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Four Things I Learned This Week (July 19)

Apologies for the lack of posting this week—I had emergency eye stuff to attend to and it really threw me for a loop. Take care of your eyes, friends; your vision health is not something to neglect.

Chef Naomi Pomeroy has died. On this past Monday I was scrolling Instagram and saw this post from Portland Monthly. I was stunned—surely it was not true. But it was, it is, and it is a huge loss for her friends and family, loved ones, fans, and Portland’s restaurant and food world. Countless tributes have been posted, and much sadness and shock has been expressed.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office reports that she “drowned shortly before 8:30pm on July 13 near river mile 132 in Corvallis about 100 yards upstream from the Mary’s River.” KATU reports that she was “pulled under the water and held by the paddle board leash. She was not wearing a life jacket and, unable to resurface, drowned.” Her body has been recovered.

I hope anyone who is reading this takes this awful tragedy to heart and chooses to wear a life jacket next time they’re floating on the river.

Read more about Naomi Pomeroy’s remarkable work, career, and influence in the world of food in this NY Times article (unlocked). I never met her, so I can’t speak personally about her, but I know she essentially changed the world—and many lives—with her work.

Indian food is coming to Argay. A Bridgetown Bites tipster alerted me to a new Indian restaurant opening up in that shopping center on NE Sandy Blvd and 139th Avenue (same center where the P-Town Pizza is opening). It’s called Best of India, and from what I can tell from when I peeked in the other day (I did not ask questions, as they were moving heavy things around), they are currently revamping the interior. Research as of today has not yielded much; I’ll look into it more next week. 13882 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland

Look at this cool map of Roseway. Illustrator Sunny Eckerle put together this sweet map of the Roseway neighborhood (she lives nearby), featuring some of the great eats you can find along NE Sandy Blvd and 82nd Ave, including Junior’s Roasted Coffee/Upright Beer Station, Denizens Cafe, the Sandy Jug, Fresh Love (who has a new vegetarian Muffuletta sandwich on the menu), Reeva and Pizzeria Otto, and the Mom & Pop Wine Shop. She also included Madison South’s The People’s Courts and Sumner’s My-O-My (she and I have a lighthearted agreement for joint custody of My-O-My and Roseway’s Cameo Cafe). Various

Belle Époque Pies opens in August. Pizza pop-up Belle Époque Pies will open their doors on Saturday, August 3 at 5pm at the 23rd and Alberta Food Cart Pod. “Join us for an afternoon of pizza and music with a wonderful acoustic performance by @caicedo_decia and a DJ set by mi hermano @_muertitos_.” They offer Sicilian/Detroit-style pies. 2231 NE Alberta Street, Portland

Stories you may have missed this week on Bridgetown Bites:

A Few Updates: Bobacat Teahouse, Pizza, and Greek Food

I thought I’d also tell you what festivals are coming up soon, listed on our Portland Area Cultural + Food Festivals page:

Fuji to Hood, Saturday, July 20, 2024 (Portland)
Portland Highland Games, Saturday, July 20, 2024 (Portland)
Four Days of Aloha Hawaiian Festival: Welcome Pāʻina, Thursday July 25, 2024 (Vancouver)

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New Ownership at Junior’s Roasted Coffee

A latte from Junior's Roasted Coffee.
This was a great latte from Junior’s Roasted Coffee.

For over a week now, the longtime owners of Juniors (and Guilder Cafe), Caryn and Mike Nelson, have released a multipart story about a major change coming the the business: There is new ownership at Junior’s Roasted Coffee—Ryan Wilbur and Laila Ghambari have purchased it and Guilder. Here’s a summary of what’s been going on.

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Favorites of 2023: Bakeries, Food Trucks, Restaurants, Bars, Cafes

Truly, one of the most beautiful salads I ate this year. It was a seasonal special of sharp greens, strawberries, daikons, onions, radishes, causa, and a chicha morada lavender vinagreta from Reeva.

Welcome back to another end of year list. Instead of publishing our Four Things column today, I’m giving you a list of my favorite spots of 2023, where I enjoyed happy times eating and drinking. There’s a whole variety of places, some established, some new. This list is in no particular order, aside from alphabetically; in other words, no top pick. Please enjoy!

Cheese and Crack

For my birthday this year we had lunch at Paadee and then headed a couple doors down to Cheese & Crack for their titular sundae. I maintain that they make the best soft serve ice cream in Portland. It is smooth, creamy, and luscious. The toppings on this sundae are classic: chocolate ganache, cinnamon butter cracker crumble, and torched housemade marshmallow fluff. The sundaes really are enough for two, and their seasonal sundaes never cease to impress with their magical toppings combinations. 22 SE 28th Avenue, Portland. cheeseandcrack.com

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Four Things I Learned This Week (January 27)

 Ki’ikibáa Mexican Restaurant makes delicious food. I met up with my friend Keri last night for dinner at  Ki’ikibáa and boy was it good. We had the panuchos—best I’ve had in Portland so far—and the Poc Chuc, a platter of pork, cabbage, tomatoes, and pickled onions. It was a satisfying and flavorful meal. I loved how crisp the panuchos were (not greasy, as can be the case sometimes) and how tender the pork was along with fresh vegetables on the plate of Poc Chuc. Really nice staff, too, and great to see so many people enjoying their food. I look forward to my next meal there. 3244 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland

Get yer $150 cup of coffee next month. The Oregonian reports, “Starting Monday, Feb. 6, the menu at [Proud Mary] will feature a $150 cup of coffee.” It’s award-winning coffee—Black Jaguar Geisha coffee from Hartmann Estate in Panama. Apparently only 22 cups of this coffee will be available at each U.S. location of Proud Mary: 11 cups in Portland and 11 cups in Austin, TX. But, there will be a twelfth cup for whoever wins a “Golden Ticket” (here’s how to vye for one). 2012 NE Alberta Street, Portland

Cafe Zamora re-opens tomorrow. On their Instagram, the folks behind Cafe Zamora announced their much anticipated re-opening. They will be open from 7am to 3pm this Saturday and Sunday, but “will start with adjustable schedules for the next two weeks while we get our rhythm back.” Find them by The Original pod off SE Powell. 3602 SE Powell Blvd, Portland

Kitchen Culture had their grand opening this past week. A new kitchen store has opened on the edge of FoPo, offering kitchenware, cooking classes, and food preservation instruction. Traci Hildner is behind it, an educator who has also run the company Lucky Larder, which aligns closely with Kitchen Culture in at least one way: it teaches people about food preservation. You can get a better idea of who she is and her work on the What the Foster podcast from last April. 6300A SE Foster Road, Portland

Late afternoon addition: Junior’s is having their soft opening tomorrow. Earlier this afternoon Junior’s Roasted Coffee (sometimes known as Guilder) announced on Instagram that they are doing their soft opening tomorrow, Saturday January 28 from 7am to 3pm at the location on NE Prescott and 72nd Avenue. On the blog I’ve mostly talked about this location as home to the Upright Brewing space, but Junior’s—and Chaat Wallah plus another food cart TBD—is there, too. Look for coffee, pastries (Jen’s Pastries PDX and Shoofly Vegan Pastries) and Guilder packaged goods.

Upright and the food carts will be joining the opening fun very soon. Best wishes to Junior’s on their soft opening day tomorrow!