Violetta has good burgers, but works best bringing extra flavor to a new park.
Patrick Coleman
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Head On
Excess Collides with Appetite at Foster Burger
Appetite and excess collide in the delectable mess of Foster Burger.
Posted inMovies & TV
A Shovel to the Face
No Regret: Not just one more subtitled, seen-it-all-before gay melodrama
No Regret: Not just one more subtitled, seen-it-all-before gay melodrama.
Posted inFood and Drink
Foie Gras Protests to Hit Alberta Street Oyster Bar
Based on a press release we received at the Mercury today, it looks like the Portland Animal Defense League (PDXADL) will be moving their protests to Alberta Street. Their next target is Alberta Street Oyster Bar. As I reported in the Mercury a few months back, PDXADL has thus far been able to remove foie […]
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Best Day EVER at the Mercury
Here’s a little inside scoop about what it’s like to work at the Mercury! Today started off with a little editors meeting, where we talked about our Fourth of July issue and lauughed and lauughed. I don’t want give too many spoilers here, but you can expect patriotism, ass-kicking food, and an all American salute […]
Posted inMisc.
Looking for Air-ness
Bjorn Free Dante’s was packed (stuffed, crammed?) last night for the US Air Guitar Championships regional competition. It was elbow to elbow at the bar and shoulder to shoulder in front of the stage as air-master-cum-documentary-superstar Bjorn Turoq took the mic. He is a dimpled and charming air-guitar satyr who made a name for himself […]
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Happy Birthday, Flying Saucer!
On this date in 1947, not far from here in the skies surrounding Mt. Rainer, pilot Kenneth Arnold spots unidentified flying objects while on a search mission for a downed military transport plane. Here’s a synopsis of events from Wired: As Arnold recalled, the afternoon was crystal clear, and he was cruising at an altitude […]
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Looking For Luther
I received an e-mail today from a Mercury reader who was curious to know if there is place in town that serves a “Luther” burger. Subject: Foodie Question Hoping one of your food writers/editors can help me…I am wondering if ANY place in/around Portland sells the doughnut burger, better known as the “Luther Burger” in […]
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Boozy Summer Goodness
In a couple of hours, summer will have officially begun. Yay! And in honor of the momentous occasion I offer you another round of drinks sent in from friends and Blogtownies alike. I’ll start it off with the Ginger Rose, created by a Blogtown reader who will remain nameless because I did not ask her […]
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Food That Makes You Go, “Ewwwwww”
Haven’t you always wanted someone to carve a bust of you… In cheese? I know I sure as hell have! Imagine my luck when I received a press release yesterday from Sarah Kaufmann Sculptures. The heading on the press release read, “A Sensational Holiday Gift:Custom Cheese Carvings.“ Kaufmann, known as “The Cheese Lady,” is a […]
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Nothing Good at Denny’s After Midnight?
I could sooo go for some Potachos right now! What’s a potacho, you ask? Well, according to Denny’s hip new late night menu, it’s nachos made from potato slices! Get it? Potacho? No? In an effort to harden the “food-that-old-people-don’t-need-to-wear-their-teeth-for” vibe, Denny’s has launched an effort to woo the post-nightclub youth market with Denny’s All […]
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Good Morning, News
Old Man River: Floodwaters are inundating counties in Illinois after breeching (or breaking through) levees there. Thousands of acres of farmland will be flooded. Downstream, Iowans breath a sigh of relief, “Thanks for taking that sewer infested soggy bullet for us, neighbors.” Oil: Bush wants congress to okay offshore drilling. The idea would be to […]