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WORLD FARE: Gloriously inauthentic Thai at 55 Thai

August 14, 2018 mgardiner

Every foodie in town, it seems, is on an endless chase for the next “authentic” hole-in-the-wall ethnic spot. Once word gets out on the “Eating and Drinking in San Diego” Facebook group that someone has opened a place with mom at the stove, the foodies are all over it. Sometimes … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: The Six-Day War of Cultural Appropriation

June 28, 2017 mgardiner

On May 16, 2017 the Willamette Week, an alternative weekly from Portland, published a profile of Kooks, a breakfast burrito pop-up operating out of one of Portland’s innumerable food carts. In the article, Kooks co-owner Liz Connelly describes how she and fellow owner Kali Wilgus … [Read more...]

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TRAVEL: Top Dishes From a Long Weekend in Portland

June 8, 2017 mgardiner

    Portland is many things. It is beautiful in summer and it is rainy when not. It is one of America’s – if not the world’s – microbrew capitals. It has made an art form of political correctness in all its glory and much of that which is not glorious. It is … [Read more...]

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