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Simpatica Dining Hall - Portland, OR - Sunday, June 15, 2008
Sol Pops co-owner Bob Pullen recommended this dining hall on Saturday at the Portland Farmers Market. The man clearly knows food, and we had a Sunday slot to fill, so might as well follow his advice. Simpatica is a diminutive art-lined dining room that occupies a strange location, the basement of a mixed-use […] |
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Stumptown Coffee Annex - Portland, OR - Sunday, June 15, 2008
At the Annex, any Stumptown coffee is fresh ground and brewed to order. It’s also overflow seating for espresso drinks and Nuvrei pastries from Stumptown’s Belmont store, which is two doors down. The space is simple and sleek, with brick walls, concrete floors and black leather banquettes. The Annex houses 20 jars of beans […] |
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Pine State Biscuits - Portland, OR - Sunday, June 15, 2008
North Carolina natives Walt Alexander, Kevin Atchley, and Brian Snyder began selling biscuits under the Pine State Biscuits banner at Portland Farmers Market in the spring of 2006. Their biscuits became so popular that the trio decided to open a freestanding biscuit shop in SE Portland in early 2008. A couple friends recently […] |
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Voodoo Doughnut - Portland, OR - Saturday, June 14, 2008
Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon were nowhere in sight at their original downtown location. Maybe they were across the Willamette River at Voodoo’s new spin-off. The duo has been mentioned in almost every food related publication imaginable and was even featured on “No Reservations.” It was the only spot I’ve […] |
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Coffeehouse NW - Portland, OR - Saturday, June 14, 2008
Portland is considered to have either the best or second best coffee culture in the country, and within the city, certain coffeehouses are known to stand out. Leading up to our trip, well-regarded L.A. baristas frequently mentioned Albina Press and Coffeehouse NW. We visited Albina in the morning and it nudged the needle, […] |
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Sahagun - Portland, OR - Saturday, June 14, 2008
Elizabeth Montes opened her tiny Portland chocolate shop on June 30, 2005, naming it for Fray Bernardino de Sahagun, a Spanish Jesuit missionary who communed with chocolate loving Aztecs in the 16th Century. In a short span of time, Montes has built a national reputation for her single origin chocolates, and based on our […] |