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2018 Food Haiku Winners

By PDX Food Dude Last Update March 13, 2018

Here are the winners of your favorite restaurant haiku

Man writing imageThe contest is now closed. Congratulations to the three winners: Gogo, pdxr1, and Malik P. Your cards are in the mail.

A big thank you to everyone who participated! There have been some terrific haiku this year.

Portland Dining Month is back for its fifth year, with a move to a new month and more restaurants than ever before. For all of March, 129 restaurants are offering three-course dinner menus — including an appetizer, entrée, and dessert — for just $33.

Here are the entries listed by the number of votes:

  • As the day’s sun sets
    restaurant tablecloth glows pink
    wine sip warms my soul (17%, 40 Votes)

  • Root vegetable gone
    spring greens adorn the plate
    march menu madness (15%, 35 Votes)

  • MEC lamb chops
    Almost shameful to admit
    Moans of ecstasy (13%, 30 Votes)

  • Aviary dinner
    Pomegranate tofu dish
    A recurring dream (12%, 29 Votes)

  • In March I will eat
    Like a queen here in Portland
    Bring on the fat pants (9%, 22 Votes)

  • Candle lit oysters
    Slurped atop a quiet bar
    A blessed evening (7%, 16 Votes)

  • Cold beer, fried chicken
    Reels me inn like a hooked trout,
    Sticky floor be damned (6%, 15 Votes)

  • I’ll have a champagne
    Blinking bubbles at the brim
    Time to celebrate (5%, 12 Votes)

  • Day of the Baptism —
    on the brand new tablecloth
    a drop of red wine (5%, 11 Votes)

  • Ken’s bread tastes so good
    I bite it and it’s still warm
    Heaven in my mouth (4%, 10 Votes)

  • Otto’s grill captain
    Tongs click with every dog flip
    He’s the sausage king (4%, 9 Votes)

  • Truly worth the drive
    Silky broth and tender meat
    Pho Nguyen forever (3%, 6 Votes)

  • I don’t drink coffee
    Good thing Portland dining scene
    Is my cup of tea (2%, 5 Votes)

Category: Contests and Competition, Food Writing.

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