Scoops' out for Summer: Day 20

Scoop

Food & Drink Two third of the way through our month-long ice cream odyssey, Scoops' out for Summer, Internet sensation Martin Cizmar braves the summer cold for an underrated food cart favorite.Scoop
A La Carts pod, 4926 SE Division St.; and North Station pod., 2730 North Killingsworth St., scooppd...   More

 

Friday, July 20, 2012 by MARTIN CIZMAR

Biggie Small

Ready to dine: The hypnotic charms of the notorious Smallwares.

Food Reviews & Stories Portlanders are obsessed with authenticity, especially when it comes to Asian food. We’ll huddle for an hour outside a tarp-sided shanty, poring over a menu and sprinkling pompous little annot   More

 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Scoops' out for Summer, Day 15

Caffe Pallino

Food & Drink Two gelato shops in a row for Scoops' out for Summer? Don't mind if we do...
 Caffe Pallino
3003 Southeast Division Street, 232-0907, caffepallino.com.Price per scoop: $2.95 for a small bowl of gelato
Most popular flavors: Pistachio and Oreo
The ...   More

 

Sunday, July 15, 2012 by MARTIN CIZMAR

Drank Review: Alambic 13 Brandy (Edgefield Distillery)

Drank  The Sisters Brothers beckoned me to Oregon City. After reading Portland author Patrick deWitt’s brilliant novel, I wanted...   More

 

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Scoops' out for Summer: Day 9

j. Gelati

Food & Drink When the idea for our month of ice cream, Scoops' out for Summer, was first floated, arts and culture editor Martin Cizmar called shotgun on frozen custard. He was shocked—shocked—to discover there isn't a single frozen custard shop in Portland. So we found him one in Milwaukie.

j. Gelati
3650 Concord Road, Milwauki...   More

 

Monday, July 9, 2012 by MARTIN CIZMAR

Scoops' out for Summer: Day 4

Roses Ice Cream

Food & Drink In today's instalment of Scoops' out for Summer, we visit the "other" Alberta Street for a classic Portland scoop.
Roses Ice Cream
5011 NE 42nd Ave., 256-3333, rosesicecream.com.Price per scoop: $2.75
Most popular flavor:</...   More

 

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 by MARTIN CIZMAR

Who Ya Got?

Late-night eats at KimSatGot Pocha

Food Reviews & Stories It’s an awkward arrival. Pulling up to a shabby Beaverton strip mall at dusk on a Saturday night, we expect to walk into a busy restaurant. It’s totally empty. Called from the kitchen, our h   More

 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Sic Semper Lactucis

All hail the Mextiza Caesar salad

Food Reviews & Stories I may never return to the original Caesar salad. Tijuana, where the Caesar was created by an Italian immigrant in 1924, is supposedly still safe for tourists. I’m not so sure. That salad—l   More

 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Summer Guide 2012: Nifty 50

John Lovegrove hits 50 local breweries in a single day.

Featured Stories It was a terrible time for a malfunctioning alarm clock. Don’t worry, John Lovegrove wasn’t late for work or a flight—he was behind schedule on a trip to the bar, missing his 7 am deadline f   More

 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Summer Guide 2012: Pedal to the Pacific

Riding to the beach is easy, but it might make you hate cars.

Featured Stories They crashed through the rainforest like dinosaurs. A distant rumble, a whoosh, and more rumble, before the creatures were gone and I could again hear my bike tires roll softly along the edge of t   More

 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR