The Second Edition is Coming in October!
Welcome to the blog abut the book, Breakfast in Bridgetown. I published "the definitive guide to Portland's favorite meal" in 2008, and I have kept on going to breakfast ever since. The second edition of the book is due in October, 2010, and it will be expanded and updated to include some 120 restaurants. It will also include descriptions of food carts, ethnic breakfasts, and out-of-town spots. There will also (eventually) be a digital version and an iPhone app! You can pre-order the book for just $12 and free shipping from this site (or see "Pages" to the left), and meanwhile you can keep up with the "Breakfast Guy" as he roams, eats, and writes.
In my continued absence from Portland, I am still sharing chapters of the upcoming second edition of Breakfast in Bridgetown (get a cheap advance copy here!), via the magic of pre-scheduled blog posts. Today it’s the new chapter on Montage.
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In my continued absence from Portland, I am still sharing chapters of the upcoming second edition of Breakfast in Bridgetown (get a cheap advance copy here!), via the magic of pre-scheduled blog posts. Today it’s the new chapter on the Industrial Cafe.
Disclaimer: This text hasn’t been edited or fact-checked.
In my continued absence from Portland, I am still sharing chapters of the upcoming second edition of Breakfast in Bridgetown (get a cheap advance copy here!), via the magic of pre-scheduled blog posts. Today it’s the new chapter on the Dockside Saloon.
Disclaimer: This text hasn’t been edited or fact-checked.
In my continued absence from Portland, I am still sharing chapters of the upcoming second edition of Breakfast in Bridgetown (get a cheap advance copy here!), via the magic of pre-scheduled blog posts. Today it’s the new chapter on Bakery Bar.
Disclaimer: This text hasn’t been edited or fact-checked.
Not that many folks come by here, but if you’re looking for me, there are a lot of dates coming up when I will be unreachable. Here’s a schedule:
August 19-20: on the road to Cooke City, Montana. Cell and email working.
August 21-27: in the Beartooth Mountains.
August 28-30: On the road in Yellowstone Country, with phone and maybe email
August 31 to September 6: in the Wind River Mountains
September 7-8: on the road back to Portland, phone working.
Every now and then the Publications Department here at Bacon and Eggs Press knocks out a “Breakfast Bulletin.” This time the highlights are a book update, a TV appearance, and a BaconFest.
The Upper West Side, that is — of Manhattan. I’ve always said that my career as “the breakfast guy” started as a travel writer for the Memphis Flyer. I still hold that position, and I still occasionally write about a place by describing a meal there — in this case, breakfast at Sarabeth’s on West Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan.
It’s our last visit with Mindie Kniss this week, as she is moving to Chicago soon. We discuss her need for an organizer at the Meetup.com PDX Breakfast Club, the great breakfast sandwiches at Lovejoy Bakers, the New Orleans brunch at EaT Oyster Bar, and the upcoming BaconFest, hosted by PDX.FM.
Mindie is a life coach, by the way, and is taking her business with her. Track her down at Kniss Integrative Coaching.
So, download the show here or click “play” below. And check out all past shows here.
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We welcome John Gorham of Tasty ‘n Sons and Toro Bravo to chat with us about his beginnings in the industry and how his inspirations for food changed over the years.
By the way, I should have done a better job of talking up the menu. My bad — but here it is, for your reference.
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Well, the chapters keep coming, so here’s another one: Weekend brunch at Industrial Cafe. Don’t know where it is? Join the club. Not the most exciting food in town, but folks love it.
Industrial Café and Saloon
Weekend/Old School
A quiet place with loud fans
2572 NW Vaughn St. (NW) ~ 503-227-7002
Weekends 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$12-14 (all major cards, no checks)
There seems to be a small number of people who absolutely adore this place, and a whole mess of us who’ve never heard of it.
I say “us” for the latter, because I’ve lived in Northwest Portland for years and only ate at Industrial when a friend thoroughly berated me for not having it in the book. Truth is, I didn’t know it was there for a while, and then the name turned me off. Then I kept reading newspaper and magazine stories saying it had some of the best biscuits and gravy in town, and if you want my attention, saying “gravy” is generally a good start.