{"id":1035,"date":"2013-03-01T19:08:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T01:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2013-03-01T19:08:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T01:08:10","slug":"travel-eats-portland-coffee-donuts-and-other-indulgences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/01\/travel-eats-portland-coffee-donuts-and-other-indulgences\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Eats: Portland coffee, donuts, and other indulgences"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is part of a series of posts about my vacation to Portland, Oregon, in late February 2013.
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\"Latte<\/a>
Latte at Sterling Coffee Roasters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As is probably evident, my roommate\/travel partner and I did a lot of research on the Portland food and drinks scene in preparation for our trip. Among the themes that quickly emerged: coffee and donuts, plus other artisanal sweets and breakfast items. With a little planning, we managed to hit most of the major places on our list. I knew we’d cover the classics \u2013 I’d heard about Voodoo Doughnut for years, and Stumptown is a well-known roaster whose brews I love when I can get them here in Chicago. But I didn’t expect another donut shop (Blue Star) to win me over with its brioche-like dough and bold-flavored glazes, or to taste such an outstanding bagel-and-cream-cheese combination at Bowery Bagels that I thought it could only exist in Sriracha-spiked dreams, or to have the best French macarons either of us had ever tasted at Ken’s. And as someone who loves spending time in coffee shops, I was thrilled by Stumptown’s wall of magazines to go with its impeccable cups (I paged through Barista<\/em> and Imbibe<\/em>) and the vastly different but equally enjoyable atmospheres at Extracto and Sterling. I could go on, but just see for yourself in the photos below.<\/p>\n

\"Oreo-peanut<\/a>
Oreo-peanut butter “ODB” doughnut and apple fritter, Voodoo Doughnut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Blueberry-bourbon-basil<\/a>
Blueberry-bourbon-basil donut (and dulce de leche-hazelnut donut, not pictured), Blue Star Donuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Thai<\/a>
Thai chili peanut bagel with lemongrass cream cheese, Bowery Bagels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Biscuit<\/a>
Biscuit with pimento cheese, Pine State Biscuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Almond<\/a>
Almond brittle with salted ganache and Happy Birthday Elvis with malted banana, peanut butter, and marionberry jam, Salt & Straw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Macarons<\/a>
Macarons in chocolate-mint, orange-ginger-chevre, and salted caramel-coffee, Ken’s Artisan Bakery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chai<\/a>
Chai latte, Extracto Coffeehouse & Roastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cappuccino,<\/a>
Cappuccino, Stumptown Coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The details:<\/strong> Voodoo Doughnut<\/a>, 22 SW 3rd Ave.; Blue Star Donuts<\/a>, 1237 SW Washington St.; Bowery Bagels<\/a>, 310 NW Broadway; Pine State Biscuits<\/a>, 2204 NE Alberta St.; Salt & Straw<\/a>, 2035 NE Alberta St.; Ken’s Artisan Bakery<\/a>, 338 NW 21st Ave.; Stumptown Coffee<\/a>, 128 SW 3rd Ave. and 1026 SW Stark St.; Extracto Coffeehouse & Roastery<\/a>, 2921 NE Killingsworth St.; Sterling Coffee Roasters<\/a>, 417 NW 21st Ave.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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