Portland food news and views
Thanks to the good folks at Slow Food Portland, I’ve learned that their next Fill Your Pantry PDX Summer Pop-Up is focused on one of the most beloved summer vegetables, the tomato. Tomato Week will take place at a select number of Portland-area farmers markets the week of Sunday, September 5 to Saturday, September 11. Continue reading “Fill Your Pantry’s Tomato Week Is Coming”
I stopped in at Zell’s Cafe this week and to my surprise and delight, the cold brew coffee was chilled with coffee ice cubes!
The only other place I ever encountered that used coffee ice cubes in their iced coffee was at the long-gone Wholesome Blends on NE Sandy near 46th Ave. To me, it makes a lot of sense to use coffee ice cubes in iced coffee, in order to avoid the dilution that inevitably happens. At the same time I realize it probably adds to the bottom line. But it’s super cool when it happens.
This glass of cold brew was very tasty and refreshing. It goes for $4 and you get free refills. Plus Zell’s delicious breakfast and lunch food—those little scones they give you when you sit down are also a treat.
Thanks for doing something special, Zell’s!
Zell’s Cafe
1300 SE Morrison Street, Portland
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Beautiful lemon loaves. Photo credit: Bee’s Cakes
As you may know, Bee’s Cakes is now occupying the space at the northwest corner of NE Fremont and 72nd Avenue. It’s currently operating as a wholesale bakery but there are cafe/retail plans in the works (interior renovations continue). However, Rebecca Powazek (the upbeat force behind Bee’s Cakes) announced that she’s doing a retail bakery pop-up event on Saturday, September 4! So exciting!
Continue reading “Head to the Bee’s Cakes Cafe Pop-Up in September”
When I was at the Fremont Fest this past weekend, I saw a sign out in front of Grand Central Baking Company about a BLT. I love BLTs.
At first I thought it might have been a Fremont Fest special, but upon closer look on their ordering website, I learned it was a regular seasonal thing—meaning available for a limited time but not just for the one day of the Fest.
Continue reading “Grand Central’s BLT Is Seasonal Deliciousness”
I spent some time at the Fremont Fest earlier today, on a comfortable Portland summer day—cloudy and mild and without rain, the kind of weather that’s easy to spend time in. There was a generous showing of frozen treats: shave ice, gelato, kulfi, and soft serve options, which makes me think that the weather was very hot when vendor registration happened. Continue reading “Scenes From Fremont Fest 2021”
