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Michael Charles

Review: Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings

January 30, 2006 by Michael Charles 18 Comments

Almost ablaze, still you don’t feel the heat. Takes all you got just to stay on the beat. You say it’s a living, we all gotta eat. But you’re here alone, there’s no one to compete. If mercy’s in business, I wish it for you. More than just ashes when your dreams come true. “Fire On The Mountain” Robert Hunter/Mickey Hart The first time I drove by the 60's rock … [Read more...] about Review: Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings

Monday Interview: Reinventing The Meal

January 18, 2006 by Michael Charles 32 Comments

Crack interview journalist, Charlie Michaels, checks in from the trenches of the Portland food world. This is, of course, a spoof. Her report:Ever since Edward Chumleigh-Jensen-Smythe-Haskell and his wife, Tanya, exploded on the Portland dining scene a few months ago, the cognoscenti in our fair burg have been all atwitter. The reason: an exciting new definition of food is … [Read more...] about Monday Interview: Reinventing The Meal

Review: Simpatica Dining Hall

January 3, 2006 by Michael Charles 46 Comments

Simpatica Dining Hall

As the nation roiled in torment over the Vietnam War, Vortex, the only state-sponsored rock concert ever, was envisioned in an old Portland building at the corner of Southeast 9th and Pine. After the war and Richard Nixon’s subsequent Watergate Waterloo–the time when later baby boomers were coming of age–the same building hosted the Pine Street Theater. There were no theatrical … [Read more...] about Review: Simpatica Dining Hall

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