Should I Be Alarmed? Many people go through life even-tempered and reasonable. These people are NOT WELL. Sometimes, it is appropriate–even desirable–to panic. But when? Want to know when you should be concerned? Take this easy true/false quiz and find out. Good luck! T F My car’s “brake fluid” indicator light has been on for […]
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A Miniature Wonderland
Tabla: Not for the Truly Hungry
We are a nation of individual excess. We crave one plate with a huge amount of steaming food piled upon it. We do not wish to share this food with anyone else, but prefer to stuff it all down our own fat faces. The whole tapas movement is thus a blow to our American sensibilities. […]
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Gourmet Comfort
Ken’s Place Wins 1st Place
by Steve Lanning The first thing that greets you at Ken’s Place isn’t a waitperson or receptionist. Instead, trays of delicious desserts, shake your hand and ask: “How are you today?” If you take your eyes off these treats and scope out the restaurant, you’ll notice it’s not very large. But, Ken’s Place feels bright […]
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The Freshmaker
Thai Noon; Thai Done Light
It amazes me that people still debate the gentrification of Alberta, because it’s so over. Other than Joe’s Place, the Alberta Street Market (which will soon be torn down and turned into a sushi bar!!!), and a few Mexican markets, Alberta has been lost to the yuppie cheesehead for some time now. Maybe everyone could […]
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Self-Hell
Analysis for People on the Go
Should I Move Away from Portland Forever? Eventually everyone, everywhere, faces an inevitable crossroads of professional and emotional stagnation, at which point they consider moving to Miami. (It is worth noting that people who actually live in Miami are not afflicted by this ennui, though they do die in droves from melanoma.) Should YOU move […]
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VQ? I’ll Go to DQ
Veritable Quandary Rings in the Old
by Quinn Viladas I’m in a quandary. A veritable quandary (!). You see, I’m trying to be a better person, and I’ve realized that all this time I’ve been scoffing at Veritable Quandary because of its idiotic name. What if the best restaurant in the universe is right under my nose and I’m too busy […]
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Cool Me Off
I’m Burning With Love for Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings 4100 NE Fremont 282-2118 Alright, let’s just get it over with. Doug E. Doug will not be serving you your entrée at Cool Runnings. Now let us proceed. A mix of Jamaican, Caribbean, and Cajun food (three genres you never see enough of), Cool Runnings’ fare is prepared with care, skill, marvel, and […]
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Buoy oh Buoy!
The Fishwife Attempts to Reel ‘Em In
Yes, the Fishwife has crabs, so don’t bother calling to ask. While coastal towns enjoy a variety of places like the Fishwife, River City only has a couple of these homespun seafood shanties, and that’s a shame. Inside, her walls are decked with the usual maritime flotsam and jetsam, offering plenty of eye candy upon […]
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Self-Hell
Analysis for People on the Go
Do I Have Graduation Anxiety? It’s May. And even as you read this, millions of high school seniors are preparing to take their last wobbly steps through the safe, warm womb of childhood before entering the screaming white light of the real world. Perhaps you are one of them. Scared shitless? You should be! A […]
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Not Such a Wallflower
Breakfast Cafe Gets the Point
Utopia Café 3308 SE Belmont 235-7606 There’s no angle on the Utopia Café. It’s not a good place to take Grandma, it’s not great for a date, it’s not healthy, it’s not vegan, it doesn’t have great ambiance and they don’t allow dogs. It’s just really good food. If you haven’t been there before, the […]
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Affordable Affluence
Eat Like a King, Without Pawning a Ring
The Farm Café 10 SE 7th 736-FARM I know how it is, Romeo: you’re tired of taking your sweet Juliet to the burrito shack. You want to treat your bon bon with a little tenderness, for once, and the lunch buffet at Swagat just isn’t cutting it anymore. Only problem is, you’re broker than the […]
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Seoul Food
Find Out You Love It
by Phil Amara Sorabol 7901 SE Powell 771-5842 Why hasn’t Korean food caught on yet? Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese all have secured a place in the hearts of the hungry. All have identifiable dishes: sushi, dim sum, pad thai, and pho, respectively. Korea brings kimchi to the table, sure. But there’s much more than that […]