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Kern’s Kitchen Pizza Party

December 23, 2013Filed in: Reviews

2935 NE Glisan St & 29th • kernskitchenpdx.com • 503.477.7779

Hours: Breakfast Mon-Fri 7am-2pm; Sat-Sun 8am-2pm; Dinner Mon-Sat 5-9pm

Whenever I tell people that I do Crossfit, I often get asked if I also follow the Paleo diet. (If you don’t know what that is, you’re basically supposed to eat like a caveman with only grassfed meats, vegetables and limited fruit. Sounds boring, right?) Usually my response is to laugh, I write a blog about bakeries after all. So no, I definitely do not cut out sweets, chocolates, and certainly not carbs. Continue Reading...

Dessert Dim Sum Yum Yum at Pix Patisserie

June 12, 2013Filed in: Reviews

2225 E Burnside & 22nd • pixpatisserie.com • 971.271.7166

Hours: Daily 2pm – 2am

After my rambling about Saturday’s Naked Bike Ride, I figured I’d actually post about the delicious Dessert Dim Sum Yum Yum event at Pix Patisserie.

This event is such a clever idea and was a lot of fun. Just like a regular Dim Sum restaurant, servers will come around with carts filled with 2-3 bite-sized desserts that you can happily accept or pass on. Plus, everything came with optional sherry or wine pairings. Continue Reading...

Dessert and a Show

June 10, 2013Filed in: Reviews

Saturday night started out as a super nice, normal evening – enjoying the beautiful weather with a BBQ, hanging out with friends and grabbing some dessert at Pix.

Then it turned into a weird adventure around town, complete with a 90-minute driving and doughnut detour to get us about 4 miles and seeing thousands upon thousands of naked people riding bikes. This is Portland, after all, home of the weird, so I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised.

My surprisingly tasty old-fashioned glazed doughnut from VooDoo

Have you heard of Portland’s annual the Naked Bike Ride? It is a crazy event where about 8,000 people undress, hop on a bike and cycle around the city for about an hour. I’m still not quite clear on the point of the nakedness of this ride but according to their website, it’s to “promote cycling not only as a viable mode of transportation.” And it’s now a fundraiser for the Portland Art Museum. Continue Reading...