Erin’s Cherry Dump Cake Take a large Pyrex glass casserole dish. Get two large cans of pie cherries and one very small can of chopped pineapples. Drain the pineapples and mix the cherries and pineapples together in the pan. Get one box of yellow cake mix. DO NOT add any of the wet ingredients; just […]
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Let it Shine!
Equipment Needed: 1 5-gallon bucket with lid 1 stirrin’ stick 1 lg. kettle with lid (the one you boil spaghetti noodles in) 1 smallish bowl 1 squatty heavy-duty mug 1 pair oven mitts & tongs Ingredients: 5 lbs sugar 32 oz. ketchup (yep!) 32 oz. orange juice 1 1/2 gallons warm water 1 potato 1 […]
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Bar Meditation
Shuffleboard Is the New Xanax
I liken bar shuffleboard to rollerskating in the sense that A) I’m no good at it, and B) regardless, I still find it profoundly relaxing. The way the metal puck skates along the surface of the wood, the accompanying cold brewski, and the fact that two people can compete without having to grunt, yell, and […]
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Cottage Industry
Start the Day at Suzanne’s
Suzanne’s 3517 NE 46th Ave, 282-4233 Around since the summer of 1996, chances are you haven’t heard of the brunch haven Suzanne’s. But heck, that’s the beauty of Portland–even after living here for years, the place is still fresh with discovery. Owner Suzanne Kline jokes, “No one knows where I am!” For restaurateurs, Beaumont has […]
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Itsa Delicious!
Reinventing the Italian Deli
Lorenzo’s 3807 N Mississippi 284-6200 You know that Italian deli in The Sopranos where Tony has his sit-downs at the checkered-cloth covered table out on the front sidewalk? Well, Lorenzo’s is something like that, but a fancier version of a classic New Jersey shop. And as far as I know, no one has been dismembered […]
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Let’s Eat Meat
A Carnivore’s City Map
Cartoonist Mark Martin once said, “If animals don’t want to be eaten, they shouldn’t be so darn delicious.” There’s nothing wrong with going vegan, but sometimes sinking your teeth into a seitan steak or hunkering down to a big bowl of quinoa after a hard day doesn’t cut it. You could perform your own feeble […]
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Happy Hours
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Aura, 1022 W Burnside St, 597-2872 $4 well and $3 menu, 4:30-6 pm Wed-Sun Club-like atmosphere with dive bar prices. Bluehour, 250 NW 13th, 226-3394, Cheap eats ($1-7), $3 beer, $4 wells, Mon-Fri 4:30-6:30 Fondue, meat and cheese plate, Caesar salad, pizza margherita made by a fancy chef and enjoyed in luxurious surroundings with beautiful […]
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Stark Naked Pizza
Stark Naked Pizza 2835 SE Stark 459-4450 After spending two weeks in New York City, I thought I’d never eat another piece of pizza again. With probably 10 late-night pizza pit stops, a few mid-afternoon pizza snacks, and even one or two leftover-pizza breakfasts, I thought I’d finally gotten enough cheese and dough under my […]
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Happy Hours
Did we skip your happy hour? Email katie@portlandmercury.com, and we’ll include it next time.
Bar of the Gods, 4801 SE Hawthorne, 232-2037, $4 Bloody Marys, $2.50 well, $1 PBRs 5-8 pm daily This classic, dark Hawthorne haunt is a great place to nurse that hangover. Bridgeport Ale House, 3632 SE Hawthorne, 233-6540, happy hour food Mon-Fri 3-6 pm Cheap food that isn’t deep-fried, including a smoked salmon salad, a […]
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Up All Night
Original Hotcake House is Your Best Friend
Original Hotcake and Steak House 1002 SE Powell 236-7402 FORGET DIVE BARS. Anytime anything’s marketed around shabby chic or local color, you know its time is up. For a true slice of Portland life–life sans themes, cute menus, and hipster music on the jukebox–the all-night diner is your baby. And my baby is the Original […]
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The Best Bite
A Cafe Straight from Heaven
San Rafael Cafe 415 NE San Rafael 284-2030 Dalo’s Kitchen 4134 N Vancouver On the rare occasion that I discover a jewel like the San Rafael Cafe, I’m torn. On the one hand, I don’t want anyone to know about it, so I can visit as often as I like without fear of having to […]
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Budget Gourmet
Tabla Makes You Queen for a Day
Tabla 200 NE 28th 238-3777 When it comes to food, few things taste better than a bargain: A two-dollar ground steak burger at Ringside; wallet-friendly eight-dollar pasta dishes at Il Piatto; and throughout April, the restaurant Tabla’s amazing three-course gourmet dinner for an astoundingly cheap 20 bucks. This is a culinary gift for couples who […]