Excited for this oregonlive.com/dining/2020/08…

After reading the news this morning, I conjured my best inner Laurence Fishburne voice, in full-throated King of the Bowery mode: get that girl a DRINK. Never had a coffee-laced pina cola at 10 am, in a pandemic, but damn: @eempdx tastes like hope ... orchid & umbrella to boot.

white flight attendant asked black woman to take off her mask & switch it out with another because it was “profane.” It said “Black Lives Matter” It Escalated to her getting kicked off the flight cuz she did not comply in taking off her mask and switching to another. americanair

Loving the ambition and ingenuity in small businesses during the pandemic. As I sat on LangBaanPDX’s outdoor deck, I wondered who was able to construct it so nicely. That's when a story was born of the 'pivots' we've all made to stay afloat. kgw.com/article/news/l…

Han Oak chef Peter Cho and partner Sun Young Park are heading across the river with Toki, a new takeout restaurant and market in the former Tasty N Alder space oregonlive.com/dining/2020/10…

Can’t fathom that there will be no #stimulus until after the election. On behalf of millions of restaurant employees - still without work - and hundreds of thousands of independent restaurants striving to provide jobs and return vitality to their communities, please reconsider!

In special session, Oregon allows cocktails to-go (at last!), caps third-party delivery fees oregonlive.com/dining/2020/12…

As the world spins, we give you 10 Portland dishes to make your heart smile. Behold: ⁦Han Oak⁩’s steamed bao cheeseburger, Gregory Gourdet’s ⁦Gregory Gourdet⁩ Haitian-spiced duck in plantain flour crepes + ⁦⁦LangBaanPDX⁩’s dumpling soup. pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/…

I doubt you'll eat anything better this week than the short rib curry noodles at this once impossible-to-get-into Thai restaurant oregonlive.com/dining/2021/01…

Haitian-American chef Gregory Gourdet ⁦Gregory Gourdet⁩ cooks up a bold Black History Month celebration ... in 10 yurts. I am so ready for collard greens cooked down in peanut buttered coconut cream. pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/…

Nature is healing

In progress today: 1) We now have 2M doses of Covid vaccines rotting on shelves in CA. 2) We bombed Syria. 😢

Louder for the exec producers in the back. Haha. Its my honor to be a part! #TopChef 🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️

Speaking of old houses, I wrote about Malka, the Captain Beefheart of Portland restaurants oregonlive.com/dining/2021/04…

Attention Portland food carts:

After an impressive run, Portland’s Sara Hauman packs her knives and charming smile on Bravo Top Chef. She downloads with Kat Pao on confidence struggles & fave PDX restaurants. pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/…

⁦Expatriate⁩ serves Portland’s best classic cheeseburger and the weirdest, most awesome nachos around. Now ⁦Expatriate⁩ has conjured the perfect “spicy fried chicken sandwich.” pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/…

Lately, I've been telling everyone who will listen about the fantastic dinner at Sweedeedee. Yes, dinner at Sweedeedee, in which I was blown away by cheese and crackers and won over by peach-carrot cake. pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/…