[November 26th, 2008]

The döner kebab, a gyrolike Turkish sandwich known as Europe’s undisputed late-night drunk food, has finally come to Portland—much to the delight of downtown guzzlers, former exchange students and WW display sales assistant Dan Winters (really, he’s obsessed with the damn thing). Augsburg, Germany, native Johan Arkosi’s version at Döner Kebab and German Cuisine (515 SW 4th Ave., 295-4929)—döner is traditionally made with lamb—is a mountain of moist, thin-sliced turkey, roasted for hours on a vertical rotisserie and jumbled up with crunchy cabbage, lettuce, tomato, red onion and spicy yogurt sauce, all tucked inside a chewy pocket of sesame-seed bread. It’s the best thing you’ll stuff in your mouth this year for $6.99, no contest.

^Headout Picks

WEDNESDAY NOV. 26

[SCREEN] MILK
Gus Van Sant’s stirring biopic of Harvey Milk. Despite the title, it does not actually include much milk. He could have called it Harvey, but then people would have expected giant rabbits. Regal Fox Tower Stadium 10, 846 SW Park Ave., 221-3280. See page 51 for showtimes. $10.

THURSDAY NOV. 27

[MUSIC] M83
M83’s latest, Saturdays=Youth, is like a modern Cocteau Twins record produced by the Chemical Brothers. Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $15. 21+.

FRIDAY NOV. 28

[COMEDY]WEIRD SANDWICH
The 3rd Floor’s annual holiday comedy show returns with what the company promises are its weirdest sketches to date. El Centro Milagro, 525 SE Stark St., 281-0350. 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays. Closes Dec. 27. $12.

[MUSIC] THE SEA AND CAKE
The “Steely Dan of indie rock” returns. Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $15. 21+.

SATURDAY NOV. 29

[MUSIC] WU-TANG CLAN
We’re still not sure how many of Staten Island’s finest will show up, but you know the sayin’: Wu-Tang ain’t nothin’ to fuck wit. Roseland, 8 NW 6th Ave., 224-2038. 8 pm. $35 advance, $40 day of show. All ages.

SUNDAY NOV. 30

[SCREEN] ZIDANE, A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT
Soccer star Zinedine Zidane wanders around the pitch to the music of Mogwai. Sometimes he kicks a ball, an event we’re told many Europeans and children find exciting. Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave., 221-1156. 4 pm and 7 pm Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 29-30. $5-$8.

MONDAY DEC. 1

[BENEFIT] WORLD AIDS DAY
Portland fights AIDS with a benefit party featuring words from Cascade AIDS Project’s Michael Kaplan, as well as dance and music. Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St., 234-5404, ext. 25. 4-8 pm. $25. Tickets at africaaidsresponse.org and at door.

[WORDS/ART] PORTLAND FUNBOOK 3
Everybody’s fave collection of art, music and other bits returns. Admission gets you a night of kick-ass fun, the latest Funbook and a 7-inch vinyl record. Proceeds go to Amnesty International. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 9 pm. $9. All ages.