When Ezra told me he’d be at SXSW this week, and that he needed somebody to take over the Hot Live-Blogging Action for tonight’s game against the Mavs (turns out Ms. Skinner has some kind of Crystal Taylor-like history with Dirk Nowitzki, and can’t be within 200 feet of the Rose Garden…see you at Windows […]
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Little Big Burger Expands To Mississippi Ave.
I got word from Katie Poppe today that she and co-owner Micah Camden signed off on a second Little Big Burger location. After scrapping plans to open in their former Fats space back in December, and making some preliminary plans in a space on 12th & Hawthorne, the two are taking over the old Blue […]
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Little Bird, Big Expectations
Rucker’s New Bistro Lives up to the Hype
Gabriel Rucker’s sophomore effort doesn’t disappoint.
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The Food Dude’s Reader Survey
If you don’t already check in occasionally with The Food Dude’s Portland Food & Drink, I suppose it’s never too late (but don’t blame us…he’s been on our sidebar for as long as I can remember). I’ve been reading his stuff for quite awhile, and have really come to trust his opinions. His annual reader […]
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Pork Rebranding
From NPR: “The Other White Meat” has another slogan. The National Pork Board on Friday replaced the decades-old ad campaign with a new message: “Pork: Be Inspired.” It’s tough to beat that specificity. I would have gone with something more obvious, like “Pork: Dance Like No One Is Watching.” Or “Pork: Friendship Is Magic.” Or […]
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Stumptown Cold Brew: First Taste
I swung by the 3rd Avenue Stumptown this morning and picked up a bottle of their newly-packaged Cold Brew coffee. I was curious how the bottled version would stand up to fresh cold-water extract (man, I can’t wait until the weather necessitates ordering iced coffee again). The difference is pretty minimal. I suppose it makes […]
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Dreadful Sorry, Clementine
Southern Hospitality and Low Prices Aren’t Enough
Clementine’s southern charms don’t stand up to Northern aggression.
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Public Service Announcement: Hot Sauce
Restauranteurs: Do you serve breakfast? Are you the kind of place that sets Tabasco Sauce on the table? Would it break the bank to add a second a variety? For my money, a hangover breakfast just isn’t the same with overly-vinegerary/under-flavored hot sauce. I’ve long enjoyed the happy marriage of Tapatio and potatoes, but Secret […]
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Stumptown Cold Brew(!)
From Imbibe Magazine: Stumptown Coffee Roasters is gearing up for iced coffee season with the release tomorrow of its first-ever bottled coffee. Cold-brewed from the roastery’s house blend and bottled at Portland’s House Spirits Distillery, these bottles of cold-brew goodness are full of rich, chocolaty aromas, tangy fruit flavors and earthy undertones. Bottles have that […]
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Pizza Battle Pt. 2, National Edition (UPDATED!)
Yesterday we discussed Portland Monthly’s list of 32 pizzas that they’d heard of, and Willamette Week’s top-10 omissions from the list. You guys added to the fray. One guy likes Dominoes. Some of you bitched about Apizza Scholls service and their weekend take-out policy. Now Food & Wine has come out with their choices for […]
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Pizza Battles
Portland Monthly‘s new issue features their take on the 32 first pizzas they thought of best pizzas in Portland. While they get the top of the list pretty much right (I’ll quibble that Dove Vivi should be included alongside Ken’s, Apizza Scholls, Nostrana, and Lovely’s Fifty Fifty in the “Master Class” category), it’s rounded out […]
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Home-Style Thai
Chiang Mai Stands out Among a Glut of Thai Restaurants
Chiang Mai shines with family recipes and the region’s street-food favorites