Ahhh, with the weather finally warming, I’m starting to get the craving for ice cream! But I’m not sure what I get a craving for when I watch the following ice cream commercials. I feel allured and repulsed and hungry and guilty and… well, just dirty. I think it should be noted that these commercials […]
Patrick Coleman
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I Guess I’m Floating
HEY YOU! Wanna free root beer float? Well, head in to an A&W today and they’ll hook you up. You don’t even need to buy anything to get it. Just walk in and say, “Hit me with that root beer float, yo!” and they’ll hand you one. It’s happening nation-wide today and the press release […]
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Tony Tony Tony
I think I was 30 minutes into the Tony awards when I asked myself, “Why the hell am I watching the Tony awards?” Then I remembered: before food, before booze, before writing, I was a died in the wool, 100%, grade A theater geek. In the fifth grade, I scored a role in the Grand […]
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Summer Boozy Goodness
not actual “red cricket” Holy shit! The weather is so delectable today, I can barely stand it. In fact, I feel so good about this particularly stunning atmospheric change that I am going to give you, Blogtownies, a summer cocktail recipe that I created just a few weeks ago. Its working title is “red cricket,” […]
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Your Sweet Saturday
Have you noticed the surge in cross town donut traffic these days? First, Voodoo parades to a new store on the east side and tomorrow Staccato Gelato plans a five mile bike romp to new digs in Westmoreland. The fun begins at 10:30 am with a donut fuel up at the NE 28th Staccato Gelato […]
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Muchas Graci… Gag! Cough!
I don’t go to the ‘Couv very often, but I might start knowing that Muchas Gracias is serving heart valve carne asada in their burritos! Muchas Gracias – A surprise in every tortilla! It seems a Vancouver Wash. man was eating a burrito at “his favorite favorite restaurant,” (he even has a Muchas Gracias bumper […]
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Hey Fatty, Wanna Go to the Movies?
Hey, let’s go see the Hulk! Yeah, I’ll even buy you some popcorn! What, you want a large? Hmmm, I wonder how many calories a large popcorn has, anyway. Oh wait, lemme look it up on my iphone (bleep blurp click slide shmear)… Say, here it is on a Yahoo Health “experts” webpage called Eat […]
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Belly Timber Preview
Preview night cocktail hour party at Belly Timber. Booze from Lance Mayhew of the Oregon Bartenders Guild, petite fours from David Siegel, and so much nail polish. Okay, a note on the name. Popular opinion is that it’s a bad name. There is no denying that. I do offer this as an explanation: Belly Timber, […]
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Fowl Play at McDonalds
Outlaw! CNN reports that the renegade chicken who had been terrorizing motorists at a McDonald’s in Temecula, California, was finally captured last week. Seems the bird had been hanging around harassing customers. This, from the “news” article: Since the chicken arrived, customers often found themselves waiting to order their McNuggets while the bird blocked the […]
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Tomato Terror!
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting 161 cases of salmonella “Saintpaul” infection in over 16 states, including Oregon. The suspected spreader of the sickening fecal bacteria has been narrowed down to raw, uncooked tomatoes, though they’re not sure which tomatoes. Our Suspect? They do know which tomatoes aren’t spreading salmonella. This list from […]
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XV Sold!
Marc Byrne, previous owner of XV, told me today, “It was just time to move on and relax for a little bit.” The popular downtown bar was sold yesterday to Mr. Raj Patel. Patel has no plans to change anything at the bar in the near future, “I’m going to take some time and get […]
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New Seasons on Hawthorne
News has reached me today that the “Friendliest store in town,” New Seasons Market, will be opening a new location on Hawthorne. They will be taking over the lot previously occupied by the beloved Daily Grind. This is particularly good news for those of you on Hawthorne who’ve had to travel all the way to […]