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Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, January 2022

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A number of factors went into January’s traffic, including being linked to by PDX Eater and Willamette Week. Facebook is another solid referrer. I’m grateful to the editors at Eater and WW for their linkage. And thanks, as always, to you for reading! Here are the posts you all read the most in January 2022.

5. The Jolly Roger Will Be Demolished

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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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Lunar New Year 2022 in the Portland Metro

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The Year of the Tiger is almost upon us. Lunar New Year lands on Tuesday, February 1 and ends January 21, 2023. This particular year of the Tiger is a Water Tiger year. I am no expert on the Chinese zodiac, so I can’t speak authoritatively about what “Year of the Tiger” means on a deeper level, so check out what the folks at The Woks of Life have to say. Here in the Portland area there are plenty of ways to celebrate with parades, crafts, dancing—and food.

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Dumpling Week 2022 – the Offerings

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Danwei Canting’s dumplings from 2019’s Dumpling Week.

Last month I wrote up a post that Portland’s Dumpling Week is returning in 2022 and how restaurants could participate. I have been eagerly waiting to learn more about the participating spots—and they are finally here! I think this may be my favorite Dumpling Week I’ve seen, yet. Here are the participants and their offerings.

Remember: Dumpling Week is from Saturday, January 30 to Sunday, February 5, 2022. Each plate of dumplings is 12 bucks.

Arden. Potato and leek pierogi w/ chive crème fraîche, habanero carrot hot sauce and black Burgundy truffles. 417 NW 10th Avenue, Portland ardenpdx.com

Afuri Izakaya. Caramelized onion broth, mushroom medley, sweet potato, ginger, and scallion. 923 SE 7th Avenue Portland and 12555 SW 1st Street, Beaverton. afuri.us

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Dumpling Week Returns in 2022

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One of my favorite Dumpling Week options, potato and cheese pierogis with onions and bacon from Delores (RIP) from 2019.

Portland has a number of “food weeks” that center around some of the most popular dishes that represent, for all intents and purposes, American comfort food: pizza, burgers, tacos, wings. Dumpling Week, from The Oregonian, usually starts the year off, and looking at the Bridgetown Bites archives, I’ve been happy to blog about it in 2019, 2020, and 2021 (which was a big takeout year). This year, Dumpling Week goes from Sunday, January 30 to Saturday, February 5, 2022.

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Top 5 Posts on Bridgetown Bites, November 2021

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It’s always interesting to see what readers find particularly interesting and useful on the blog—I’m impressed that the Nepali Kitchen and Du Kuh Bee posts get so much traction. Nice to see the Thanksgiving post do so well—as a lover of roundups, I may do more holiday posts like it. As always, thanks for reading!

5. First Tastes: Nepali Kitchen in Northeast Portland

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Despite its failings, there are some gems on Nextdoor when it comes to food. I’ve found direct-access to top-notch sources of Indonesian food, epic Lasagna Bolognese, Texas-style tortillas and plenty of local food recommendations, including the subject of this blog post, Nepali Kitchen. They’ve opened in what seems to be a house on the corner of NE Fremont and 49th Ave (across the street from Stanich’s), with a lovely little courtyard established in the front yard. And the food is excellent.

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