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In the Kitchen with Mark Doxtader

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:12:00 -0700

READ Farmers market veteran Mark Doxtader shows us how to start the day right.

Drag City

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:07:00 -0700

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Perfect Summer Playlist

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:00 -0700

Portugal. The Man, “The Sun.” July 18, Crystal Ballroom // Camera Obscura, “French Navy.” June 21, Crystal Ballroom // The Postal Service, “A Tattered Line of String.” July 17, Rose Garden Arena // Purity Ring, “Fineshrine.” July 26–28, What the Festival // Flaming Lips, “Do You Realize?” July 27, McMenamins Edgefield // Fun. “We Are Young.” Aug 29, McMenamins Edgefield // Sharon Van Etten, “Serpents.” Aug 2–4, Pickathon // Feist, “Mushaboom” (The Postal Service Remix). Aug 2–4, Pickathon // Eleanor Friedberger, “Stare at the Sun.” June 13, Doug Fir Lounge // The Avett Brothers, “Kick Drum Heart.” Aug 9, Sleep Country Amphitheater, Ridgefield, WA

Pitchers to the People!

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:31:00 -0700

Image: Nomad

THE GOLD RUSH

(Serves 10)

2½ cups bourbon
1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (no pulp)
1 cup honey syrup (mix three parts honey with one part hot water, and stir to combine)
Fully combine lemon juice and honey syrup, add bourbon, and serve over ice.

— Evan Zimmerman (The Woodsman, Ava Gene’s)

THE DON-DON PUNCH

(Serves 12)

1 quart water
5 bags Earl Grey tea
3 grapefruits
12 ounces superfine sugar
1 750 ml bottle Smith & Cross Rum
8 oz VSOP Cognac
6 oz Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira
1 liter ice block

(1) BRING water to just off a boil, add tea bags, and boil for 4 minutes.

(2) SET aside to cool.

(3) SPIRAL PEEL grapefruits into a pitcher, cover with sugar, and let rest for at least one hour to make an oleo saccharum.

(4) ADD 10 ounces fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice.

(5) MIX Smith and Cross rum with VSOP Cognac and Luxardo Amaretto in a large bowl, then add cooled tea.

(6) ADD block of ice, allow to dilute and chill for 15 minutes, and serve.

(7) REMOVE ice block after 45 minutes.

—Douglas Derrick (Nostrana)

JASPER’S PUNCHBOWL

(Serves 12)

10 limes
2 oranges
1 cup superfine sugar
16 oz Bacardi 8
8 oz Tawny Port
1 cup lime juice
1½ oz Angostura bitters
½ nutmeg, grated
18 oz strong black tea

(1) BREW three batches of tea: 2 bags per 6 ounces water, five minutes each.

(2) SPIRAL peel limes and oranges, cover with sugar, and let rest for at least one hour to make an oleo saccharum.

(3) COMBINE all components and mix, adjusting with more lime juice if necessary.

(4) REMOVE lime and orange peels and serve in cups over 3 or 4 cubes of ice.

—Michael Shea (Rum Club)

Slide Show: Ancient Oddities from OMSI's 'Mummies of the World'

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:04:00 -0700

Mummies of the World is the largest traveling exhibition ever assembled of mummies and artifacts, featuring 150 never-before-seen real human and animal mummies and objects from South America, Europe, Asia, Oceana, and Egypt. The exhibition was developed by American Exhibitions, Inc., in association with the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum (REM). For more information: www.mummiesoftheworld.com.

Slide Show: Ben Jacobsen's Netarts Bay

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:52:00 -0700

What Netarts Bay lacks in variety it makes up for in heart: Ben Jacobsen shows us around the small coastal town that's home to his new salt making facility, a tour complete with muddy dogs, oyster farms, and a great corned beef Rueben.

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In the Kitchen with Abby Fammartino

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:41:00 -0700

READ Flexitarian chef Abby Fammartino serves a spring dish almost anyone can enjoy.

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Real Estate Growth Map

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Approved residential permit data provided by Construction Monitor. Maps built by Metro's Data Resource Center.

TheSE three maps show Portland's residential development over the past three years. Metro's Data Resource Center graciously built these snapshots using data provided by Construction Monitor. The small dots represent approved single-family home permits; the larger dots represent approved multi-family residential permits. All told, the four counties (Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and Clark in Washington) have added more than 9,000 residential homes or apartments since 2010.

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In the Kitchen with Ken Forkish

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:28:00 -0700

READ Local dough master Ken Forkish rolls out a new way to bring bread to the table.

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Slide Show: A Night at Ava Gene's

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:00:00 -0700

An inside look at Ava Gene's, Duane Sorenson's love letter to Italy on SE Division Street.

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With his new restaurant, Ava Gene’s, Duane Sorenson gives indie dining an Old World polish.