GENTLE READERS:
Notice all the clamor over at this city's daily newspaper
about the impending arrival of Krispy Kreme in the
Portland metro area? Ho hum. Loyal readers of Miss Dish
will recall that this intrepid reporter called over to donut
central a good half-year ago and discovered that a Krispy
Kreme franchise had recently been sold for the Washington-Oregon
area. As unearthed by Miss Dish in a column dated Dec. 28,
1999, Abi Boyd of Krispy Kreme's franchise department in
North Carolina let Portland know that a KK would be heading
to the Rose City this summer. You snooze, you lose, sweethearts:
That's what happens when you follow press releases instead
of your nose.
And speaking of press releases, Miss Dish has been inundated
of late. Between attending a swell third-anniversary party
for Lucy's Table, the quaint Med-inflected hot spot
on Northwest 21st Avenue, chatting with her new friends
the restaurant snitches, who call daily, and playing with
her George Foreman home massager, she's hardly had
time to read them all. But she found time to indulge one
from the Beaverton Farmers Market, now in its 12th
season, letting Miss Dish know that it anticipates 95 to
100 growers showing their wares this summer. One of the
best reasons to hit ye olde suburbs. Check it out between
Southwest 3rd and 5th avenues along Hall Boulevard, just
south of Farmington Road in lovely Beavertoney. There was
also news from Kruger's Farm out on delish Sauvie
Island (17100 NW Sauvie Island Road, 621-3489) announcing
its Strawberry Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June
16-17, from 1 to 3 pm. Down on the farm, you'll have the
opportunity to sample three different kinds of strawberries,
take a tour, listen to live music and buy honest-to-God
fresh strawberry shortcake for $2.
And speaking of Miss Dish's favorite summer fruit, there's
that series of flack sheets from the Oregon Strawberry
Commission she's been collecting. Apparently the commission
believes that local strawberry farms are seriously threatened
by the rotten California imports that are bred to have a
longer shelf life but taste yucky. Be true to your school--eat
Oregon.
Whew. Back to the Foreman.
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Willamette Week | originally
published May 10,
2000
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