Living Portland

In vein of my last post around eating out a lot, last night the boy and I checked out Lebanese restaurant Hala’s Lebanese Grill situated on NW 23rd. You would never know the place was there, as it’s hidden beneath street level. Not surprisingly, we were the only ones in the place, which means we got attentive and quick service. I’ll start by telling you I have never had Lebanese food so have nothing to...

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It’s part of the dating tradition to go out to eat for dinner and lunch….and brunch. Add on pit stops for Salt & Straw ice cream and popcorn at the movies and your waist line magically starts to expand. They say people gain weight once they get into a relationship because you start to match each other’s eating habits. Just because our guy shovels in half a pizza and then needs a snack an hour...

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I am happy to report back that my first experience with St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Portland didn’t let me down. Thankfully, we delayed starting until early evening as I had zero desire to be out at the bars all day. We started off at Jake’s Famous Crawfish, fully expecting more of a hoopla than there was.  Actually, there was no hoopla at all. We were out on Saturday, and their shenanigans didn’t start until...

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If you live under a rock, a reminder that this weekend marks St. Patrick’s Day. Though I don’t normally make a big splash around it, the boy does and I guess that means so will I this year. Unlike him, I won’t be celebrating all day (can you imagine?) but I will be joining the festivities later in the evening. There are a lot of things happening around Portland this weekend, which I am excited...

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This weekend was a glorious one in Portland and I took full advantage of the blue skies, sun and the ability to be outside with just a cardigan. As did everyone else it seems! See, Portlanders know that when the sun shows up, you best toss aside your best laid plans and run outside before it disappears. Come the next day, we were back to gloomy rain. While I’m thinking about it, was anyone else...

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Spring is just around the corner – can you feel it?  It’s still disturbingly cold today in Portland; my car dashboard read 37 degrees. That said, we awoke to blue skies and a happy sun and I take what I can get around here parts. On that note, don’t forget that this weekend marks daylight savings time, which means we lose an hour of sleep but gain extra sunlight. Spring forward! This time of year...

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This post has much to do about nothing, except for my recent realization that brunching has become far too popular here in Portland and I really don’t understand why. Don’t people stay home anymore? I love to brunch and have made a habit out of going on Sundays so, yes, I realize I am part of the problem. But dangit, there are places I want to try and you other brunchers are making it more...

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