Döner kebab is the best thing to come out of Germany since Kraftwerk.
Patrick Alan Coleman
Posted inPolitics
The Choice
I’m a big fan of PBS. It’s probably the only thing I’ll really miss when Kitty and I let our TV die in February on account of that there digital cross-over. One of the best programs on television has got to be Frontline. Granted, it’s generally a whole ass-load of depressing, but in exchange, you […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Mac and Cheese Cook-off
I’ll be on a panel of judges choosing the grand prize winner in Tillamook’s macaroni and cheese cook-off, tomorrow night at Kell’s. Unfortunately the event is sold out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get in on the fun. Check out the website for this year’s finalists where you can vote on your favorite for […]
Posted inDrunk
Autumn Boozy Goodness: Ah-choo!
The Cure As evidenced by my sinuses, it’s cold season again. And though I tried, all of the hand washing and esoteric pill popping could not keep the crap from crawling up my schnoz and setting up shop. I feel like I’m in a goddamn diving bell that’s been too pressurized. It’s that bizarre under […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Iran Crafts Worlds Largest Sandwich: PANIC!
Duck! I mean… Ostrich! Iran is up to its old tricks. In clear violation of the Enormous Sandwich Non-Proliferation Treaty (ESNPT), Iran claims to have built the world largest sandwich. The sandwich is said to have been nearly five thousand feet long and crammed with ostrich and chicken meat with a combined weight just over […]
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Vegans Heart Kittens
Would you eat cornbread and homemade vegan sausage stuffed acorn squash for this kitty? Acclaimed vegan cookbook author, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, will be preparing a four course dinner, next Friday at Sweet Pea Bakery, to benefit House of Dreams, Portland’s no kill cat shelter. Tickets for the meal are on a sliding scale from $40 […]
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New Deal
Tough Times Need Affordable Local Vodka
Portland’s alcohol altruist has been providing Portland a New Deal, before we even knew we needed it.
Posted inArtsy
Like Sands Through the Hourglass
So goes the time in your day with the amazing website thisissand.com. Did you ever do those weird sand paintings in a bottle when you were a kid? Do you remember how relaxing it was? Recapture your childhood while simultaneously throwing every useful moment in your day out the window. Just click the little box […]
Posted inMusic
Old People Make Me Bawl My Eyes Out
Kitty and I watched Young @ Heart for the first time last night. If you haven’t heard of it yet, it’s a documentary about a geriatric chorus from Northhampton, MA, that tours the world singing beautifully strange and moving versions of rock songs. In the film they cover Sonic Youth, Hendrix, the Ramones and the […]
Posted inFood and Drink
This Recipe Is Not A Poem
The pepper harvest has arrived at the Portland Farmer’s Market and last Saturday the wicker baskets were full of the strange fruit, looking like the disembodied noses of witches and winos. I’ve been reading too much Richard Brautigan, I can’t help myself… A sign above one basket read: “Perfect For Roasting!” “That’s a grand idea!” […]
Posted inDrunk
Autumn Boozy Goodness
apropos of nothing but booze and leaves “I really can’t stay…” “But baby it’s cold outside!” “I have to go away…” “But baby I got a fifth of whiskey so we can make some hot toddys and get naked and see what happens when the booze kicks in as we lounge by the fireplace and… […]
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My Childhood is Bankrupt: RIP Mother’s Circus Animal Cookies
Aside from being marked by my grandmother’s pot roast, mashed potatoes, and jell-o with carrot shavings, I don’t have particularly rich childhood food memories. But there are always those triggers that bring back a flood of sensations and emotions. Proust’s madeleine is the perfect “fer-instance”. When Steve posted in yesterday’s Good Morning News that Archway […]