It s like I m not wearing underwear. https://t.co/5OC1z5tTFG
• Are you roast duck curious? Or, maybe, you’re well-versed in Cantonese barbecue and looking for a new go-to eatery? Either way, YāYā PDX is your spot! In our new Takeout Club, Suzette Smith details the restaurant’s “loving homage” to Manhattan’s Chinatown and the magic of three-day roasts.
• In case you missed it last week: Portland’s restaurant scene had a racial justice and equity-based reckoning last year after a surge of anonymous restaurant workers called out working conditions and toxic behavior via Portland’s 86’d List Instagram account. Some owners bowed out from the scene following the callouts, while others sought to improve their workplace environment. Check out Alice Wolfe’s dive into how the city’s food scene is faring a year later:
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Today I’m setting a specific statewide target to more fully reopen Oregon’s economy.
Seventy percent.
That’s the number of Oregonians age 16 and older that we need to reach with a first dose. I’m confident we can get there in June. Governor Kate Brown (@OregonGovBrown) May 11, 2021
• OMG, have you heard the news? Everywhere you look, the City of Roses has become the city of trash and filth, according to KOIN News’ most recent story on Portland’s reputation. Well, maybe this means trying to buy a house in Portland will become less like