Food Dude is another year older. To those who said I’d never make it, I say this: “Phttp~”
While I am off making an attempt to poison my body with alcohol today, comments will be on moderate ;>)
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Get your Tiki on. A new Polynesian Trader Vic’s type theme bar opening in NE named Thatch. Will have footbridge over a water feature, lots of bamboo, a sunken bar area, and the booths are original vintage Armet and Davis Denny, pioneers in that exaggerated 1950′s and 1960′s California based architecture form known as “Googie.” The owner of Thatch also owns the nearby wine bar Pour on NE Broadway. Opening date is set for mid-August.
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Sweet Masterpieces has opened in the Pearl District. Just across from Pearl Yoga on 13th and Davis, it is done in a very warm, modern style. From peering in the window, it looks pretty well done. The plan seems to be coffee and desserts.
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For those who didn’t see the notice above, Rodney of Low BBQ fame is opening his own BBQ restaurant at NE 15th and Prescot, called Padna’s (not sure about the spelling). If all goes well, it will open sometime in September. He’s built new equipment, and is aiming to reproduce his previous success.
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If you are a frequent listener to NPR, you’ve probably heard stories by our own David Welch. He’s on a roll lately with some pieces that have local roots. The latest is about Tamara Murphy, chef and owner of Brasa and her recent mission of raising her own pigs for her restaurant. The Marketplace piece is fairly newsy stuff about sustainable conferences and convention centers. It is scheduled for NPr’s Day to Day (1-2pm in PDX on 91.5). David is a good writer, and his stories are well worth listening to. From what I hear, he’ll be running three more stories with Portland roots.
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Visit our neighbors to the North – It’s the annual Clark County Fair August 4-13th. Besides the regular corn dogs, elephant ears, and picked, fried, or frozen things-on-a-stick there are many food related events including:
*Clark County Dairy Goat Association Cheese Contest. Saturday, August 5 @ 1pm judging for points & 4pm celebrity judging in the Dairy Goat Barn.
* Food preservation display, demonstrations, and contest.
* Many other food exhibitions including baking, fruits and vegetables, beer and wine, and bee keeping and honey.
Enjoy your weekend! I’ll be back in town on Tuesday. In process, a review of one of the best restaurants to hit Portland in ages. 3.5 stars. Stay tuned to this spot!
Thatch? Pour? I wonder what he would name a strip joint?
LOW BBQ within walling distance?! Yay!
So, where is Thatch going to be in NE PDX?
Thanks,
Ned
Thatch will be a couple doors down from Pour.
Why not combine Pour, Thatch and a strip bar and call it “Patch”?
So, what’s the latest on Padna’s/Podnah’s/Padnah’s? There seems to be a new coffee place in that center, but the corner store (which appears to be the only unoccupied space) still said “For Lease” last Friday…
Jeff, last I heard – about a month ago – it was still going to happen. Maybe someone else has more current information.
Jeff-
The Padnah’s space is the one to the left of Chilango’s(formerly occupied by a bakery). There is an inspection notice and a notice of liquor license application in the window. Not much actual work done to the space yet though but someone on pf.o commented that Rodney was telling them about the city hoops he is still wrangling through.
Thanks for this info. I didn’t realize there was a space next to Chilango’s, I was obviously only looking in the newly-constructed spaces there.
But really I’m just posting this because the verification word was “breast” and I couldn’t pass on the opportunity. :)
What would he name a strip bar? Well, “Crotch” of course!