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A restaurant is built in SE Portland with a little luck, a lot of time,
and a whole bunch of pressure.
After the customers had gone, I went to clear the table and pick up the credit slip. I noticed that on top of the slip they had left a penny. I picked up the penny, thinking it was discarded spare change, only to find an aggressive dark slash in the space where a tip should […]
I had already moved far away from Colorado mountain towns by the time I was old enough to legally drink beer while eating a burger. I make this connection between beer, mountain towns, and burgers because there is something very particular about enjoying those three things in concert. I loved eating in those summer alpine […]
Maybe it’s the sun, but I just wanted to post a little note of gratitude and thanks to all the folks who come upon this little Blogtown of ours. Here’s wishing you all a bright warm spring and summer season full of good friends, good food, and good times. I hope you all take advantage […]
Can this count as my Cat Friday post? I have a sick fascination with Ted Nugent. It may be because I was raised on Freedom Rock. Between the ages of 10 and 16, almost every summer Saturday afternoon, I built skateboard ramps in my driveway while my stepfather tinkered in the garage listening to a […]
We sow the seed. Natures grows the seed. And we eat the seed. The term “Victory Garden” has always given me a little thrill. Those are two powerfully evocative words. One suggests the joy of overcoming an adversary, a Times Square kiss, ticker-tape parades, arms raised in triumph. The other suggests the verdant promise of […]
Time will tell if Ned Ludd becomes the place for pure culinary
simplicity.
Just so you know, Kenny and Zuke’s might be serving this for lunch tomorrow should you request it: The “DDD”: a deep fried, triple-decker reuben Here’s how Nick “Zuke” Zukin describes it in his e-mail: In the middle is the standard lovely reuben with 9-10 ozs of house-made pastrami, two slices of swiss, russian, and […]
“What’s your final meal?” For most of us it’s a hypothetical question, an ice breaker, a small-talk personality test. We’ll ruminate for a moment, sifting through a mental catalog of all the flavors and smells we’ve enjoyed in our lives, searching for that one perfect meal, just right for our final day on the planet. […]
Word reached me today of some interesting deals in the world of local food. They just keep coming. Thanks, Recession! Ping on the Cheap In what they call a response to “non-stop demands” from their patrons, Ping will be serving an “Early Menu” from 4 pm – 5:30 pm, Monday through Saturday, beginning tonight. Everything […]
The economy hasn’t kept some in Portland from opening new joints. Here’s a quick glimpse of what’s new. Check ‘em out this weekend and tell me all about it. Departures — This is the new restaurant on the roof of the Nines hotel. There hasn’t been a lot of love for Urban Farmer, the Nines […]
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