If you don’t already know it, you should: The Mercury‘s first-ever TNT: Tacos ‘n’ Tequila event is coming up on Saturday, June 28 at Mississippi Studios. What’s it all about? Well, it’s a daylong celebration of two of mankind’s best inventions, is what it is: Enjoy unique tacos from four of Portland’s finest chefs while […]
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Get Yourself a Saké Education
Japan’s national alcoholic beverage, saké, is probably only encountered by the average American in a Japanese restaurant, and then after following the waiter’s direction. The fourth annual Saké Fest PDX, taking place at the Sentinel Hotel on Thursday 26, aims to demystify the drink (it is, after all, only fermented rice and water and it […]
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TNT Cocktail Pre-Preview Preview
The Mercury’s Tacos ‘n’ Tequila—TNT—event is less than two weeks away, on Saturday, June 28th at Mississippi Studios. If you haven’t noticed, move your lazy little eyeballs like a fraction of an inch and look at an ad for it. Then click it, because you love tacos and tequila and the Mercury. If you need […]
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Where Are You Going to Watch the World Cup?
Who’s got World Cup Fever? Me, silly! I’ve been trying to figure out good spots to watch games—bars and coffee shops that won’t be too crazy-crowded and will have all the things I like to cozy up to when watching the Earth kick around a soccer ball (food and beer, namely). So let’s crowdsource this […]
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Eat, Drank, Donate, and Win at TNT: Tacos ‘n’ Tequila!
Guys, have you heard??? Our new food/music/booze event TNT: Tacos ‘n’ Tequila is happening Sat June 28 at Mississippi Studios/Bar Bar from 11 am-6 pm! In case you missed the memo, TNT is a daylong orgy of tacos made by some of the city’s finest (La Taq, Mi Mero Mole, Xico, and Bunk Sandwiches), tequila […]
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More Reasons to Drink More
Portland Beer Week—it’s actually a 10-day extravaganza—kicks off on Thursday and there’s plenty for hops heads to get excited about, including many free events. Highlights include the previously mentioned Fruit Beer Fest (7 – 8 June) and a Rye Beer Fest (13 June); Bailey’s Taproom are hosting The New School’s pick of Oregon’s newest breweries […]
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Where I’d Like to Get Drunk: Week of June 2, 2014
I like to think that fruit beer has to be healthy, somehow. It must at least keep me from getting scurvy, or, if it’s got prunes in it, regular. I especially like to think that because I really do love a good fruit beer. And this weekend brings the 4th annual Portland Fruit Beer Fest […]
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Tacos ‘n’ Tequila
Two great tastes that go great together: TACOS, and… TEQUILA. That was the germ of the Merc‘s latest food/food/music/fun bonanza: TNT: Tacos ‘n’ Tequila! We’ve paired up with our pals at Sauza Tequila and Mississippi Studios for a long afternoon of… TACOS! Taste creations from La Taq, Mi Mero Mole, Xico, and (stepping slightly out […]
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Expect the Unexpected: Cocktails in an Urban Winery
On a recent visit to Cooper’s Hall, the new keg winery/taproom in Southeast, there were a couple of nice surprises. Firstly, despite publicity shots suggesting the space had all the charm of an aircraft hanger, the taproom has been skillfully designed to convey a warm, almost intimate quality… even at a time when it wasn’t […]
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The Best Airport Bar in the World
The search for good food and drink at an airport is usually a tale of woe and misery: tacky bars with uninspired tap lists, crowded and overpriced restaurants—generally chains—that you would never walk in to if it wasn’t for the fact that you’re stuck in a rotten concourse with no place to sit. (O’Hare, LAX […]
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Where I’d Like to Get Drunk, Week of May 5: Whiskeyfest!
As if there was a question about where I’d be getting drunk this week. It’s Whiskeyfest Northwest! Cinco de Mayo is for amateurs. A two-day festival featuring more than 120 whiskeys and scotches is for auteurs. Organizers spread the event over two days this year, from noon to 9 pm Friday and Saturday. There’s educational […]
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Man Runs a Sub-5-minute Mile While Downing 4 Beers
Yeah, this may seem like a fratboy stunt, but have you run a 5-minute mile while not drinking beer? Thought not. James Nielsen bust out a 4:57 mile while chugging a can of the stuff before completing each of four laps of the track. Granted, it was Budweiser, but still… It’s a remarkable feat. (I […]