Here's how you do a Breakfast with the Fellas. You meet too damn early on a weekday, 'cause fellas have to work. You can't meet on a weekend, because fellas have to sleep, or they have to get up and do stuff that isn't a breakfast with the fellas.You show up on time so you can give a load of crap to the guy who shows up late (generally the single one), with lines like "Oh, … [Read more...] about Review: Fat City Cafe in Multnomah Village
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Review: Paradox Cafe
I might be a pig. I might be a backwards-thinking Tennessee hillbilly. I might be a thick-headed carnivorous pre-human. I might also be committing slow suicide with my diet. And yet I have traveled the world, seen several dozen Dead shows, smoked more than my share of grass, lean way left politically, and think of myself as sensitive and open-minded. Can I be both of these … [Read more...] about Review: Paradox Cafe
Review: Café du Berry
So I'm writing a breakfast book, and this raises a lot of questions in my head: What's the purpose of the book (other than having fun and making money)? What do I do about places I don't like? What is it that people like in a place, anyway? What should I report on? Is the food everything? What if the food stinks but the place is cool, or the staff is nice? What if it's the … [Read more...] about Review: Café du Berry
Review: Alameda Cafe
I’m going to start here with a confession: My first impression of the Alameda Cafe, before I even sat down, was that it was full of itself.That's pure stereotyping, I admit it. When I see white tablecloths, paintings of flowers on the walls, actual flowers on the tables, the staff wearing black, and bottles of wine in a display on the counter, I think "Great, welcome to … [Read more...] about Review: Alameda Cafe
Review: Mother’s Bistro
Mother’s – Subliminally Sublime?Sitting at Mother’s at 1:15 pm on a Thursday afternoon looking at all the dust on the fixtures above me, it seems the place needs a good cleaning. Though the restaurant is only about 20% full, I am surrounded by empty tables full of dirty dishes that haven’t been cleared. Several tables of patrons are looking around wondering where their food … [Read more...] about Review: Mother’s Bistro