Recent Portlanding: A Photo Essay (as seen in Portlandia)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jess sconé • 6 Comments

There’s sometimes a phrase you find yourself using against your better judgement. You find it entering your conversations. It’s suddenly there. You may become aware, and attempt to phase it out and substitute some other vocabulary (see: the contemporary, multi-generational faded overuse of ‘cool’). You may find yourself fondly accepting it, and going with the … Continue reading »

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Less Beef, More Tempeh: Veggie Grill opens in Hillsboro, OR

Posted on November 21, 2012 by jess sconé • 1 Comment

In the past six months, Veggie Grill has opened the first of four restaurants in the Pacific Northwest, and three are non-surprisingly in the Portland metro area. Our city may be considered a bubble, but if this bubble is representative of the changes coming to the rest of the US and beyond, as it sometimes is, … Continue reading »

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Portlanding: A.N.D. Cafe

Posted on October 17, 2012 by jess sconé • 7 Comments

Somehow, someway, I didn’t make it out to A.N.D. Cafe, one of Portland’s newer vegetarian spots, until last month. When it comes to brunch, which is currently the main focus at the all-vegetarian and just-as-vegan-friendly spot on East Burnside & 54th, I like to have my options within a 10-minute walking radius. It’s a laid … Continue reading »

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Portlanding: Vegan Options at Departure Restaurant + Lounge

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jess sconé • 9 Comments

Early last month, I just may have used two almost-birthdays as an excuse to finally experience Departure’s new (to us) Pan-Asian, vegan-friendly happy hour offerings. The real kicker was their bao-sampling during IFBC’s opening night, local restaurant exhibiting the week before. For all of the vegans attending, it was our first actual meal of the day, … Continue reading »

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Veggie Grill Double Feature

Posted on June 6, 2012 by jess sconé • 8 Comments

It makes sense that while I’ve been overwhelmed with the rest of my life lately, the one matter I’ve somehow made time to post about, is the one topic that vegan Portland is jumping up and down about: the downtown opening of our very own Veggie Grill. It’s the growing chain that offers more than just … Continue reading »

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Eugene, Eugene with the Sisters Legume

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jess sconé • 10 Comments

It looks me nine years of dwelling in the Pacific Northwest, one quick train ride, and the encouragement of two sisters, but I finally made it to Eugene for the weekend recently. The break included sunshine, strolls, Lane County farmers market, vegan food, frolicking at the top of Skinner Butte, soy lattes, TMNT: The Secret … Continue reading »

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Jess Sconé: native New Yorker turned long-time Portlander, writer, reader, event planner, mixologist, coffee shop dweller, casual cook, etc.

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Less Beef, More Tempeh: Veggie Grill opens in Hillsboro, OR

Portlanding: A.N.D. Cafe

Portlanding: Vegan Options at Departure Restaurant + Lounge

Veggie Grill Double Feature

Eugene, Eugene with the Sisters Legume

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