Portland food news and views
Portland! It’s where I live, work, and play. It’s where the food news happens (at least most of it). This category is one of the real constants on Bridgetown Bites and is probably a part of almost every post on this blog.
Love the look of this twisty crust.
While perusing city documents I came across an indication that Blind Onion Pizza & Pub, a popular pizzeria on NE Broadway near 33rd Avenue, is opening up a new Portland location—in the old Cheese Bar space on SE Belmont.
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The highly-praised cannoli at Sebastiano’s. Photo credit: Sebastiano’s
I came across so many interesting tidbits this week, so here’s a Small Bites in place of Four Things.
Banh Mi Boys update. Back in September (in another Small Bites post) I wrote about the arrival of Metairie-based Banh Mi Boys in the old Doe Donuts space on SE 82nd Ave. Turns out that space has not worked out for them so they are on the hunt for another location. Here’s hoping they stay on the east side (but I’m biased that way). New location TBD
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This week I learned that Jolly Roger, a “long time Buckman den of fun and frolic” (thank you, Buckman Community Association) will be demolished. What’s coming in its place? Housing.
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Bing Mi’s delicious jianbing, one of 22 winners in the 4th Annual Steamie Award.
Have you heard of the Steamie Awards? I only became aware of them this year, so if you feel a bit of FOMO about it, you’re not alone. Bill Oakley, the mastermind behind the Steamies, published the awards on Monday, December 6, over on his Instagram account. He also did some Instagram Stories on each winner, and I hope he treats them like he did in 2020 and puts together a highlight reel for 2021.
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Similar but not exact contents of the 2021 Winter Wedge. Photo source: The Wedge.
One of the best cheese festivals in our region, if not the country, is The Wedge from the Oregon Cheese Guild. Billed as a “Farmers Market-style event,” it was a time where you could go and try a bunch of regional cheeses in one place, as well as purchase cheese and other specialty food and drinks. Since we’ve been in a pandemic, it’s been a virtual event—and the same goes for this year. How do you participate? Here’s how.
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