Look at This Awesome Portland Trailblazers Schedule Release Video

Ćevapi (aka ćevapčići) from Two Brothers, featured in the 2024-25 Trailblazers schedule announcement.
Ćevapi (AKA ćevapčići), Sudzuka, Greek salad and more from Two Brothers, featured in the 2024-25 Portland Trailblazers schedule announcement

Thanks to Reddit, I was made aware of this video that in a very creative way announces the Portland Trailblazers 2024-25 schedule. I do not really follow basketball (I’m more of a baseball person, ngl), so I probably wouldn’t have paid much attention to this if is hadn’t been for its intersection with what this site is all about: Portland food and restaurants.

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Heretic Coffee Co., SE Portland’s Nonprofit Cafe in Portland

Exterior entrance to Heretic Coffee Co. in SE Portland, Oregon.
The exterior of Heretic Coffee Co.—the logo is a variant on the “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

I was recently made aware of a little cafe in SE Portland called Heretic Coffee Co. Its intriguing name definitely caught my eye and made me want to learn more, so I was happy to head down and check it out last week. Bonus: I got to chat a little with Josh White, who started Heretic.

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Steam Rice Roll King Opens in Portland’s Hazelwood Neighborhood

Steam rice roll at Steam Rice Roll King in Portland, OR.
Beef and egg steam rice roll. Photo credit: Charlie T on Yelp

While perusing my website’s alerts, I saw that EverOut had linked to my Dodo Dumpling story. Also in that post was something that majorly caught my eye: A new restaurant specializing in steam rice rolls has opened in Portland. It is called Steam Rice Roll King and is in the old Wadee space (next door to Lux Coffee Lounge) on SE Division.

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