One good thing about this economy is that you can now have a three course meal at bank account wounding restaurants for $25 or under. More and more of the city’s eateries are jumping on the 3-for-25 prix fix menu band wagon. It has gotten to the extant that soon it will be difficult to […]
Patrick Alan Coleman
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Another Beer Tax Post to Delight and Astound
I’d like to point out a little fallacy in the logic of some proponents of the beer tax. During the first hearing on the issue in Salem a few weeks ago, folks from the Oregon Partnership (a non-profit dedicated to drug prevention) suggested that a proposed 1900% increase in the excise tax on beer would […]
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I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts
I’ve given up on Battlestar Galactica. From what I understand, I watched the last good episode four weeks ago. I’ll make an attempt at the finale, but somehow my zeal for Admiral Adama, the loveable Colonel Tigh, and that wacky Kara Thrace, has been subsumed by hackneyed allusions to Bob Dylan songs, and the final […]
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Reclaiming a Cuisine
Bryant Terry Reeducates Soul Food
An activist chef is visiting Portland with a new spin on soul food.
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In Which I Attempt to Drink the Entire Cocktail List
This week’s Recession Proof Mixology has already begun at what I consider one of the most under-rated eateries in the city. Bar Avignon on Division serves beautiful and simple food along side a great cocktail menu and an affordable selection of wine. A recent dish of mussels proved sublime, with thick tender meat and a […]
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Stopping the City’s Shenanigans
Glory to the puerile and ever hilarious fart machine! Marvel at its ability to bring city council meetings to a screeching halt! I challenge Blogtownies to get a fart machine into a Portland council meeting. It would be so much more fun than listening to all the crying and whining about bridges, Beau Breedlove, and […]
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No Pets at South Park Blocks Farmers Markets
“Wherever shall we find fresh arugula, Sharak?” In less than two weeks, spring will officially begin. Coinciding with the vernal equinox on March 21st is the opening of Portland’s Saturday farmers market in the PSU park blocks. The opening of the market will see a selection of early spring veggies, hordes of shoppers, and a […]
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So That’s Why You’re So Depressed?
As reported earlier this week on Good Morning News, it was revealed in a study by Men’s Health that Portland was one of the most depressed cities in the US. Today a “study” released by Combos® Brand Snacks, has named Portland one of least manly cities in the country. “The official cheese-filled snack of NASCAR” […]
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Here’s a Post Wherein I Ask a Favor
I know that many Blogtownies are drunkards. Not only drunkards, but helpful drunkards. I have a favor to ask. I’ve been given an assignment to track down infamous regulars, one for each quadrant of the city. For the most part, I’ve been driving to various haunts, asking bartenders if they know of any interesting characters […]
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Does Organic Taste Better? Ask the Hamster.
Hamsters are possibly one of the saddest creatures on earth. Once proud burrowers of the Syrian Desert, these fuzzy creatures now endure a life of plastic tubes, exercise balls, and cedar chips. When I was a child I had a hamster named Linda. Not only was he cursed with a woman’s name, his teeth grew […]
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Food News
Sweet Moves and Boozy Additions
Kir Jensen, she of the much-loved triple-threat chocolate chip cookies, has shut down her dessert street cart Sugar Cube. But this sad event comes with a sugary silver lining. Jensen is now the new tart at Two Tarts Bakery at 2309 NW Kearney (making it Three Tarts?) where the aforementioned cookies will be available to […]
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No Jitters
Alex Pond and the Quest for National Coffee Greatness
A local champion barista sets his sights on the national prize.