You may have noticed a little thing crept up along the right sidebar there (yep, I’M A TWITTERER NOW!) Ah! How did this happen? The slope… so… slippery… can’t… resist. Therefore the bulk of this round of updates originates from Twitterville, except not everything of course. I’m a big believer in doing my best to [...]
300 SW 6th St Portland, OR 97204 (503) 546-2666 There are a lot of reasons to go to The Original: they serve breakfast, lunch and dinner; they have shakes; it’s good for groups; it’s downtown; they have Stumptown coffee and local alcohol… need I go on? It’s also physically gorgeous, complete with a huge second [...]
It’s been exactly an hour and 15 minutes since operation bake sale has finished. I can proudly say that Share our Strength is $35 richer due to the efforts of the Fly on the Wall’s four-hour bake sale. But no; there’s absolutely no way I can take even a slight majority of the credit. A [...]
720 SE Sandy Blvd. Portland OR 97214 Anyone who knows Kevin Ludwig, the owner of Beaker & Flask, knows this guy’s been working on opening his first bar-restaurant for a looong time. The latest hold up was the good ole OLCC. Then the waters parted and just in time for their opening on June 25, [...]
3640 SE Belmont Street Portland, OR 97214 (503) 236-3346 Lordy, lordy, if I ate here as much as I’d like, I’d put on another 40. I hope you’re not sick of me blabbing about how rad things like, oh, I don’t know, a breakfast sandwiches are because (gasp!) yes, they make an amazing one. Don’t [...]
2723 NE 7th Avenue Portland, OR 97212 (503) 281-1420 I lived in Irvington once. And when I did, I realized how many beautiful, incredible trees filled up almost every street. I miss that — North Portland’s trees are little. My visit to Cartola, Irvington’s newest coffee shop reminded me of this. Simone (pronounced Sim – [...]
621 SE Morrison Portland, OR 97214 (503) 477-9515 Finally I got there. Bunk Sandwiches has been on the list, well, since it opened last fall. I hate to admit it, but gettin’ out of my NoPo neck of the woods can sometimes be a challenge. The wait often makes the epicurean joy all the more [...]
Just a few little things I thought I’d pass around: John Brodie, aka, the gentleman behind Le Happy is embarking on a very impressive gallery project. The Store of the Month just opened and boasts a huge artist roster. Basic Rights Oregon just released their 10th Annual Bites for Rights restaurant listings. Not a bad [...]
1006 N. Killingsworth Portland, OR 97217 (503) 998-1387 When I first heard the rumor a few weeks ago about another (good sounding) coffee shop going in within a quarter mile of my house in North Portland, I thought no… no, way. It’s just too much… I mean, right? Coffeehouse 5, Albina Press, Blend, Ristretto, Fresh [...]
505 NW 14th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 (503) 274-2469 I’ve never met a sandwich I didn’t like. Truly. Throw a bagel into the mix and I get weak at the knees. But I’m also a mild carb-o-phobe, so bagel sandwiches aren’t something I have the pleasure of enjoying often. So Chow is definitely a treat. [...]
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