Downtown Portland – Page 2

June 5, 2009

Summer Side Dish: Grilled Zucchini with Garlic and Lemon Butter Baste

This was a side dish that worked really well with some grilled albacore tuna steaks. For the fish, I made a quick topping of kalamata olives, green olives, cherry tomatoes, red onion, olive oil, lemon juice and feta cheese. So, it was a Mediterranean kind of a thing (one of my favorite kinds of things). …

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January 17, 2007

The Schnitzelwich Put a Spell on Me

TÃ¡bor Downtown at SW 5th and Stark 503-997-5467 Mmmmmmm...schnitzelwich Before I even tried TÃ¡bor, I thought it was the lunch cart with the most personality. The colorful Eastern European cottage facade, the music from the outdoor speakers ... cute! After reading the little write up in Portland Magazine I finally managed to stop by for …

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January 16, 2007

S is for Snow — The N-O-W is for Now

I had no idea that it was supposed to snow today, Neither, apparently, did Trimet. It started out as a nice walk in the snow at 7:20 AM, down to the bus stop at 34th & Hawthorne. Once there, I only had to wait about 5 minutes before a bus came. It was packed but …

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November 2, 2006

What's for Lunch? Veganopolis!

Not a lunch cart but it's lunch, alright! Veganopolis Cafeteria 412 SW Fourth Avenue Portland, Oregon 97204 503-226-3400 Soup of the Day Green Split Pea Soup with Carrots, Potatoes, Vegan Bacon and Wasabi. Adaptation of a recipe by the great chef Jacques Pepin. Bowl with Grilled Baguette $4.50 Solo Cup with Crackers $2.50 Discount Cup …

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September 14, 2006

What's For Lunch? Thai Basil!

Lemongrass Chicken Thai Basil Corner of SW Oak & 2nd Ave Portland, OR 503-330-1010 Well, as I've mentioned before, I have a new job downtown and one of the nice benefits of that is the lunch choices. My last position was up on Skyline and my lunch option was...Pizzicato. I mean, that was good, but …

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