tebruary 1.2002 1 ¡mat mat
W ine and D ine
status as a pinball wizard, 1 donated a cou
ple of bucks to South Park and was reward
ed with some extremely rude behavior on the
part of smart-ass cartoon characters. 1 intend to
go back soon and kill Kenny.
I didn’t get a chance to check out the Tetris
Megatouch because a certain restaurant owner
has acquired an addiction and wouldn’t budge
from the machine. Apparently, it’s a rather
compelling game.
Salim has great vision for the
space, and the future includes disc
jockeys, karaoke, guest bartenders
and movie nights. With the
eventual arrival of spring and
the opening of the patio along
with the restaurant and the
lounge, the Chez What? comer
definitely is going to be the
place for fun, food and friends.
Salim is quick to add her busi
ness is open to all and especial
ly should be considered a safe
and welcoming space for
women, dykes
and trans people.
Pirates, PABA, pinball and Poison
contribute to positive queer business energy
rush, the wine bar at 1412 S.E.
Morrison St., was featured promi
nently in a recent issue of the
Oregonian.
In an uncharacteristic acknow
ledgment of the queer community, the A & E
actually managed to use— in a positive manner,
mind you— the following assortment of words
seldom seen in Port
land’s daily paper:
men in drag, gay,
queer-savvy, drag
queens, lesbian and
gay-friendly. The
by
reviewer also made
Marty Davis
reference to “Bau-
haus minimalism”;
we think maybe that means the decor is a tad
sparse, but it could be a reference to one of the
tofu dishes or perhaps a lack of supplies in the
restroom.
According to the Oregonian — and are they
ever wrong? (remember who they endorsed for
president)— people should go to Crush for the
“outstanding vegetarian
fare, good wine values and
entertaining camp factor.”
Just Ota feels compelled to
add that owners Woody
Clarke and Mitch C a l
houn are really cool guys,
and so are all of the other
people who hang out
there.
In fact, this is such a
ccxil place, Just Out is hold
ing a Singles Party on
Feb. 18 at Crush. All sin
gles are invited to come
join us and check out the
place, and each other, as
we celebrate Presidents
Day in the most festive of
fashions.
know. Last year
column announced
the opening of
their new store
front restaurant
on Northeast
Killingsworth
Street, a loca
tion selected
for its prox
imity to Port
land Com
munity Col
lege’s Cascade
Campus, an excellent
source of customers for their tasty, healthy and
affordable dishes.
Well, danged if the institution didn’t get a
hankering to grow larger and take over the
neighborhtxxl and, oops, goodbye No Fish! Go
Fish! Many, many dollars and meetings and
lawyers later, Shawn and John are ready to open
ose Empress
again in their newest new location safely far
XLIV Poi
away from any community college.
son Waters will
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11.
under way, so you soon
Aside from her
will be able to enjoy an
high-profile
role
“adult beverage” with
as an entertainer,
your yummy cream of
she
is also a
carrot soup.
skilled fund-raiser
With longer hours of
and speaker with
operation at the new
an impossible-to-
location and a growing
match
energy
fleet of down town-based
Keri Salim hoists a “ bottle o ’ cheer” at her pirate-themed establishment
level.
food carts, Shawn and
In an effort to provide a broader level of
John are looking forward I something for all tastes and, better yet, all bud
services, PABA recently reintroduced “The
gets. Look for a profile in the next column.
to staying in one place
Morning Connection,” a monthly early gath
for a good, long time. For
ering
featuring a guided discussion on a topic
p at 2203 N.E. Alberta St., Keri Salim has
a daily pasting of their
relevant to member businesses. The January
busted through the walls of her funky
soups and specials visit
program
was led by Mitch Cockrum, Certi
diner Chez What? and tacked on the Whatever?
www.nofishgofish.com.
emember fiftb-grade
fied Guerrilla Marketing Coach, whose topic
Lounge. This is a cool albeit small space. When
t civics class when you
was “ 7 Steps to a G reat Marketing Plan.” For
a
lounge
or
restaurant
is
described
as
“intimate,”
Fish!
G
o
Fish!
learned about stuff like the
Mitch Cock rum teaches Guerrilla
details on this m onth ’s gathering visit
this is what they are referring to.
shares quarters on
right of imminent domain?
Marketing to Portland businesspeople
www.paba.com. JH1
The
decor
is
everything
you’d
expect
in
a
Hawthorne
with
Wild
No?
pirate-themed lounge, and the nonpotable spe
Life, a retail store featuring hip home decor and
Well, No Fish! Go Fish! owners Shawn Brown
Business news with a queer bent should be reported
gift items. Owned by business and life partners cialties of the house are the Elvira and South
and John Diyle have learned more about this
to
M a r t y D a v i s at m an y@ justout.com .
Park pinball machines. Displaying my amateur
aspect of civil legislation than they ever hoped to Steve Pickering and Larry Whitacre, it offers
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