My five days in Portland during the Fourth of July was perfect. I honestly couldn't have picked a better week to visit, there wasn't a drop of rain and the weather was simply put: incredible.
I'm convinced that Portland is the Holy Grail of vegan food. I ate at so many wonderful places, almost all of which happened to be 100% vegan.
celebrated America's birthday
Dick's Kitchen. Portobello Burger.
The view at Pittock Mansion with Madeline, Ryan and Anthony.
Brunch at Gravy.
Biscuits and veggie gravy, hash browns and tofu scramble.
Sizzle Pie. Spiral Tap and Bad Reputation slices.
Fell in love with this little one, Lilly.
Brunch at Paradox Cafe. Green Benedict.
...with this lovely lady, Melanie.
Took a stroll over to OMSI and saw some amazing exhibits,
including my favorite, the fetus room, displaying over 30 stages
of the fetus and tissue samples during pregnancy. Pretty miraculous.
Acai bowls from somewhere not worth mentioning.
Dinner with Katherine at Casa Naranja. Yes, you eat on swings.
Alotto Gelato for dessert.
Salted Caramel and pineapple sorbetto (also at one point tried the
cheesecake and stracciatella aka "stretchy vanilla" gelato)
Woke up at 4am to watch the most breathtakingly beautiful sunrise
I've seen to date at Multnomah Falls.
The tastiests of brunches at Portobello. ALL VEGAN.
[tofu "eggies", vegan ham and added tomatoes on a toasted
english muffin and topped with cashew hollandaise sauce]
Thai food cart heaven.
We made a vegan BBQ pizza: seasoned soy curls, onions, olives,
pepper jack daiya and Annie's natural BBQ sauce.
The last supper. Anthony and I made garlic sauteed asparagus,
field roast seitan, roasted rosemary red potatoes, corn on the
cob and vine ripe tomatoes with homemade herb salt seasoning.
Thanks for the hospitality, my friend.
[all photos were taken by Anthony or myself]
my grama, the beekeeper
sauteed mushrooms with farm egg, potato sticks, parsley and garlic [copper onion]
shoshito peppers [copper onion]
the biggest breakfast burrito [jessie jeans cafe]
a little hike up adams canyon
grilled artichoke hearts with wild arugula and shallot vinaigrette [vinto]
margherita pizze
the perfect breakfast sandwich [sages cafe]
tigers blood italian ice from gay pride festival
avocado toast and soy vanilla latte [rose establishment]
drunk franny and i 
pomodoro salmon: spaghettini, plum tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh basil and evoo [trio]
liquid nitrogen ice cream with my mama [sub zero]
vegan biscuits and gravy + tofu scramble [vertical diner]
