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May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Bad Habit Pizza Is Now Available at Living Häus Beer in Portland

Tavern-style pizza from Bad Habit / Saraveza. — Tavern-style pizza from Bad Habit/Saraveza. Photo credit: Saraveza.

The other day, Jake Flanagan from Saraveza emailed me with the news that now you can get their pizzas at Living Häus Beer’s taproom in Southeast Portland. This is the same location that has been host to Whit’s Pizza Pies, but Whit is currently undergoing cancer treatment and had to take a pause on his pizza work. Selling their tavern-style pies under the Bad Habit moniker, the Saraveza team is keeping Whit’s seat warm until his glorious return.

But I wanted to learn more, so Jake and I had a chat about their residency, their tavern-pies, Far Cry, and more. Here’s part of our conversation.

May 8, 2026May 9, 2026

Small Bites: Lunch at Sunday Sauce, Burgers, Alpenrausch, and More

Lunch at Sunday Sauce includes sandwiches. — New sandwiches for lunch at Sunday Sauce. Photo credit: Devin White.

New lunch service at Sunday Sauce. It started Wednesday, May 6, and on the lunch menu you’ll find hot heroes, cold subs, salads, sides, and desserts. They use bread from Dos Hermanos Bakery, and you can get your subs in a half or a whole configuration.

Nice to see their eggplant parm turned into a sandwich, and this sure sounds good, the “Fresh Mutz”: fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, arugula, prosciutto, balsamic glaze, extra virgin olive oil, and pesto spread on house focaccia. Lunch is available at Sunday Sauce on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11am to 2pm. 902 N Killingsworth Street, Portland

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Small Bites: Parallel Biscuits, The Deck Reopens, D’s Knots, and More

Parallel biscuits, this time in a biscuit sandwich. — Biscuit sandwiches tomorrow at Parallel. Photo credit: Parallell.

Parallel biscuit pop-up at . Head over to Parallel on NE Sandy and 31st Avenue tomorrow morning starting at 9am for their biscuit sandwich (and coffee) pop-up. They’ve been working on this biscuit for a while and are pretty excited about it. They’ll offer it as a pop-up first to see how folks like it, and possibly add it to the regular menu later. I was told, “House made everything even down to the American cheese.”

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Strange-bird Will Open a Brick and Mortar in Southeast Portland

Pepperoni pizza from Strange-bird. — Pepperoni pizza. Photo credit: Strange-bird.

Strange-bird, which has operated as a food cart in Southeast Portland since last year, is transitioning to a brick and mortar, also in Southeast Portland. They’ll be next door to Rhinestone, which started as a pop-up. I ran into Tyler Robb, one of the co-owners, last week and he was kind enough to share some of his time to talk about Strange-bird and their upcoming restaurant. Here is what I learned.

April 28, 2026April 26, 2026

Dinner Service at Pamana Launches This Week in Portland

Dinner dishes at Pamana. — Photo credit: Leilani Banayat and Keanu Banayat.

Pamana, a restaurant “inspired by Filipino ingredients and dishes,” has been in residency at The Hoxton since last September. They’ve been serving bunch there these past six and a half months or so, and this Thursday, April 30 they’ll launch dinner service at Pamana.

When the owners Geri and Ethan Leung mentioned this to me at a recent event, I knew I wanted to know more. I reached out to them over email with some questions and they were kind enough to respond. Here are the details about dinner at Pamana (which means “legacy” in Tagalog).