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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All Mixed Up: Gado Gado and Wajan Bring Indonesian Food to Portland
Two new restaurants offer very different takes on Indonesian fare.
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It’s Summer Somewhere: New Cocktail Bars That Are the Reason for the Season
Summer in the Northwest is officially dragging its feet this year. While most of the country is dangerously hot, every mini heat wave in Portland seems to be followed by a cold snap or a streak of drizzly rain. But keep your eyes peeled—in those brief rays of sunshine, you might catch the shimmer of […]