Breadwinner Cycles and Café

Posted on by Eliot Neighborhood

Hey Eliot friends! I’m one of the owners of Breadwinner Cycles and Café on Williams at Page St (one block south of Russell). We have been making custom bicycles for many years, and about a year ago opened a cafe adjacent to our shop. I’m reaching out to just let you all know that we are here. We’re not in the thick of the busy retail part of Williams and we have parking, making it a convenient place to stop, but also easy to miss. Our menu has breakfast and lunch items, coffee and espresso from Water Ave, and beer and wine, all with a view of our little bike “factory.” We’d love to have more neighborhood friends stop by, whether you are into bikes or not, so please think of us next time you are looking for a treat close by. Thanks!

Breadwinner Cycles and Café
2323 N Williams Ave.
503-206-5917
Breadwinnercycles.com

By Tony Pereira

What’s for Dinner

Posted on by Eliot Neighborhood

This quick, simple, and meat-free vegan taco recipe will surely have everyone begging for more!

Vegan Tacos

Ingredients:

  • Soft tortillas
  • Small onion (diced)
  • 1 cup of TVP (texturized vegetable protein)
  • 2-3 tablespoons of Taco seasoning (bulk)
  • 1/4-1/2 cup of water
  • Taco/Hot Sauce
  • Lettuce
  • Tomato

Directions:

  1. Sautee diced onions until brown
  2. Boil 7/8 cup of water and pour over TVP (mix well) let sit for at least 10 mins.
  3. Add the rehydrated TVP to onions and sauté for 3-5 mins (longer if needed)
  4. Mix water with taco seasoning in a bowl
  5. Pour over TVP and onions (mix well)
  6. Bring to a quick boil then reduce heat to low; simmer about 10-15 mins
  7. Heat tortillas in oven until warm
  8. Fill tortillas with meatless dish
  9. Add all your favorite taco trimmings ( i.e. lettuce, tomato, taco sauce, etc. )

ENJOY!

By Shireen Hasan

Barbecue Soul

Posted on by Alexandra Weinstein
Sign for Barbecue Soul Food Cart
Barbecue Soul

A series of short posts about food carts in and around our amazing neighborhood. Portland is becoming known for its mobile food and we have a number of tasty options!

The scent of roasting meat from BBQ Soul made my mouth water as I approached the cart, and  wasted no time in ordering a pulled pork sandwich, selecting the maple-infused BBQ sauce to add to it. I knew the second I sank my teeth into my sandwich that I made the right choice. Lachisa Gill, one of the operators of the family-run business, also speaks particularly highly of the BBQ chicken that the cart prepares. BBQ Soul has only been in this pod for the past three weeks.

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Thai Palace

Posted on by Eliot Neighborhood
Thai Palace Food Cart
Thai Palace

A series of short posts about food carts in and around our amazing neighborhood. Portland is becoming known for its mobile food and we have a number of tasty options!

Thai Palace serves delicious, generous portions of classic, MSG-free Thai food.  The Massaman curry with chicken is rich and creamy and served beside fluffy jasmine rice.  And don’t skip the iced matcha green tea with tapioca bubbles.  Perfectly refreshing!

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New Brewery with a Mission

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By Stuart Malkin

Ex Novo Brewery
Ex Novo Brewery is being built in time for a summer opening

The tag line of Ex Novo Brewing Company captures the essence of Joel Gregory’s mission — ‘Better Beer for the Greater Good’. The brewery’s mission is to make high-quality craft beer and is committed to donating net proceeds to selected non-profits. The brewery is emphasizing its brews, and as Gregory puts it, “We take beer here seriously.”

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Now It’s Bunk

Posted on by Clint Lundmark

Bunk Sign

Bunk Bar is the latest rendition from the Bunk family to occupy the space under the Wonder Ballroom. About a year ago a new restaurant named Trigger – billed as “a Bunk Joint” opened up. It was a sit-down restaurant featuring quality Tex-Mex. Over time they changed up the menu a bit, some for the bad, some for the good. In June the Beer Can Chicken was featured in Portland Monthly. Eventually they switched to counter ordering and no longer had wait staff. That pretty much marked the end of Trigger. Now, still a part of the family, the space has become another Bunk Bar.

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