Portland food news and views
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares and farmers markets are in full spring-vegetable mode right now, and it’s a perfect time for salad-making. So how do you put together a salad from your box items and the plethora of options at the farmers market? There are ways to work it to your advantage and we are here to show you how.
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It might be a rainy day on Saturday, but that shouldn’t deter you.
When I first moved to Portland, I lived in the Hollywood District and would shop at the Hollywood Farmers Market on the weekends. It’s a great market—lots of different kinds of vendors selling produce, meats, prepared food, plants, and more, plus live music! It operates year-round, too. This weekend they are celebrating 25 years in business, and you can party with them this Saturday, May 28!
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I’m in the Hollywood District regularly and have been keeping my eye on the rebuilding of the Reo’s Ribs space, which has had the “opening soon” signs up all over it for months. Well, their Facebook page woke up this past weekend and posted “Opening soon…… 
REO’S RIBS WEBSITE NOW LIVE” with a new menu.
Image credit: Pono Brewing Company
This morning, I read a tip from a reader about something happening in the old Columbia River Brewing space in the Hollywood District (also briefly home to Spud Monkeys but I don’t think they even got off the ground before the pandemic hit). He does a lot of walking in the area and this seemed new to him. I headed over there to see what he was talking about and found this—signs for Pono Brewing Company on the property.
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One of the most popular parts of Basics Market on NE Sandy is the meat department. Photo credit: Basics
Yesterday a neighbor posted on Facebook that the Basics Market on NE Sandy Blvd in the Hollywood District is closing, much to the dismay of folks in the area. I’ve heard a lot of praise for Basics, especially about their meats, so it’s a real bummer to see it close and leave a sizable storefront empty. The last day of business is Saturday, January 22.
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