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December 18, 2017December 7, 2024

Portland’s Nightwood Society’s Kickstarter – I Supported Them, You Should, Too

the-future-of-food-is-female-the-nightwood-society-portland-oregon — Photo credit: The Nightwood Society

I believe I first ran across the name The Nightwood Society randomly, but was truly introduced to them in a post by local blogger Pech on her blog, Pechluck’s Food Adventures. It’s a pretty exciting project—you could think of them as an “experience shop”—food and drink folks working with artists and creatives to “produce extraordinary experiences around food and wine” in a space on NE Broadway (former location of Chesa). And it’s run by women. Continue reading “Portland’s Nightwood Society’s Kickstarter – I Supported Them, You Should, Too”

December 8, 2017November 14, 2021

Support SOLO / Portland Piano International and You Could Eat Well

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Now that we’re in the middle of the season of giving, I wanted to point you to one ask that is particularly relevant to those of us who like live music and eating delicious food. This is a collaboration between SOLO / Portland Piano International and three of Portland’s great chefs: Greg Higgins (Higgins Restaurant and Bar), Vitaly Paley (Headwaters), and David Machado (Nel Centro). It involves supporting the arts and a chance to have an amazing meal.

December 5, 2017December 7, 2024

Santa Slice at Portland’s Sizzle Pie Is Back

While walking in the neighborhood, I spied this poster up at the Hollywood Sizzle Pie.

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Yes, the Santa Slice is making a return. From what I could tell from online media, they did this in 2015 and it caused a lot of buzz. As you can see in the photo, the Santa Slice is an 18-inch slice—basically the size of a whole pizza.

November 14, 2017December 7, 2024

Portland’s Chin’s Kitchen Temporarily Closed, Changes Coming

La Pi Salad — *The delicious La Pi salad at Chin’s Kitchen—mung bean noodles, fresh vegetables, sauce.*

On my way to the gym today, I passed by Chin’s Kitchen, like I often do, and found this sign up on the window:

November 2, 2017November 14, 2021

Top 5 Posts On Bridgetown Bites, October 2017

Welcome to another roundup of top 5 posts on Bridgetown Bites! Here’s what you were reading on the site in October—restaurant news, my love of seasonal fresh pressed juice, and a job announcement. As always, thanks for reading!

5. Portland Area CSA Coalition is Hiring

Over the weekend I got an email from the Portland Area CSA Coalition (PACSAC), a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to to promoting Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) in the Portland area, about a job opening in their organization. The position they are hiring for is Program Director (part time) and it pays $14.75 – $16.75 per hour, plus paid time off; schedule is flexible within the 20 hours per week the job demands.