180 Xurros Returning!…
When 180 Xurros closed in June 2017 many people were crushed. The news that they are reopening downtown is a big enough deal that it deserves to be posted here. Jose Chesa may … Read more...
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21 Worst Grocery Store Inspections from OregonLive and More…
OregonLive just made available what the Oregon Department of Agriculture wouldn't: the scores of grocery store food safety inspections. Oregonlive.com created their own searchable … Read more...
Goodbye Bar Avignon…
Bar Avignon is closing for good on December 31st Sad news today from Bar Avignon. Here is the announcement from their newsletter - Dear Everyone, Bar Avignon is … Read more...
Afuri Restaurant Opening and Other Beaverton Notes…
Word on the street is that popular ramen chain Afuri is opening a store in Beaverton. According to my sources, the new Afuri restaurant is opening at the corner of SW 1st and … Read more...
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Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries
A complete list of distilleries open to the public in the Portland area. Updated 2/20 – Tons of additions and updates. Portland is a mecca for micro-brews, artisan coffee roasting, chocolatiers, pizza, bread, pastries and more. Oregon also has an established wine industry and an agrarian economy for ingredients that are just meant to be[Read More…]
Guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries & Patisseries
Our complete guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries (Last updated: 1.20. By Lizzy Caston and Food Dude) Portland is well-known for great beers, coffee, and quality European style artisan bread, yet we also boast a very large choice of sweet shops, patisseries, chocolate purveyors and chocolatiers. For visitors or locals, here is our guide. Although this[Read More…]
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Coffee Guide: Spella Caffe
Spella Caffe has their own unique rhythm in Portland’s crowded café world. If there’s any proof that Portland roasters and cafes are highly individualized, then Spella is it. Master Roaster and owner Andrea Spella has been in the coffee business for … [Read More...]
Coffee Guide: Albina Press
I am sitting here with a perfect cup of coffee. That is why I love Starbucks. Do I have your attention? For most people these days, their first exposure to coffee comes from one of the mass-market chains such as Starbucks. Starbucks gives them that … [Read More...]