Dave Knows: Portland

The Little Red Bike Cafe (4823 N. Lombard St) is now open.
A few months ago I stumbled upon the eponymous blog with the stated purpose to document the process of building a restaurant in our beloved hometown of Portland, Oregon.
I too am a native Portlander, and I too aspire to open a cafe/pub/restaurant/bar someday, so [...]

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Gravy (3957 N Mississippi) is known for its breakfast (and the 30 people out front Saturday and Sunday late mornings waiting to get in), and rightfully so.
But Gravy also has a happy hour . . . and Gravy Fries.
I tried them for my first time last night. As I have long been searching for [...]

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Normally after a Timbers game we have few pitchers of No Pity Pale at the Bullpen Tavern.
But after Thursday’s 0-0 draw against last place Minnesota, we decided rather than try to drown our sorrows (which were pretty sufficiently Thirsty-Thursday drowned already) we’d clog our arteries. And Clyde Common was rumored to have my [...]

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The smart set will be watching soccer, but if you get hungry, or need some exercise, there are some options this weekend.
Friday and Saturday Tualatin is hosting the 57th annual Crawfish Festival.
This event has been on my must-do list for years, but since I am carfree, and Tualatin is miles from nowhere, I have yet [...]

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Actually, I was going to write more before I checked out Rick’s beerdrinker.org; he posted a review yesterday and his experience is very close to mine.
Trébol is located up on 4835 N. Albina, just a few blocks from the heart of the Mississippi area.
Like Rick, we enjoyed our cocktails (I recommend La Loca and the [...]

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I visited Fenouil in the Pearl recently.
The big, modern and airy space was bustling and First-Thursday crowded. We sat outside on the patio looking onto Jamison Square.
We shared several appetizers:
The lobster beignets are as delicious as they sound; little fried lobster chunks with an anise-flavored aioli for dipping.
I tried my very first foie gras. [...]

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