The Information Super Hot Dog (courtesy Al Gore) Click These Poker Dogs If you dare!!!!
Patrick Alan Coleman
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Hot Dogs, an Appreciation: Part 1
The Hot Dog and Competition Perhaps you’ve heard: Takeru Kobayashi, a legend of competitive eating, has bowed out of the World Series of tube steak munching at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island. Kobayashi ruled the competition for six years before finally being defeated by Joey “Jaws” Chestnut in 2007. The rivalry between Kobayashi and Chestnut […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Who is Giada De Laurentiis?
And why did you single her out in your intro to the food issue, PAC? I’ve been hearing that question from hundreds (or 2) of you ever since the issue hit the streets. I’ll tell you who Giada De Laurentiis is: She’s the sex symbol of American food television, and exhibit #1 of how crazy […]
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31 Beers in 31 Days? Hell Yes!
Today marks the beginning of Oregon Craft Beer Month, the best possible excuse to drink local beer you’ve ever been given. You may remember last year around this time I gave up spirits and dedicated myself to drinking nothing but Oregon craft brew for the entire month of July. I succeeded in that goal and […]
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More Foodie Sex Code
One of my favorite things to write in this week’s Mercury Food Issue was the foodie sex code. The premise is that you can learn about how a person will be between the sheets based on the restaurant they choose in various situations. It’s a complete load of bullshit, of course (or is it?), but […]
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The Kitchen Kama Sutra
The Mercury‘s Practical Guide to Food and Sex
A handy guide to food and sex, answering all of the questions you were too afraid (or hungry) to ask.
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The Foodie Sex Code
How Eating Out Predicts Eating Out
Cracking the foodie sex code!
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Play-Plate Special
The Sexiest Plates to Ever Grace Our Pages
A look at some of the sexiest plates to ever grace the Mercury’s our pages.
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Burgers on the 4th for a Good Cause
There are plenty of food events happening on the 4th of July, but there’s only one I’ll pimp here on Blogtown. That’s because it’s for an awesome cause: This Sunday the Portland Farmers Market King Market [NE 7th and Wygant] will be grilling up some killer burgers with ingredients donated by select vendors. Buy one […]
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I Am Armed
First of all, I’d like everyone to know that I am able to defend myself, and you better not get any ideas from the following trailer for Bitter Feast. Second of all… Wait, that’s fucking Mario Batali! Acting! Bwahhahahahahhahahhahaaha… Oh, Lord. What was I saying? [via]
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Ebert Cooks. Why Can’t You?
Aside from being incredibly smart, and an all around mountain of a man, Roger Ebert has proven that you, who do not cook, are simply lazy asshats. After surgery to fight cancer in his thyroid and salivary gland, Ebert was no longer able to eat, taking his nourishment instead from a feeding tube. However, that […]