The weather keeps being nice and we keep being drunk. Here’s what you should make this weekend! In honor of Integrity Spirits releasing their Trillium Absinthe Superieure—only the second absinthe to be bottled in the U.S.—I’m posting a classic New Orleans cocktail recipe. The Sazerac has been around for quite some time and was originally […]
Patrick Alan Coleman
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Free Fucking Slurpee!
The title should be all you need. But, because I know you Blogtownies crave the insight offered by us, your slavish Mercury staff, I’ll elaborate. Ahem. In honor of July the 11th (7/11, get it?) all participating 7-11 stores will be giving out a free 7.11 oz Slurpee to anyone who wants one. Just so […]
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Getting Screwed at the Grocery Store
No, I’m not talking about cruising for sex in the cereal aisle. However, when you bend over to reach that box of Cheerios on the bottom shelf, General Mills is taking the opportunity to have their way with your wallet. You may not even know it, until you get that creepy “I’ve been used” feeling […]
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Izakaya Attack!
Tanuki Beats the Crap out of Tapas
Tanuki has the balls to start an izakaya revolution in Portland.
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No Foie Gras for Bastille Day Celebrants
Bastille Day is fast approaching, and with it, the second annual Pix Patisserie Bastille Day celebration. Guest chef, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon, had planned on creating foie gras ice cream floats to be served at the event along side other, more traditional, French goodies. This raised the ire of the Portland Animal Defense League […]
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U.K. Judge: Pringles Aren’t Made From Potatoes!
Funny. Centuries after shaking off the ridiculous taxation of the British Empire (Ha! how you like the taste of that salty tea, bitches!), America is still fighting those bizarre British taxes. But this time, that fight has helped answer an existential culinary question that has troubled snack addicts for years: “What the fuck are Pringles, […]
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Monday Bloody Monday
The Place: KJ’s Bar and Grill What Prompted the Visit: A grand hangover from two days of patriotic fervor. Not only had the alcohol done me in, but waking up at 11 am on a Sunday morning with a splitting headache and the awful knowledge that gas prices are continuing to spike, job losses are […]
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Eat Local Week
There are so many good reasons to be a locavore, that is, someone who eats food produced locally: -Local food requires less fossil fuel to ship. -You can generally pin down a local food source so that you know exactly what’s happening from the ground to your table. -Less Salmonella! -Your money stays in the […]
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Summer Boozy Goodness
It’s your weekly summer cocktail recipe blog! Well, I’m ready to get all boozed up like a true-blue patriot on this long holiday weekend. That means shots and beer, friends. But I’m sure somewhere around Saturday morning I’ll want to take a quick break from the Wild Turkey and Old Style (Go Cubbies!) to add […]
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Screaming for Ice Cream
Get Your Fix at Cool Moon
Get Your Ice Cream Fix at Cool Moon
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The All-American Stomach
For Our Country’s Sake—Stop Eating Like a Commie
Perfect Eats for Your Backyard Brouhaha!
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L.O.W. BBQ Returns for Fourth of July
L.O.W. (Laid Off Worker) BBQ nights were something of a legend in town for awhile. But they took a long hiatus, leaving Portland BBQ junkies high and dry. But Chef Ken of Kenny and Zuke’s is reviving L.O.W. BBQ at his Stark Street dining room for one day this Friday. You better jump on it […]