Three Pigs Deli is more than meets the eye.
Tony Perez
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Woodsman Update
Eater’s Erin DeJesus has posted an interesting Q&A with Jason Barwikowski, head chef Duane Sorenson’s soon-to-open Woodsman Tavern. We learn that the the restaurant will have a “Wood Stone ‘Josper’ oven, only the 11th of its kind in the States,” a raw bar, and that the menu will be rooted in ham. Why ham, DeJesus […]
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R.I.P. (In Nacho Cheese Doritos)
Arch West, the man credited with inventing my least favorite food on the planet, has passed away. He was 97 years young. He struck powdery-orange gold while vacationing with his family in Mexico, when they came upon some kind of snack shack selling “deep fried tortilla chips” (I know…seems far out). Doritos were introduced in […]
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Woodsman Market
More news about The Woodsman Tavern, the new restaurant from Stumptown’s Duane Sorenson. According to a supplementary liquor license application, the tavern will have an adjacent market component to sell “beer & wine to go, along with flowers, sandwiches, cheese, and other specialty items.” No word on an updated projection for opening just yet (last […]
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Zusman’s “Ambivalent” Review
We reported last week on the ousting of the Oregonian‘s freelance food critic Michael Zusman. He attributed the dismissal to his refusal to “pump up” a review (which, I should note, editor DeAnn Welker denies). The Willamette Week has gotten ahold of said review, which turns out to be of Gilda’s italian restaurant, and posted […]
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The Bars of Summer, Part Two
A Roundup of Portland’s Newest Gin Joints
A two-part series on Portland’s new watering holes.
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Is Raan Khao Kaeng the new Aahaan Kap Khao?
If Portlanders felt a little jealousy at the news that Andy Ricker was taking Pok Pok to New York, they can take a breath and feel a little more secure in the relationship. Ricker has announced plans for another restaurant on Division, this time using the model of Thai Raan Khao Kaengs, shops that specialize […]
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The Bars of Summer, Part One
A Roundup of Portland’s Newest Gin Joints
A two-part series on Portland’s new watering holes.
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Food Critic Shake Ups, Locally & Nationally
It wasn’t long ago that the (b)Oregonian had a few of our city’s best food writers, Roger Porter and Karen Brooks, in their stables. Both were booted. Yesterday, Michael C. Zusman sent out an email about having his freelance agreement terminated. I can’t ascribe a definite cause-and-effect relationship, but the timing may well relate to […]
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30th & Killingsworth Block Party
NE 30th & Killingsworth, meal for meal, is one of the best corners in the city, if not the most wallet-friendly. Tonight, from 6-9, most of the block’s restaurants are participating in the neighborhood’s third annualblock party. You can sample food from Yakuza, DOC, Autentica, Cocotte, and Extracto Coffee. For the first time, the block […]
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Playing Catch Up: Food News
I spent the last week or so driving through the South, stuffing myself with BBQ, Po’ Boys, cracklins, shrimp & grits, red beans & rice, boiled peanuts, gumbo, beignets, and catfish. I drank shitty coffee, mediocre microbrews, and fantastic sazeracs (biggest beverage difference: the number of people who bring their own koozies to bars). While […]
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Torta-Landia
The Best Thing Isn’t the Sliced Bread
Torta-Landia specializes in Mexican-ish sandwiches.