Spilling the Bean Sprouts

About a year ago, I spotted a restaurant in my neighborhood and became instantly infatuated with it. It's a Thai spot, painted bright yellow and attached to a laundromat which is painted bright red. ...

Cleaning out the fridge

A small collection of half-written posts from 2007, not likely to be finished, but worth more than tossing down the garbage disposal: - - - My mom drives to Monterey to Sea Harvest or Wharf Number Two and ...

Reductio ad Absurdum: Beans, and the Black-Eyed Barista

     A few days ago I stopped in at The Albina Press to buy some coffee beans. I don’t normally spring for Stumptown brew, but I was eager to be home and The Press was the bean ...