Portland has so many great bars, and so many top-notch mixologists… sometimes it’s hard to know what to order! The Mercury is taking the guesswork out of your decision by asking the top bartenders in town to make their very best cocktails, and then reporting back to YOU with the results! Drink up, friends… in […]
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Local Cocktails Built for Two (or More!)
I love cocktails because each one feels unique and each one presents a chance for a human connection at a bar. There’s nothing quite like a drink mixed right in front of you by a person you can talk to. But when I already have the human connection close by and I just want to […]
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New Brunches from Familiar Favorites
The Daisy Cafe is, according to owners Johnny and Kristina Nunn, a “love letter to old Portland breakfast”—which is to say it’s a bright, friendly café cheerfully slinging the least adventurous, most dialed-in breakfast in the King neighborhood. With a focus on traditional presentations of house-prepared meat (pork sausage, smoked pit ham) and baked goods […]
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Climate Change: Tropical Tastes at Three New Bars
I try to be a glass-half-full kind of person. By which I mean, when someone complains about something, I tell them to take a sip of my cocktail and shut the hell up. Yes, it’s still cool outside, and no one has yet devised a little hat for the tip of your nose, but within […]
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Sweet Baby Jesus, Eem’s Mashup of Thai BBQ and Top-Tier Tiki Drinks Is Amazing
Sweet baby Jesus, Eem’s mashup of Thai BBQ and top-tier Tiki drinks is amazing.
Posted inFood and Drink
Climate Change: Tropical Tastes at Three New Bars
I try to be a glass-half-full kind of person. By which I mean, when someone complains about something, I tell them to take a sip of my cocktail and to shut the hell up. Yes, it’s cold outside, and no one has yet devised a little hat for the tip of your nose, but within […]