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After dabbling in brewing for a bit pre-pandemic, ChefStable has solidified its very own Portland brewery with the launch of Fracture Brewing. The brewery’s launch with seven new beers will take place later this week at ChefStable’s Loyal Legion in Portland and Beaverton. ChefStable is Portland based restaurant group led by Kurt Huffman. It partners […]
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There’s no other Caribbean destination like Cartagena, Colombia. Founded nearly 500 years ago, Cartagena de Indias (the city’s full name) grew into one of the richest towns in the Americas in the Spanish colonial era, and today it’s replete with old-world vestiges of its colonial origins. The best preserved evidence of that period is the […]
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I should have expected it in a temple of Tuscan kitsch: Chianti in a fiasco, the bulbous bottles wrapped in straw that were a symbol of Italian eateries in 1970s Britain. Russell Norman’s brilliant new London restaurant, Brutto, is a homage to the traditional Tuscan trattoria – and as at his Venetian chain, Polpo, his […]
Read moreHas anyone ever called you a ‘great listener’? If so, this is a huge red flag that people view you as a ‘nice guy.’ What got me thinking about this more is the audiobook I just completed, “No More Mr. Nice Guy — a Proven Plan to Getting What you Want in Love, Sex, and […]
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March 21, 2022 As if the countless American IPA iterations were not enough to satiate a hophead’s palate, a new one—dubbed Cold IPA—lingers bitterly on the horizon. And no, Reddit, it’s not just a marketing ploy. “Clunky” doesn’t readily come to mind as a beer descriptor, but that ungainly word may be the reason the […]
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2022 is the year of fun, manageable DIY projects. When you choose something that’s engaging and not all encompassing, you’re more likely to succeed. Pick from these five, or use as inspiration for a task you’ve always wanted to tackle. { let bidders = [‘a9’, ‘ix’, ‘iris’]; // create a requestManager to keep track of […]
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via: Pexels / Владимир Васильев Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I impress my GF?” Well, we have the answer right in this post. My blogs on how to impress a girl and what women want in a man have been very successful. I’ve already answered the pressing question of, “What do girls like?” When it comes to […]
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image of Fanzine IPA featuring label art from August Lipp courtesy of Fort George Brewery Each spring, Fort George Brewery reaches out to one of its fellow breweries to brew Fanzine IPA. For the 2022 edition of Fanzine IPA, Fort George has teamed up with Block 15 Brewing Co. It’ll make its Portland area debut […]
Read moreimage of Crux Fermentation Project and Pursuit Distilling Co. Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Very Small Batch No.1 courtesy Crux Fermentation Project A few weeks ago Crux Fermentation Project and Pursuit Distilling Co. released its first whiskey together, Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Very Small Batch No.1. This release proved so popular that all bottles released to […]
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