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Our April Fools Stories Archive

Every year we try to do  April fools stories for Portland. This might be crazy reviews, fake news posts... whatever imaginative (or unimaginative) ideas I can come up with.

Underground Food Cart Pods and More for April 1st!

March 31, 2016 by PDX Food Dude

I'd like to say this was all April fools, but the HunnyMilk brunch is true. Wake and Bake Brunch at HunnyMilk Intrepid Willamette Week reporter Martin Cizmar wrote a review this week of the new "Wake and Bake Brunch" at HunnyMilk, a popup inside Hogan's Goat Pizza on NE Sacramento street. This is not some stupid April fools joke - I hate those; this is for real. Here is the … [Read more...] about Underground Food Cart Pods and More for April 1st!

In Depth Review: Gas Station Food

April 1, 2015 by PDX Food Dude

Gas Station

On April 1st, in the spirit of great culinary adventures, I decided to tackle America's most overlooked cuisine: the gas station:A few years ago, food critic and Gourmet Magazine editor Ruth Reichl published her "Never List" of words that should never be used in a review. I am proud to say I used them all here. I also broke almost all of William Zinsser's guidelines for … [Read more...] about In Depth Review: Gas Station Food

Ingredient of the month – all about Oxtail

April 1, 2014 by PDX Food Dude

Oxtail

This was, of course, an April Fool's joke. I apologize to the lady who wrote me a nasty letter this morning about being embarrassed by her butcher.This is the first of a new, once-a-month series of articles about food ingredients. I hope you use the information to better understand some of the lesser-used but interesting ingredients available in Portland. I will always … [Read more...] about Ingredient of the month – all about Oxtail

Portland Food and Drink – Change in Direction

April 1, 2012 by PDX Food Dude

iStock woman writing

In a recent meeting with the PortlandFoodandDrink.com editors, we noticed a continuing trend. It doesn't matter where a chef is cooking, if they are lousy at one restaurant, chances are, they will be lousy at the next... and the next... and the next; this is Portland, after all.In order to save our dwindling dollars, we will be reviewing all restaurants based on our past … [Read more...] about Portland Food and Drink – Change in Direction

Spaghetti Crop Forcast

May 14, 2010 by PDX Food Dude

Photo used under license by Shutterstock.com

In 1957, the BBC ran what is considered by many to be one of the greatest April Fools jokes of all times It was a report on the Swiss spaghetti harvest.  Back in those days, many people weren't familiar with pasta, and knew nothing about how it was made. According to the Museum of Hoaxes, "Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they … [Read more...] about Spaghetti Crop Forcast

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