Andy Ricker’s Pok Pok Noi controls the universe.
Tony Perez
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Food Porn: Natural Selection
There’s only so much room on the page for my Last Supper column, and I’m not particularly adept at sticking to my word count. So, as it is, we don’t always get to print as many of the photos from our stellar photographers as we might like. However, there’s plenty of room in our internet […]
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Jon Stewart Schools Trump On The Subject Of Pizza
Maybe this has already been posted on every corner of the webs, but hey, I was busy this morning. Cut me a little slack. Mr. Stewart has a few questions about Trump’s decision to take Sarah Palin to Famiglia’s Pizza in Times Square—an authentic New York pizza chain that can also be found in “terminal […]
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Say It Ain’t So!
From Esquire: …As in those weeks after Kurt’s death, my phone has not stopped ringing lately. “Did you hear? Can you believe the news?” And although I’m legally bound not to disclose particulars of the breakup, with so many other sources speaking about it, I can now publicly comment. You see, some days ago, a […]
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Alder Is Ruining My Figure
And It’s Worth Every Sweet, Buttery Calorie
Alder is Portland’s new high-water mark for pastries and gelato.
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What’s Your Favorite Cart?
Food Carts Portland has been tapped by The National Street Food Conference to select a cart to represent Portland in their upcoming national showcase. It’s been narrowed down to Big-Ass Sandwiches, Euro Trash, Whiffies, Nong’s Khao Man Gai, the People’s Pig, DC Vegetarian, and PDX671. The polls close, so click over and decide which cart […]
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Plate & Pitchfork
If you’re going to splurge once this summer, you might as well make it worth your while. Plate & Pitchfork, for those who haven’t had the pleasure, pairs some of Portland’s best chefs with some of the Willamette Valley’s best wineries, and sets up elaborate dinners on some the regions most picturesque farms (I’m in […]
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Public Service Announcements: Public Drinking
If you haven’t noticed, the weather’s been pretty nice lately (and if La Nina would back the fuck off it might stay that way). Regardless, I was working out my triceps in Laurelhurst Park the other day, trying to get ready for Horseshoes/Bocce season, when I noticed the big NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES sign right by […]
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Small Plates, Big Range
Aviary Makes Avant-Garde Taste Good
Aviary goes a long way with unconventional combinations.
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Scratch That
I was about to write Mr. Humphrey and tell him that I wanted to review Scratch Cafeteria, the offshoot of chef Patrick Lee Warner’s Lake Oswego mainstay Scratch, which recently opened up in the downtown Justice Center. Back to the drawing board, I guess. After just 10 weeks, Warner’s closing up shop. According to Eater, […]
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Meanest Name For A Strip Club?
Last week Sarah asked which of Oregon’s 58 strip clubs had the best name. (The big winner, The Great Alaskan Bush Company, is only quick jog from my parents’ house!) Scanning the OLCC notifications for new restaurants, I came across my vote for the meanest name for a strip club, and place I’d least like […]
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Portland Dining Month
Start saving your pennies, Portland poors. June is Portland Dining Month, which means that some of our finest restaurants are opening up their doors to the likes of you. For $25 you can have a three-course meal at the kind of place normally reserved for respectable members of society and those of us eating on […]