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Falling in Love With the Bean

I remember the first time I ever drank coffee from a French press. It was ten years ago, and I was working at the OSU Food Innovation Center. I had traveled to Seattle for a conference at the Westin, and was staying at a delightful B&B near Pike Place Market called Pensione Nichols. There were [...]

30 Years of Loving Portland

by Travel Geek

2010 marks an auspicious moment in my life–I have officially been a Portlander for 30 years. Learning about Portland is somewhat of an obsession for me, and has hit a new height recently, when I was hired as a Travel Advisor for Travel Oregon. I work at the Oregon Welcome Center at Portland International Airport, [...]

02.21.2010 See the rest → 3 comments

Love coffee and photos? You’ll love Encrusted!

by mediaChick

Tomorrow is a big day for my friend Angel O’Brien. She owns Ladybug Organic Coffee Company, one of my favorite coffeehouses in the St. Johns neighborhood of North Portland. It’s a very special place.
At Ladybug, all the coffee, tea and deliciously original food (which is made from scratch and on-site) is organic. The napkins, disposable [...]

02.28.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Reason to Celebrate

by A. L. Venable

This weekend, Barberama/Javarama will host two events. They’ll mark a new beginning of sorts for the shop. As previously mentioned, Barberama’s owner Nicole Cathcart put the salon up for sale a few months back. The salon now has a new owner, Brian Fuqua. To mark the occasion, the salon is hosting a party [...]

11.19.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

Dumbstruck over Moonstruck

by Cosmic Charlie

I had a scare this morning. I’ve documented my love for Moonstruck Chocolates, not so much for their chocolate as for their coffee. When I heard the news headline that they were closing, my heart sank! Quick, to the internet!
According to Portland Business Journal, nine cafes are closing. Fortunately, they are all in other states! [...]

10.21.2008 See the rest → 1 comment

Bikini Coffee

by PAgent

As you may have heard, Bikini Coffee is coming to Portland. The Salem-based coffee company is hoping its combination of hot coffee and hotter baristas will be able to make money downtown, and is currently moving into the former location of Caplan Sports World at 520 SW 5th Ave.
Like many other espresso outlets across the [...]

07.22.2008 See the rest → 3 comments

Kicking Horse Coffee

by PAgent

I had a taste of some Kick Ass coffee this morning. Literally.
While I was cruising through Zupan’s, a very nice young lady offered me a sample of coffee from Kicking Horse Coffee, Canada’s #1 organic Fair Trade coffee roaster. Kicking Horse offers a variety of blends, including:

Kick Ass – a dark roast and their most [...]

07.17.2008 See the rest →

What’s up with the Dutch?

by Betsy Richter

Brothers, that is. (Or Dutch Bros., if you’re doing the casual thang, I guess…)
Why do I ask? The little coffee shack kinda near my office, nestled in the corner of a parking lot at SE Grand and Belmont now has a sign on it proclaiming that it’ll be another Dutch Bros. location “soon.” [...]

07.15.2008 See the rest → 13 comments

Baker & Spice

by PAgent

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. One of my most cherished guilty pleasures is breakfast from Baker & Spice.

Nestled in the main commercial strip in Hillsdale, ironically right next to a Starbucks, is the best bakery I’ve ever had the pleasure of patronizing. It is well worth a slight detour on [...]

07.02.2008 See the rest → 2 comments

Ridiculous sunglasses and the 10 minute Americano

by Zed

You know who you are. You wear obnoxiously large white sunglasses (indoors for that matter) with logo’s from such brand pimps as Chanel, D&G and Isaac. Stop it. Girl (and guys!?), they look silly. There IS a place for that sort of thing. It’s called a billboard. No disrespect.
Apparently I’m not alone. Related, ha ha [...]

07.01.2008 See the rest → 3 comments