Dishin' It

[June 21st, 2006] Never spend another Saturday night home alone reading magazines and drinking beer—now you can do it in public at the Press Club Cafe (2621 SE Clinton St., 233-5656), the newest tangle in the knot of hipness known as Clinton Corner, courtesy of indie entrepreneur Pete Strolis (Shanghai Tunnel, Tiny's) and culture-nerd-about-town Kevin Friedman . The cafe-bar provides a collection of fine magazines like Giant Robot, Lowrider and Saveur (now we're talking) to peruse while you booze, thus eliminating the need for company. If you hunger for more than knowledge, dig into a bestseller from Stumptown Coffee or Pearl Bakery. No library card required. >> We hope the Press Club will subscribe to Northwest Palate (the regional epicurean lifestyle magazine for people who just can't think enough about food), which just merged with the Oregon Wine Report (for people who just can't know enough about wine), so you can spend your time picking up organic heirloom broccolini instead of snowdrifts of annoying subscription cards. Subscribe at www.nwpalate.com.