The food truck culture in Portland puts all other cities to shame... They gather in "pods" at pretty much every public parking lot around the city. You can partake in the cuisine of almost any nation at an affordable price point. My favorites were
Cheese and Crack, a little cart in the Hawthorne District that served "crack boxes" of artisan cheese, homemade crackers, fruit, chocolate and nuts. For brunch, we hit up
Gaufre Gourmet which served up some amazing Belgian waffles. While the sweet nutella/caramel banana one was a no-brainer, the savory bacon, arugula, brie and fig one was even better.
Voodoo Doughnut is as much as a local temple of sweets as a big tourist haul. The lines at both locations were around the block at all hours (it was open 24/7). What was the big deal? The doughnuts ranged from the basic glazed doughnut to gigantic 6-serving sizes. They have a wicked sense of humor with their menu. The voodoo doll doughnut is shaped like one, and stabbed through the heart with a pretzel stick and filled with strawberry jelly. There was a pentagram frosted one, another one called Old Dirty Bastard, a Cock and balls doughnut (triple filled with Bavarian cream) among others. There was a good selection of vegan choices. I tried their vegan banana and maple one and it was delish.
Andina was recommended as the hot restaurant of the city. It had a modern take on Andean and Peruvian flavors. The service was great the food was even better. The meal started with a trio of house made salsa that were all a step away from what you expect (spicy mango, etc.). Our starter on the tapas menu was a Conchos a la Parilla which was a melt in your mouth diver scallop in a brown sugar butter sauce in crispy potato cup. For my main course, I had a Corderito de los Andes, a grass-fed rack of lamb with Peruvian potato timbale which was perfectly cooked.
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