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Here's an enticing bit of news for you: Papa's
Soul Food Kitchen is to begin serving breakfast, including authentic
North Carolina grits and homemade smoked sausage. Yum.
No more Misako? We'd say "Say it ain't so!" but happily
the number of sushi joints remains the same with the opening of Sushi
Ya in the former Misako space on Willamette & 8th Avenue.
Let us know how it is, OK?
Over at 19th & Agate, all kinds of changes are
afoot. We're all used to the fantastic East 19th Street Café
renovations by now — how nice it looks! Just a couple of doors
down is the newly-opened Agate Alley Bistro, a charming addition
to the block. And across the street, the well-loved Eugene City
Bakery has a new owner who hopes to expand.
More closures and changes: Willie's on 7th Avenue
has closed, but some of the dishes from Willie's menu have been added
to the Waterfront Bar & Grill — including, as we
understand it, some Lebanese dishes.
Borzi Marshai (of Oakway Wine & Deli and Café
Glendi) is opening a new place in 5th Street Market called Go Fish,
serving seafood from Newman's: fresh fish, fish sandwiches, fish tacos,
salads, wine and beer. Look for it in early May.
Downtown's Oak Street Speakeasy is under new
management: the new owner is Mac Goodwin, former manager of Black
Forest and a past winner of EW's Sexiest Bartender contest.
May should bring a rash of new restaurants we've been
hearing about for a little while now, including La Perla, the
pizza place from the owners of Beppe & Gianni's at 13th and Pearl,
and Café Maroc, the new Moroccan place where Luna was,
which owners hope to open in the latter part of the month. We'll be
watching those spaces hungrily.
In case you've somehow missed the eye-catching labels
when you're browsing for beverages, Ninkasi now comes in bottles.
Which is certainly nifty for those nights you really want a Believer
yet really don't want to socialize outside the house.
If you're looking for something new on your day-after-Monday
nights, you'd do well to try Savoy Truffle's Tuesday fondue night.
Proceeds from the weekly event benefit a new charity (we know not
which). (If you need fondue on a non-Tuesday, don't forget that you
can also get melty goodness at The Vintage.)
If you're looking to shake things up in your kitchen
rather than your restaurant selections, we hear Pasta Plus
has launched two new flavors of pasta…
Last year, the all-too-brief Indian restaurant listings
added Evergreen but lost Taste of India — but thankfully,
the latter joint didn't stay lost: the owners have reopened in the
same location at 24th & Hilyard.
PARADISE
CITY CAFE | KEKAU
CHOCOLATES | LESSER KNOWN FOOD
CARTS | THE DEVINE CUPCAKE
KOBE
BURGERS | THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES
| BRENDAN MAHANEY | CHOW
SHORTS | WORD IS …
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