Monthly Archives: November 2009

Fat Kitty Falafel

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Dieselboi + Cuisine Bonne Femme13 Comments

Location: SE 21st and Division Description: Falafel. It sounds simple enough, doesn’t it? A popular Middle-Eastern specialty of chickpeas and/or fava beans and spices fried or baked up into balls or patties, most often served with yogurt or a tahini-based … Continue reading →

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Portland Food Carts getting national attention

Posted on November 23, 2009 by dieselboi5 Comments

The LA Times visited Portland this past fall and enjoyed some of our wonderful food carts. Highlighted are some of the newer carts like Whiffies, Potato Champion and Nong’s, but Spella and Ziba’s Pitas were also profiled. For all of … Continue reading →

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The Sugar Cube

Posted on November 23, 2009 by dieselboi7 Comments

Location: SE 43rd and Belmont [updated 4/2011] Hours: Wed-Sun, 12:30-8pm I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kir Jensen towards the end of last week to chat with her about the grand re-opening of The Sugar Cube, her dessert … Continue reading →

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Taqueria El Canario

Posted on November 20, 2009 by dieselboi1 Comment

Location: SW 4th and Ankeny Description: It is 11pm, you’ve already watched a band at Dante’s or Berbati’s and you are getting hungry. You’ve had a few too many of the wonderful Voodoo donuts over time and need some protein. … Continue reading →

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News and other fun stuff

Posted on November 18, 2009 by dieselboi7 Comments

Another week, more great cart news: Garden State, a Portland favorite in the Sellwood neighborhood will be the highlight of Good Morning America’s food cart series. We discussed this awhile back stating that GMA was looking for viewers to submit … Continue reading →

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