Whiskey cocktail recipes from local mixologists.
Patrick Alan Coleman
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The Whiskey Cure
For Home and Medicinal Use Only
There’s a bottle of whiskey for everyone.
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Understanding Whiskey
A Pre-Blackout Primer for Discerning Sots
You’re drinking alone anyway. Why not takes some time to learn the basics of whiskey?
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Taco Bell Founder Dead at 86
The death of Glen W. Bell Jr., the man who created Taco Bell, was announced last Sunday on the company’s website according to this NY Times obituary. I’m not going out to eat a Taco Bell taco today and record my thoughts (you’re welcome) mostly because those crunchy morsels remain a minuscule part of my […]
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No Excuse for Bad Service?
From PassiveAgressiveNote.com This week’s Last Supper includes a brief description of some so-bad-it’s-kinda-funny service. Among the problems: very sticky pint glasses, forgetting drink orders, leaving the restaurant without a word during the middle of service, leaving a colleague to explain that several items ordered were unavailable, general lack of communication. During my meals for this […]
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Fishing Show Boners: Better Than Regular Boners.
While researching the term “blooper”, I found myself deep into one of the most impressive Wikipedia posts I’ve ever read regarding such a frivolous subject. Of particular note, I was interested to discover that the term “blooper” is a derivative of the term “boner,” which was the original term broadcasters used for mistakes made during […]
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Dining for Haiti
If you’re dining out this weekend, look for area restaurateurs who will be donating a portion of their proceeds to aid the recovery efforts in Haiti. Today we received word of two such benefits. This from Biwa: This Sunday, January 17th, we will be contributing 10% of our sales to aid victims of the earthquake […]
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English Muff-Up
Fats’ Fine Food and Dining Room Chaos
Fats serves fine food. All it needs is a bit more dignity.
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In Defense of Xanadu
I’m going to Xanadu at the Keller in few short hours, and boy am I excited. Seriously. Call me what you want (you will anyway), but there are several reasons this show will probably rock: Full Choral ELO! You know, ELO (the Electric Light Orchestra). They’re like Of Montreal but way better and way synthier. […]
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Welcome to My Nightmare
That’s Jay Leno, Guy Fieri, and Kim Kardashian making deep-fried Oreos. It’s also a deft representation of everything that’s vomit worthy in American food and culture at this moment in history. But that’s just my opinion. Yours? Thanks for yet another reason to drink heavily Eater.com
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When God Closes Snoop Dog’s Uncle’s BBQ Joint, She Opens a Southeast Portland Burger Bar.
I’m With Snoop! Opened recently: Foster Burger, 5339 SE Foster Road – $7.50 burgers from Chef Mondok (recently of Sel Gris) that become increasingly expensive the more shit you add to them ($2 for fine Blue Cheese, for example). GrÜner, 537 SW 12th Avenue – Northern European Alpine goodies, form long-time Portland chef Christopher Isreal […]
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This Week’s Mercury Food Section
While this week’s Last Supper is dedicated to the new Southeast Portland pancake purveyor, Slappy Cakes, I’d like to think it’s a larger meditation on dining gimmicks in particular. If you haven’t read this week’s column, or if you’ve never been to Slappy Cakes, the gimmick they employ is giving patrons the opportunity to make […]