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Portland runs on coffee. ☕️
There are over 200 roasters in the Portland area, including Extracto, Heart, Coava, Stumptown, Oblique, Rocky Butte, Futura, Water Avenue, and more.
The stunner of a stained glass window at Steeplejack.
Over the weekend I stopped in at Steeplejack for breakfast before taking care of some errands in the general area. I got a tip off their Instagram page, where they posted “we are slowly rolling out our breakfast program” and I found that hard to resist. I arrived around 8:30am on a Sunday and had a satisfying and tasty breakfast in a beautiful space.
Continue reading “First Tastes: Breakfast at Steeplejack”As we muddle through what feels like a perpetual pandemic, it continues to be important to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This, along with masks and social distancing, are our best weapons (or, tools, for a less aggressive vibe) to fight this virus. If you haven’t gotten your COVID vaccination yet, consider heading to Fairley’s Pharmacy for your jab. They have the Moderna vaccine available for you, and the folks at Rosebridge Coffee, located inside the pharmacy, are offering a free small cup of coffee (beans roasted by Heart Coffee Roasters), cold brew, or milk tea while you wait to get vaccinated.
So get your shot—and a shot of caffeine—all at the same time. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. 7206 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Bui Tofu’s delicious pandan cake.
Fridays are often reserved for my “Four Things I Learned This Week” column, but I have collected so many tidbits this week, I’m opting instead for a Small Bites post this week. Let’s see what’s up.
Love letter to Bui Tofu. This place is wonderful and it was nice to read of Katherine Chew Hamilton’s love of the place. Her PoMo review highlights one of my favorite items there, the pandan cake; love the sesame balls, too. 520 NE 76th Avenue, Portland
Continue reading “Small Bites – Bui Tofu, Davenport’s Cheeseburger, Paccasassi, and More”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”