Once again, I’ve gone through the Bridgetown Bites stats and see what readers are interested in here on the site. August 2017 was our first full month! Here’s what you all were reading.
5. Portland Food World Drama – Killer Burger, Rock and Roll Chili Pit, and Patsy’s
It’s been a long, busy week but I don’t want to close it out without writing about two unfortunate litigious situations here in the greater Portland area having to do with Killer Burger + Rock and Roll Chili Pit, and Patsy’s New York Pizzeria.
4. Portland Area Food Events, August 3-10
Each week we will bring you a roundup of public food events in the Portland metro area. It’s not every single event that’s going on, but the ones in particular that catch our eye. Want to submit an event? Fill out this form. Listings curated by Meg Cotner.
3. PDX Apple Recycling Is Back
I recently heard from the fine folks at the Portland Cider Company about their annual project, PDX Apple Recycling, now in its second year. While it might sound like an opportunity to recycle your electronics, it’s actually a kind of gleaning program that collects excess apples from Portland Metro area backyards and hand presses them into cider. The cider will be sold later this year and proceeds from the sales will go to benefit the nonprofit Oregon Wild; their conservation efforts work to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters for the enjoyment, love and appreciation of all Oregonians.
2. Atomic Pizza Hollywood To Close October 28
It’s been a rough day in NE Portland food news—this morning I heard that Pollo Norte has closed their original location (5427 NE 42nd Avenue) and around noon I heard that the Hollywood location of Atomic Pizza will close on October 28. Atomic Pizza was the first place I ate at after moving to Portland, so I have a lot of nostalgia wrapped up in the place.
1. Support Black Owned Restaurants Week Starts August 21
I know there’s a lot of difficult stuff going on in the world right now, so I’m going to tell you about something that I hope will inspire you and put a smile on your face. Monday, August 21 to Sunday, August 27 is Support Black Owned Restaurants Week here in Portland. The point of this restaurant week is pretty straightforward—support and eat at black owned businesses. And the restaurant week’s organizers have put together some excellent tools to help you decide where to find some seriously good eats in town.
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I like that you highlight the good, the bad, and the hometown controversies!
That PDX Apple Recycling event is so neat! I love the idea of reusing them for cider (something any Portlander would be happy to enjoy haha!)
I love the diverse content you post on your site. I appreciate the PDX food updates!
I love all of these updates! PDX is such a huge food city that it’s hard for me to keep-up!
Great job with the event postings!
I love keeping up to date on what’s happening around town. I’m so glad to read that they are doing the apple recycling again this year!