This just in my e-mail box from the capital letter disdaining m.b.: anyways, i was wondering if anyone at the merc knew of a list of places that were gonna be open on xmas, and what times they were open. all i know off hand is Zupans (at least they seem to be open till […]
Patrick Alan Coleman
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Do Your Part
Weather like we’ve had this week is not only tough on the citizenry of Portland, it can be hell for local restaurants. If there isn’t any foot traffic, and people don’t want to drive, business tends to go right into the shitter. I talked to several restaurant owners last week who told me that the […]
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December Boozy Goodness: More Warmth
I had the pleasure of drinking with Lance Mayhew last night, and I have to say he’s one of the most down to earth ‘mixologists” I’ve ever met: just as comfortable knocking back shots and beer in a dive bar as he is behind the bar of swanky eatery. The drinking session inspired me to […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Solstice Farmers Market: Canceled
The last Portland Farmers Market of the season has been canceled, leaving some farmers holding a bag full of harvested veggies and no buyers. This has prompted one of the markets participating farms, Rainway Farm (4395 S.W. Minter Bridge Rd. Hillsboro), to drastically reduce prices: PotatoesRound $.75 per lb. German butterball, Yellow Finn, All blue, […]
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New Seasons: Now What?
Breaking Food News: Yesterday, New Seasons Market heard from their attorneys that the Federal Trade Commission ruled they must hand over sensitive documents to Whole Foods or risk fines or jail time. From the New Seasons Blog: We disagree with and are disappointed in this decision. We’re huddling with the lawyers to figure out what […]
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Living By Instinct
After watching days of hysterical ARCTIC BLAST!!! news coverage, I’ve had a kind of epiphany (huh, that’s appropriate for the holiday season.) From here on out, I refuse to watch anymore news coverage of snow events. That’s right, I’m living on instinct. I’ve realized that my years in Portland have turned me into a whiny […]
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Innovation at Hand
Creativity You Can Hold (Mostly) at Meat Cheese Bread
Is Meat Cheese Bread on the road to sandwich fame?
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Food News
Good-Bye Lucier, For Now
For Portland’s epicurean elite, Lucier seemed like a shimmering dream when it opened earlier this year. The shining glass beacon to fine dining, located on the banks of the Willamette on the South Waterfront, promised to be Portland’s new dining destination for those who didn’t blanch at the thought of laying down a couple hundred […]
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Warm Up!
Old Gods, New Tricks
Booze is the reason for the season. Three recipes help you celebrate!
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The Mercury is a Lonely Town
While my colleagues blog from the warm comfort of their homes, I walked to work this morning because I live in the stone ice age and do not have access to the internets at my hacienda. So, as of now, I’m the only one in the cavernous Merc editorial office for the time being. I […]
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More Food Trends for 2009
Peruvian Food: Huge in 2009! This time the food trend predictions are coming from Food Channel.com, who drew on the resources of The World Thought Bank and an organization called (a bit ominously, if you ask me) the International Food Futurists. With so many people putting their minds to the same subject, you might think […]
Posted inPortland
Damn You, Winter!
The last two days have been cold as hell and absolutely gorgeous. But just when you think the ice and snow is going to slowly disappear and bother us no more, the National Weather Service (NOAA) gives us this delightful warning (note that the all caps are a product of the Weather Service web page, […]