Friends, I’ve given up. I have decided to relinquish the incredulity I’ve traditionally felt towards gimmick foods and meme meats. There is just too much out there for which to feel disdain and a man cannot live with such constant seething disgust. After all, it’s all in good fun, right? Ha ha! Plus, sometimes, greasy […]
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Beating It (the Heat, You Perv)
This weekend promise to be one ridiculously hot mofo. Chances are you may already have plans, but if you’re looking for something to either beat the heat (or join it… whichever), here are my three humble suggestions: Go Coastal: It’s just so very close, with so many damn fine places to camp. If you’re heading […]
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This Week’s Mercury Food Section: The Taste of Empires
In this week’s Last Supper, I explore the French influenced Vietnamese cuisine of Jade Patisserie and Tea House, located in the quiet, charming oasis of Sellwood. During one of my visits, after tucking into a particularly delicious meatball banh mi-type sandwich, I asked the server at the counter where the excellent baguette had come from. […]
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French Connection
The Indochine Cuisine of Jade
Experience the gentle fusion of Jade Teahouse and Patisserie, thanks to French Colonial insanity.
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Notable Openings and Such
From various press releases pulled from my electronic mailbox and other places in this series of tubes: Beginning its life as the brunch spot you never knew Portland needed but, in your heart, always wanted to go to, Tasty and Sons will soon start serving dinner. That’s awesome news for several reasons: I get to […]
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Your Lemonade Sucks! OR How to Run a Successful Lemonade Stand in Portland: A Guide for Seven-Year-Old Entrepreneurs
There has been much uproar about the Multnomah County Health Department’s attempted shut-down of seven-year-old Julie Murphy’s lemonade stand during Last Thursday, last Thursday [as covered in yesterday’s Good Morning News]. Everyone seems appropriately up in arms, and the Health Department has even apologized. But as a food critic, I don’t think I’m remiss in […]
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Not Feeling the Bite of The Bite
I have, admittedly, mixed emotions towards the Bite of Oregon. I love that its proceeds go to the Special Olympics. I love that it’s a place for new restaurateurs to expose themselves to a much wider (waisted) audience. I even love it for its kitschy Brian Boitano flare and its amazing people watching. Beyond that […]
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This Week’s Mercury Food Section: Alpine Wild
Well well well! We haven’t done this in a while, have we? That’s likely because I haven’t written an honest to goodness review in about a month (you lucky bastards). But I have returned from tacos and cocktails to work through a backlog of restaurants that need the ol’ PAC treatment. We begin with GrÜner. […]
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Alpine Drive
Cruising the Alps with Grüner
Like a getting behind the wheel of a 2010 Mercedes-Benz, Grüner offers a swanky Alpine ride.
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If You Buy a Taco Bell Cantina Taco…
I will kick your ass*. What’s a Taco Bell Cantina Taco? I hesitate to tell you, but here it is from Nation’s Restaurant News: Taco Bell has launched a line of street-food-inspired tacos, including one with shredded pork.The new Cantina Tacos come in fire-grilled chicken, beef carne asada and pork carnitas flavors. Each is served […]
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Pickathon, Food, and You
The indie roots music fest out at Pendarvis farm is known as a place to bask in a whiskey still explosion of genres—from bluegrass to newgrass to blues to alt-country-electro-dance-rock (yes, I made some of those up). But hundreds of hungry attendees means hundreds of bellies to feed. This year, Pickathon is coming correct with […]
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How I Failed Oregon Beer Month
I could blame it on any number of things, including a week-long trip to the LA beer desert, but actually there’s not much to it. I was just too busy to drink one unique Oregon beer a day. Also, I didn’t get around to making it to the Oregon Brewers Fest. I know, I know. […]