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Food/Drink

A Little Evening Buzz

by zanger

I have a long-standing rule: no coffee after 11am.
Unless, of course, it is accompanied by delicious chocolate. Come to think of it, I’m good with chocolate just about any time of the day.
So, it was clear I couldn’t resist heading over to Slow Food Portland’s “From Bean to Buzz: Coffee + Chocolate Tasting” at Ecotrust [...]

02.09.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

Another Bet Lost: Nuts

by zanger

Being half Italian, I seem to have this gene that precludes me from not making wagers.
Seahawks in the Super Bowl this year? Sure, I’ll take that.
Partly cloudy and 43 degrees? Yeah, I’ll take that one too.
As you can guess, I don’t win very much. But, when I do make these little forays into competitive guessing, [...]

01.12.2010 See the rest → 2 comments

PDX Metro Region Grows Food for the State

by Betsy Richter

Did you know that Portland Metro area contributes 1/5th of the total share of agriculture production value for the entire state? I certainly didn’t. So it stands to reason that any adjustments to the urban growth boundary not only has an impact on our region’s livability, but the entire state’s diet, no? [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest → 0 comments

It’s All Greek To Me

by Cosmic Charlie

The cleanup of River City continues.
A strong rumor floating around the downtown core states that this upcoming weekend will be the last for the infamous Greek Cusina. The hit squad has apparently won. The ongoing battles between the city and owner Ted Papas are well documented (read this or that for more background). But whether [...]

12.28.2009 See the rest → 8 comments

And the Holiday Merriment Continues…

by Betsy Richter

I love this time of year. Even though I don’t much celebrate the Xmas thing, I certainly manage to get invited to events or gatherings that don’t require that I flash my credentials at the door. And that whole “peace and goodwill towards others” scene? I can get into that…
I met up [...]

12.27.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Pseudo-Southern Hillbilly Redneck Weekend

by Cosmic Charlie

YEEHAW!
As I compiled the list of things to do this weekend, I noticed a theme forming. What with all the warm rainy weather a week from Christmas, my activities took on a southern feel. So, chomp down on a piece of hay, fire up the El Camino and ride along. We gonna have us a [...]

12.20.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Blossoming Lotus Irvington

by Amye

Portland wins again. A friend with food allergies came to visit this weekend, and in most other cities, eating out is a real challenge. In Portland, eating out when you’re interested in vegan/raw/gluten-free is a lot easier.
At Blossoming Lotus Irvington, she took a look at the menu and said, “I can eat everything on [...]

12.14.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

(no longer) LIVE! It’s the 2nd Media Circus Extravaganza!

by Betsy Richter

…later…
As threatened, hereare the results (the ones that weren’t as blurry, anyway) of my own random iPhone crowd shots. Yes, I realize I’m probably one of the worst photographers around — but as I often say to my children: “You get what you get and you don’t pitch a fit.” Deal.

(Yes, that’s [...]

12.13.2009 See the rest → 7 comments

SLL: Get Your Geek on With Foodgeeks

by CamiKaos

In the Portland Tech community it is unheard of not to have a side project, something that you love to do but that doesn’t fit squarely into the tech industry or has nothing to do with your day job. Many of us have multiple labors of love. Ryan Snyder, creator of Foodgeeks.com is [...]

12.08.2009 See the rest →

Where to Drink: Thanksgiving Night

by djtv

UPDATE: It’s time to pull this post back out for Thanksgiving, 2009!
We’ve provided updates to the bar information below where needed, plus can tell you that BarFly has a more exhaustive list of drinking establishments that’ll be open on Thanksgiving. Some of us just might do some live-tweeting in an ‘on-the-spot’ reporting kinda way [...]

11.26.2009 See the rest →

Food Carts Portland on NBC Nightly News

by Betsy Richter

We knew NBC had been in town in late August to follow Dieselboi around on a typical food cart odyssey. We knew that they’d been at the food carts at SE Hawthorne & 11th late on a Friday evening to observe the scene for themselves. And we knew they’d been by Strange Love [...]

11.10.2009 See the rest → 3 comments
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