Spot
For the food lover, every day is a new adventure that goes something like this: “I cannot live without Thai green curry right now.” “I will die if I do not get Ethiopian food.” “I can’t bear this hangover without huevos rancheros.” “I don’t give a shit how fat I am, I’m ordering the corned […]
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Uppity Mex
Is High-End Mexican Food Worth the Price?
I’m always torn on the whole high-end Mexican food thing. When I want Mexican, I want fish tacos with sour cream from La Bonita, rich pinto beans from Super Torta, or blazingly spicy devil prawns from El Dorado, and really, I want it all for under $12. At Autentica, on NE 30th and Killingsworth, they […]
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Ain’t Love Grand
Pho Green Papaya Soups up Southeast
In restaurants there is a great divide: the places where you eat once, twice, or maybe four times a year; and then the spots you visit like great friends, once, twice, or even three times a week. And unless you’re living off a Nike salary or a trust fund, your frequented restaurants are always cheap, […]