Portland food news and views
Photo credit: Good Coffee
A Bridgetown Bites tipster reminded me that Good Coffee is opening a new location in Portland, in the Pearl District’s Brewery Blocks in NW Portland, just around the corner from Powell’s Books. This was previously home to a Peets Coffee, which from what I can tell, closed about a year ago.
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I could hardly believe it when I read about this upcoming festival—Dongzhi: Tangyuan vs. Jiaozi—that combines dumplings and glutinous rice balls with the gorgeous Lan Su Chinese Garden. Dongzhi is the winter solstice or “Chinese Thanksgiving Day” and this celebration sounds like something great in the city of Portland.
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The first thing that comes to mind when I hear “Silk Road” (click to enlarge). Image credit: PBWorks
While doing some research, I came across a liquor license application for a new bar/restaurant opening in the Pearl District, called Silk Road. From what I can gather, the people behind it are also responsible for LULU (beautiful cocktails) and Jarana (Nikkei food) in SE Portland.
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The current parking lot adjacent to the shuttered Meriwether’s Restaurant in NW Portland. Photo credit: Google
Looks like someone wants to see if a property in NW Portland can transition to a food cart pod. The location includes a parking lot and a bar/restaurant—that used to house the popular Meriwether’s Restaurant & Skyline Farm, which has been closed for several years.
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The game of Janken, the namesake of the new restaurant.
A new self-identified “hot spot” will open in the old Bluehour space on NW 13th Avenue in the Pearl. Called, Janken, it offers “Japanese/Korean fusion cuisine.” Additionally, “Janken [has] a strong cocktail program influenced by Korean & Japanese flavours.” Rodrigo Ochoa is the executive chef (formerly of Groot Hospitality in Miami).
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