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CONSUMER: Limit, one coupon per package specified product. RETAILER: Rising Moon will reimburse you the face value plus 8¢ handling only when redeemed by you from a customer at the time of purchase on product indicated. Any other constitutes fraud. Void if copied or where prohibited by law. Cash value 1/20¢. To redeem, mail coupon to: Rising Moon Organics, 888 West 8th, Eugene, OR 97402. COUPON VALID until December 31, 2003. OUTSIDE the Box FOOD TO GO MAY SET YOU FREE. by Bobbie Willis aybe take-out meals conjure up images of greasy pizza, sodden chow mein, wilted lettuce muck- ing up your picnic sandwich. It’s the kind of thing you may resort to only in a pinch, only as a last ditch oh-my-goodness-what- are-we-going-to-eat-for-dinner effort. But with summer here, take-out could just be your ticket to ride — away from the overheated kitchen and the stuffy dining room, even away from another charcoal briquette infused meal. Just picture it: You load the kids and the sweetheart up in the car, or even better, on bikes, and head to your favorite eatery. You get the goodies you love best to go, maybe pack them in a cooler or a picnic basket for ambience, grab a sixer of Weinhard’s root beer, or a nice bottle of your favorite Chardonnay, and head out into the open for a classic summer dining experience. You can eat at Amazon Park, where the kids can run and play. You can eat on the banks of the Willamette or McKenzie Rivers, where the sound of the water will provide the perfect mood music. You can, if you want to pay the new fee, head to Mt. Pisgah and eat your sup- per on the shores of the perfect swimming hole — and then swim after, of course, the requisite half-hour wait. You can relax as the children frolic between bites of their dinner and a turn on the park merry-go- round. Actually, that might not be so relaxing, but you know what we mean. You can be free. Eugene has a great selection of places that do take-out. Try the bento boxed lunches at Samurai Duck and head M Traditional Greek & Indian Food 992 Willamette Eugene, OR 97401 343-9661 Fisherman’s Market Fantastic Seafood Entrées Entrées change weekly. Fresh U-Bake Sea food Fresh Crab Dinner $9.95 Good Inexpensive Wine Variety of Microbrews Orders to go: 484-CRAB 7th & Blair • Open 11-8 Mon.-Sun. New Odyssey Open Daily 7:30am - 7pm 8 JULY 3, 2003 CHOW! out to Owen Rose Garden to, yes, stop and smell the roses and enjoy a leisurely meal. Or grab a couple of Angela’s Original veg- gie sandwiches from Cornucopia; if you’re at the 17th Avenue shop, stroll on up to the park on the same block to enjoy the good eats. A bag of burritos and soft tacos from any of the growing number of local taquerias would make for easy, tasty dining — take it all up to Hendricks Park and eat among the rhodies. You’ll find upscale take-out at Cravings Café & Catering, and upscale drive-thru take-out at Bruno’s Chef’s Kitchen. Hodgepodge also offers a drive-thru option for Pacific Rim-inspired food on the go. And just about all of the grocer’s delis are offering a salad bar or sandwich counter where you can find easy food to go. Wild Oats even offers corn-based, compost-able, renew- able packaging, so you don’t have to nec- essarily feel guilty about that part of the take-out experience. Because let’s face it, next to cooking a hot supper in July, the last thing you want to face is washing a sinkful of dirty dishes, or even rinsing them and putting them into the dishwasher. Now, while we recom- mend that you pack your picnic plates and flatware, there’s something about the ease of eating right from the container, or eat- ing sandwiches and burritos right from their wax-paper wrapping that feels sum- mery and carefree. Take-out needn’t be a greasy and disastrous last-minute option — it can be planned fun for you and yours. ew
