On Wednesday, we spent the day in Portland, OR visiting some family and sightseeing! Compared to Seattle, Portland is a really small city, but still lovely!
We started out by exploring the Pearl District and all of it’s loft’s, cafe’s and boutique’s. And, stopped by Powell’s bookstore, which takes up an entire city block!
After visiting with some family, we hit up another trendy area – North Mississippi Ave. This street is lined with shops, cafe’s and food carts!
Food carts are a big part of Portland’s food scene. They are not like any cart’s I’ve seen, but instead, they serve a bit higher end food. They were all packed!
I decided on something sweet and hit up The Sugar food cart for a brownie sundae!
They had quite the menu for a food cart.
All of the sweets were handmade and everything else used was local.
After some more exploring and hitting up a local farmer’s market, it was time for Brant’s treat – a brewery tasting at Rouge!
As I mentioned before, Portland is known for their brewpubs, so this was a must-stop on our list. 🙂
We went with a sampler to make sure we tried a variety.
Verdict? Everything was pretty good!
We hit up Meriwether’s in NW Portland for an early dinner before meeting some family at a swanky wine bar!
They use only local ingredients, many of which are grown in their garden.
We started with a sampler plate – risotto fritters, lamb meatballs, chickpea fries, tomato ricotta toast and gorgonzola stuffed dates.
And, a salad with ingredients solely from their garden.
For my entree, I chose a homemade pasta dish with mushrooms, tomatoes and Parmesan.
Brant went with the crab risotto.
We had a great time exploring Portland!
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you took beautiful pictures in Portland!