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Food Lover's Guide to Portland Blog...

began as a collection of some of the research, recipes, images and culinary adventures that went into the making of Food Lover’s Guide to Portland. The first edition came out in 2010 and I started the blog in February 2009 as a companion piece to it and to help organize my thoughts while researching and writing it. The second edition came out in September 2014 from Hawthorne Books. The blog is now home to all different food, drink and beyond things I want to show and tell.

I’m also co-author of Fermenter: DIY Fermentation for Vegan Fare, author of Dumplings Equal Love, co-author of Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull from McSweeney’s, as well as Hello! My Name is Tasty: Global Diner Favorites from Portland’s Tasty Restaurants from Sasquatch Books and Grow Your Own: Understanding, Cultivating, and Enjoying Cannabis from Tin House Books.

I didn’t think I’d like blogging when I first started this, but it turns out I really do, mostly because I get to shout out people and things that I love.


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Portland Fermentation Festival 2019 Redux
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Sep 17, 2019
Tenth Annual Portland Fermentation Festival -- Three Weeks Away!
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Nov 30, 2018
Videos of the 2018 Portland Fermentation Festival
Nov 30, 2018
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Oct 24, 2018
Portland Fermentation Festival 2018 Exhibitors, Vendors and Demo Leaders
Oct 24, 2018
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Oct 23, 2018
Portland Fermentation Festival 2018 Redux
Oct 23, 2018
Oct 23, 2018
Sep 18, 2018
Ninth Annual Portland Fermentation Festival 2018 -- One Month Away!
Sep 18, 2018
Sep 18, 2018
Aug 21, 2018
Ninth Annual Portland Fermentation Festival 2018 -- Two Months Away!
Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018
Big night for Fortune Tattoo. So big folks spilled into the space next door...

Big night for Fortune Tattoo. So big folks spilled into the space next door...

Grand Opening Revisited

October 25, 2010 in Oregon Wine, Portland Beer, Portland Chefs, Portland Chefs and Tat..., Portland Food/Drink Event, Uncategorized

ATTENTION: My ex-boyfriend, Tyler Adams, no longer co-owns Fortune Tattoo. Visit his North Portland shop -- Grizzly Tattoo -- which opened June, 2011! For more info. visit www.grizzlytattoopdx.com, 503.265.8146, tyler at grizzly tattoo dot com. 

Last Friday's Fortune Tattoo grand opening party was awesome -- thanks to a lot of you! We knew it would be big but we had no idea how big. Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a special night for shop owners Tyler Adams and Ms. Mikki. And thank you to everyone who donated food, drink, music and elbow grease to get the shop sails up.

I'm posting some photos here -- mostly of the food and drink for reasons you all should understand -- but if you didn't make it and want to check out the new shop get in there. Fortune is located between Foti's Greek Deli and Southeast's Fire On The Mountain and just a few doors down from EastBurn so if you're craving any of that stop by Fortune en route. Here are some party pics...

There will be more Fortune parties if you missed this one...

There will be more Fortune parties if you missed this one...

The party spilled into this space nextdoor to Fortune for food, drink and music...

The party spilled into this space nextdoor to Fortune for food, drink and music...

Bluehour's Kenny Giambalvo donated all sorts of fantastic food and stopped by for awhile too.

Bluehour's Kenny Giambalvo donated all sorts of fantastic food and stopped by for awhile too.

Thanks Kenny! Amazing...

Thanks Kenny! Amazing...

Toro Bravo's John Gorham also donated a bunch of delicious food...

Toro Bravo's John Gorham also donated a bunch of delicious food...

Got early shots of everything and glad I did because the food was amazing and went fast. Thanks John!

Got early shots of everything and glad I did because the food was amazing and went fast. Thanks John!

Domaine Serene couldn't have been more generous with their kick ass pinot noir.

Domaine Serene couldn't have been more generous with their kick ass pinot noir.

And MacTarnahan's rocked with THREE kegs of donated Amber Ale and Hum Bug'r Porter poured by good friends.

And MacTarnahan's rocked with THREE kegs of donated Amber Ale and Hum Bug'r Porter poured by good friends.

Wouldn't have been a Fortune Tattoo party without fortune cookies...

Wouldn't have been a Fortune Tattoo party without fortune cookies...

Tags: Food Event, Pacific Northwest Beer, Portland Beer, Portland Chefs, Portland chefs and tattoos, Portland Drink Event, Portland Food Event
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