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Food/Drink

Thatch Tiki Mug Release Party 7/1!

by Betsy Richter

It’s the perfect weather for tiki drinks, isn’t it?
I wouldn’t have said that a year or so ago (I’ve developed a taste for drinks I’ve considered a bit more ‘grown up’ - bourbon, whiskey and the like.) But thanks to two other OurPDX authors, I have grown to appreciate all things tiki late in [...]

06.29.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Beef in the Blood

by morganpdx

I’m not a foodie. My palate has all the refinement as that of a rhino. Or perhaps a giraffe. Like the one that thought my brother, about 4 at the time, would be a tasty treat.
But that doesn’t mean food isn’t an important part of my life. And as a transplanted [...]

06.29.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Benefit Screening of Food, Inc. at Cinema 21

by Metroknow

Quick info:
Screening of Food, Inc. to benefit Slow Food Portland
Where: Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st Ave.
When: June 23rd at 7:00 PM
Mention “Slow Food” and Cinema 21 will donate $2 of the ticket sale to Slow Food Portland.
In case you have not seen my hearty, hungry-jack face at your table lately asking you leading questions like, [...]

06.22.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

From Our Mailbox: Pedalpalooza Pie Champ Challenge 6/23

by Betsy Richter

My friend (and Whiffies owner) Gregg passed this along to me in hopes I could help get the word out, since it’s another example of gluttony for a good cause.
Seems that one of the organizers behind Pedalpalooza is rallying a horde of bike-riders (many of them vegan) to be the next contenders to [...]

06.20.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

A Chat with Burgerville

by Aaron

Over the past few months there have been a couple articles here on OurPDX featuring Burgerville, a local business that does things a bit differently than most of their fast food competitors. Jeremy wrote a piece in April talking about Burgerville’s local, sustainable practices, and last month I wrote a recap of a tweetup [...]

06.14.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

The Mad Dash

by A. L. Venable

It’s after 10PM and I’m heading home from dance class. I’m hungry, but don’t really feel like stopping at a restaurant for dinner. Fast food…pass.
After doing a mental scan of what’s in my fridge – next to nothing – I decided to make a stop at my neighborhood supermarket, the Safeway on NE MLK [...]

06.10.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Pie Champ 2.0 recap - what a night!

by Betsy Richter

Eating Pie
Originally uploaded by radiogretchen

It’s taken me until tonight to recover from the pie-eating frenzy that was last night at Whiffies. Here’s the quick recap: we had 6 competitors who ate 30 pies between them. We have a new Pie Champ — @ChrisTom (better known as Bean), who ate 7 whole pies [...]

06.07.2009 See the rest → 8 comments

Tonight: Time To Eat Pie for Free Geek

by Betsy Richter

I know, I know — OurPDX is turning into an all-pie all the time site lately. But it’s all for a good cause, remember?
We have four hungry competitors lining up to see who can eat the most Whiffies pies in an hour (see backstory here.) And they’ve agreed to eat for a [...]

06.06.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Memoir of a Pie Virgin

by Metroknow

There are few times in life when you get to document the moment of your own demise, and then live to tell about it.
Last night, I decided I’d had enough of sitting in my cluttered and increasingly farby home office. It was time to walk the line; time to cross the trestle bridge by moonlight; [...]

06.05.2009 See the rest → 8 comments

Pie Champ 2.0: It’s So ON!

by Betsy Richter

Who will take this weekend’s pie eating contest at 9 pm this Saturday night? Will it be our own Aaron Hockley? (@ahockley on Twitter) Chris Snethen - better known as either @ChrisTom or Butterbean (better known as just Bean these days)? Or will it be one of these untested challengers: [...]

06.03.2009 See the rest → 16 comments

VendrTV in town shooting Food Carts

by Dieselboi

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would know that Portland’s food cart scene is going gangbusters.  We have “pods” of carts now in 4 distinct locations around the city with anywhere from 5 carts up to 20 carts per pod.  And these aren’t all just hot dog vendors. We’re talking Thai, Egyptian, New [...]

06.01.2009 See the rest → 2 comments