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Small Bites – No Saint Pizza, Baon Kainan’s Arrival, Bee’s Cakes at Steeplejack, and More

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Cicoria’s pizza in their fave party cut. Photo Credit: Cicoria

It’s been a while! I’ve been working hard to improve some health issues, which have really been a buzzkill for this blog. But my curiosity about Portland food got the better of me, and I took a review of my regular sources for things that interest me. Here’s what I found.

Filipino (food) popup at the Side Yard Farm Friday. An enticing-sounding popup at the Side Yard Farm in Cully featuring Filipino businesses is happening this Friday, August 6. Among others, vegan bakery Kumare will be participating and offering “our mini ube ensaymada as well as NEW all plant-based Filipino goodies such as Biko (coconut rice cake), Turon (fried banana rolls), and Cantaloupe Juice.” No pre-order necessary. 5-9pm. 4800 NE Simpson Street, Portland

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Holler for Ice Cream

Holler, a new spot coming to Sellwood from  Doug Adams and Jen Quist of Bullard, has gotten a lot of good press lately—Eater and Vogue, for starters.  They hype the fried chicken, and kid-friendly space with arcade games. A recent liquor license application from Holler indicates another detail: a 35-seat ice cream shop operating under the name  Lucky You Cold Treats.

Their Instagram indicates a Spring 2020 opening, so we’ll find out more sooner than later. Holler, 7119 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland

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First Tastes: Late Summer Eats in Portland

Welcome to another edition of First Tastes, were we showcase good eats at new-to-us spots in Portland. This city is full of delicious food and lots of places to check out, so no doubt this column will run for some time.

Avocado Toast with Poached Egg at Radio Room
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Avocado Toast | Radio Room. I’ll start with this because I have been critical of avocado toast for many years as “too precious” and/or “twee.” However, the time was right for me to give it a try, and I’m here to tell you—glad I did. At that moment in time, I wasn’t super hungry and this dish seemed light yet substantial, and it was hard to resist the siren song of the avocado that morning.

Toasted multigrain bread was spread with soft, ripe avocado topped with caramelized onions and a poached egg; nutritional yeast is sprinkled on top. I liked that the eggs had runny yolks and were not overcooked. The avocado tasted fresh with no off flavors. Overall a really satisfying breakfast. Radio Room, 1101 NE Alberta Street, Portland

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Portland Area Food Events, August 3-10

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Trust us, the food from the Caucuses is crazy delicious.

Each week we will bring you a roundup of public food events in the Portland metro area. It’s not every single event that’s going on, but the ones in particular that catch our eye. Want to submit an event? Fill out this form. Listings curated by Meg Cotner.

Dragonflies Blackberry Wheat PDX Tapping
Thursday, August 3, 2017, 6-8pm
McMenamins 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop, 2290 NW Thurman Street, Portland

McMenamins West Linn Brewer Ryan Lund returns to share his summery Dragonflies Blackberry Wheat. This event is also eligible for a Limited-Edition Beer Tasting Stamp in your McMenamins passport. Happy hour pricing and a chance to chat with the brewer. More information.

Clark County Fair
Friday, August 4-13, 2017, Opening Friday 8am-11pm, Sunday to Thursday 10am-10pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-11pm
Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 17402 NE Delfel Road, Ridgefield, WA

This year’s Clark County Fair features entertainment, family activities, a carnival, kids’ contests, 4-H events, and plenty of family fun. There will be a number of food contests, including a watermelon eating contest, cheeseburger eating contest, pie eating contest, and hot dog eating contest. There will be lots of classic fair food, too. $11.25 Adult, $9.25 Seniors, $8.25 Children 7-12, Kids 6 and under FREE; there are some pricing packages, too. More information

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