NEW OPENINGS & RETURNS
Fifty Licks
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Good news for fans of the local ice cream shop Fifty Licks, whose flagship location was destroyed in a fire in May: Last Friday, they launched a new summer pop-up truck, which will be parked in front of Regal Cinema in Tigard’s Bridgeport Village through the end of September.
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Sweet & Salty
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This new snack shop hosted a soft opening pop-up preview last Friday, July 26, and plans to host its grand opening on Monday, August 26. Look forward to munchies like snack mixes, focaccia, pretzel bites, cookies, PB&J sandwiches, and more.
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FUTURE OPENINGS
Lei Brilla
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Owner Riley Riotto is set to debut this new cafe, described on the website as “a community-centric gathering spot that marries good-for-you food with a welcoming ambiance,” on October 1.
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Ollini
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The popular all-day Cafe Olli
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plans to open this diminutive sibling bakery and wine bar in the former St. Beatrix
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space next door in late August, serving up bagels, bomboloni, espresso tonics, oysters, and more.
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CLOSURES
Flour Bloom
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Baker Bree Licata’s Italian-American-inspired bakery and plant shop will temporarily close for a month to focus on production and revamping the dining area. They’ll reopen on August 29 and plan to host a block party
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with hot dogs, music, art, and vendors on August 31.
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OTHER FOOD NEWS
Xiao Ye introduces lunch
Co-owners Louis Lin and Jolyn Chen’s cozy “first generation American food” restaurant Xiao Ye
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rolls out its first-ever dedicated lunch service today. The “Summer Fridays” series from Lin and chef de cuisine Samuel Meoño, available for walk-ins only from noon to 2:30 pm each Friday, will include menu items like a classic BLT (Revel Meat Co. bacon, lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, and Kewpie mayo on Oyatsupan
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milk bread), rigatoni all’amatriciana, a zucchini and Little Gem salad, and Xiao Ye’s signature mini madeleines. I’m especially intrigued by the “build your own snack spread,” which comes with a Little T Baker
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masa baguette and lets you choose from items like butter with allium salt, house-curied anchovies and lemon, and beet-pickled eggs with tonnato. Drinks include wine, tea, and “fancy instant coffee.”
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
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It’s been a dozen years since the founders of pFriem met at a kid’s birthday party, bonded over their love of beer and family, and started their well-known Oregon brewery. Help them celebrate with this free, family-friendly festival, which will include lawn games, food trucks, plenty of pFriem beers, exclusive ciders from Son of Man, and three sets of live music from Music Festival of the Gorge, including headliner Scott Pemberton. The event will also raise money for Hood River County School District music programs.
Hood River Waterfront, 3-9 pm
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The White Lotus Foundation works to support and empower the AANHPI community in Portland, and they’ll be doing just that at their new open-air street market series this summer, running now through the beginning of August. Vendors rotate each weekend, but you’ll always be able to find over 200 different booths showcasing Asian culture with offerings from food and drink to handmade goods. SHANNON LUBETICH
SF Supermarket, 2-10 pm
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This anti-racist incubator market puts the spotlight on Black and Indigenous farmers, makers, and friends, joyfully supporting “BIPOC growers in taking their small business dreams to the farmers market environment.” Take a stroll, peruse the stalls, and purchase wares ranging from baked goods to hot sauce to handmade pasta.
The Redd on Salmon, 3-7 pm
SPECIALS
Heavenly Creatures
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To stay cool in the heat, the chic Sullivan’s Gulch wine bar Heavenly Creatures has been switching to a “special chill menu,” featuring focaccia with n’duja butter and/or basil butter and a seared lamb shoulder with chickpea corn salad, Fresno chile, yogurt, and herbs.
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Kulfi
The Indian treat shop’s newest ice cream flavor is lychee rose, which sounds like a lovely combination.
Vernon, Mississippi
Wolf’s Head
The burger joint’s August specials celebrate cart owner Pui Wimolmas’ birthday month with some of her favorite flavors and include a Thai-inspired cheeseburger (a single cheeseburger with a cucumber red onion salad and Pui’s family satay sauce recipe) and a Thai tea malt.
Central Eastside, Beaverton, Happy Valley
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