Thoughtcrumbs: Apparently I picked the wrong time to move

Apparently I picked the wrong time to move

Yesterday's NYTimes article on how great Portland is for foodies. As a native Portlander, I find the tone slightly condescending, with the suggestion that Portland had a small, underground foodie culture that only blossomed in the last couple of years due to an influx of young chefs from other states. Many of the upscale restaurants mentioned in the article (like Wildwood and Paley's Place) have been popular for more than 10 years, and there's been a long appreciation of outstanding cheap food (think Nicholas, La Sirenita).

But there's no denying Portland has changed dramatically since I left two years ago; my housemate's traveling there soon and showed me a list of restaurants and clubs he's planning to visit, and half didn't exist in 2005. Hopefully I'll still be able to afford the real estate there when I graduate.

September 27, 2007 : 7:46 AM

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It sounds like they exaggerated the extent to which this is a recent phenomenon to bolster the piece as a legitimate trend article. Being a "news"paper, the Times feels that every article has to have some "new" angle. Fortunately, they say it only takes three instances to make a trend.

posted by

genug : September 27, 2007 9:55 AM : link to this comment

Similarly, I exaggerated the extent to which the article calls this a "new trend" to bolster my point that Portland's always been cool. (I suppose I thought the article was a little more dead-on than the blog post indicates, and maybe that's why it stings. Portland's changing without me.) I guess we all have our agendas. I'm such a corrupt blogger.

posted by

Moira : September 27, 2007 10:08 AM : link to this comment

The Oregonian even wrote an article about NYT writing an article on Portland. The native PDXer in me winced at the 'city that 15 years ago was about as cutting edge as a tomato in January' reference. Hey NYT: 15 YA was when the NW was redefining rock music, for better or worse.

PS I miss La Luna.

posted by

JB : September 27, 2007 11:38 AM : link to this comment

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Anonymous : April 07, 2008 2:45 AM : link to this comment

thoughtcrumbs

Apparently I picked the wrong time to move