As a Motorola Droid user who chose the platform in part because I found the iron fist of Apple to be a tad unacceptable, I LOL’d after reading this from the Washington Post: The rise of FaceTime porn puts Apple in an awkward position. Its competitors have products that allow video chat, too – HTC’s […]
Patrick Alan Coleman
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The Sunny Drunkard
Summer Cocktail Recipes Full of Awesome
Local cocktail emporiums divulge their recipes for perfect summer cocktails.
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Taste of Europe Closing; Becomes Soccer Bar
File this under: “Awwwwww… Yay!!!!!” After ten years of business on Hawthorne, Taste of Europe, the specialty shop for all things Old World, will be closing sometime in early August. But don’t fret too much about losing your source for European flavor. The space is slated to be replaced by 442, a new bar dedicated […]
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The Best Food Related Info-Graphic You’ll See All Day
From the Wall Street Journal Look at that insanely beautiful info-graphic:The fantastic title, worthy to grace the book jacket of a short story collection by any number of self-absorbed young fiction writers; the glowing cake, seemingly constructed by Frank Lloyd Wright; the strange blob-man with the sharp nose and unwavering eyes, his slight Mona Lisa […]
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American Cheese! Fuck Yeah!
As a child, I grew up in a home where dinner was often from a box (or a can) with few very fatty, very lowbrow homemade exceptions. Sometimes I feel my processed food upbringing is at odds with my job as a restaurant critic. I wasn’t born into a family with rich food traditions like […]
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Cultural Animal Commodities
The New York Times reports on the uproar over a Citibank promotion offering a 15% discount at a Singapore restaurant serving shark’s fin soup. The story prompts The Huffingtom Post‘s “abolitionist vegan” Tim Terhaar to ask the following: Is US treatment of chickens substantively different than Chinese treatment of sharks? Both practices are conducted in […]
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Well Rounded
A Q&A with Frank Bruni
Ex-New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni talks about his struggle with appetite and weight loss.
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Travels in Tacoville
Christmas in July
Our intrepid food editor continues his search for the perfect taco.
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Thanks, CNN… No, Really!
Here’s a question I’d never thought I’d be asking: Is CNN better at making “best of” lists than PETA? Why, yes they are!On Monday the CNN Travel site named Portland as the Best City for Street Food… In the entire fucking world! Yeah! Take that Bangkok! Take that Beijing! We’re number one! Okay. While I […]
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Thanks, PETA… I Guess
PETA has named Portland the second most vegetarian friendly city in the U.S. behind Washington DC. Yay for us! Seriously. As much as I bitch and moan about anarchist foie-protesting vegans, I’m very proud of the veg scene here. Diversity in dining, allowing for all types of diets and dietary creeds, can only be a […]
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31 Beers (and PIB Ticket Winners) Discussion Group – Commence!
With some hesitancy, I will admit to having fallen behind in my 31 beers quest. And with a certain horror, I also realize that since I’ll be heading to L.A. next week I will likely fall even further behind. Good thing the month has plenty of events to help me play catch-up. Many of you […]