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About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (April 14, 2016)
GRAB BAG book shelf • glimpse • wildlife • pop culture • words • q&a • food • fun COLUMBIA BAR Svenson Flea Market A sign on Marine Drive near Safeway caught my eye: “Svenson Flea Market 9-4 Saturday, 10-4 Sunday.” I said to myself: “Why not?” It was Saturday, 10 a.m., cloudy, Spring Break had just started, and I didn’t have a single student paper to grade. That’s how I par- ty these days: a Svenson Àea market to launch Spring Break. I drove Highway 30 east, found the Svenson Grange Hall, parked the truck, and walked in the building. I had no idea what I was looking for. Something would ¿nd me. 9endors had ¿lled out the hall pretty well and I made the rounds admiring the goods. Hi Casual Cannabis Bring in this ad today and get 10% OFF *limit one per customer We are a recreational and medical cannabis dispensary. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is dedicated to helping you fi nd the quality medicine that suits your needs. With over 25 strains ranging from high CBD to high THC and everything in between. Dulcye’s Drink By RYAN HUME Last October, Street 14 Café, the 2016 Coast Weekend Readers’ Choice winner for Best Coffee, began living a double life: Still a bustling café by day, come Thursday night, the crew would dim the lights to a soft hon- ey glow, instantly transforming the space into a high-end, farm-to-table restaurant. The weekend dinner service has proved popular and received rave reviews. And while the emphasis on local, seasonal in- gredients determines that the dinner menu will change often, Street 14 has amassed a unique cocktail list to accompany its rotat- ing offerings, many of which showcase local spirits. The daytime café also offers a few all- hours alternatives to a regular cup of joe: Your usual brunch guests, the Bloody Mary and the mimosa, are at the table, alongside a concoction I’d never heard of called Dul- cye’s Drink. First introduced by Street 14 as a Flavel Gin and Tonic, this Directions Pour the gin and cold- brewed coffee over ice in a double old-fashioned glass. Top with tonic water, garnish with the orange twist, then sit and sip. —Recipe courtesy of Louise Red- burn, barista at Street 14 Cafe, Astoria Matt Love is the author/editor of 14 books, which are available through all coastal bookstores (except one) or his website, nestuccaspitpress.com Located on 193 Marine Dr. in Astoria. ALTE 503-741-3119 Ingredients 2 ounces Pilot House Spirits Painted Lady Gin 2 ounces Stumptown Single Origin Cold Brew Tonic water, as needed Orange twist Ice RNA MED TIVE ICIN E na tu 5 re 03 sc .3 ho 25 ic .85 e4 70 20 .c om An occasional feature by MATT LOVE cocktail was renamed in honor of Dulcye Taylor, owner of Old Town Framing Co. and president of the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association, who dug the odd, floral flavors upon first sip. This peppy take on a gin and tonic should remain a seasonal fa- vorite now that Daylight Saving Time is on and a glimpse of the sun in the evening is no longer unheard of. 9 As W. to M ri ar a, in OR e D 97 riv 10 e 3 #C A G LIMPSE I NSIDE $2. How this far out book of folklore and 1970s psy- chedelica came to rest in a Grange Hall on the Oregon Coast proved well beyond my comprehension. I read the inside jacket copy. A few lines seized me: “…it deals with that aspect of reality which most dreamers can see clearly: the world of mag- ic delineated by slanting sunlight, sea-foam, turf- smoke, and voices of chil- dren singing in high, lone- ly meadows. Children and madmen know it…” It was the best jacket copy of a book I have ever read. I bought the book and felt relieved I had something to read over Spring Break, since this was Oregon and it would naturally rain all week and the Little People would like that. More rain meant fewer tourists taking sel- ¿es in the dunes and a speedier regeneration of the clearcuts. The Svenson Flea Market is held every third weekend of the month. 22 Photo by Matt Love The Svenson Grange hosts a flea market every third weekend of the month. I loved the second place gun dog trophy from 1960, vin- tage photographs, ancient toys made from metal, birdhous- es, aprons and 18-inch dolls of Frank Sinatra and John Wayne. There was easy banter among the vendors, quiet country music on the PA, and the smell of coffee and baked goods hung in the air. And then I saw it: a hard- back book with the bewitch- ing title of A Field Guide to the Little People. Something about the cover illustrations of gnomes and sprites also be- guiled me; where had I seen this style before? I picked the tome up, cracked its pages, marveled at the calligraphy used for chap- ter headers, and determined the book was published in 1977. I learned “elf” is a ge- neric term for Little People and the book is exactly what the title advertised²a ¿eld guide to elves, sprites, spirits, dwarves, etc. I could take this book into a fresh clearcut off Highway 30 and try to iden- tify my woodland friends, assuming any remain alive after a clearcut. I also learned the book’s illustrator was the same artist who animated The Beatles ¿lm <ellow Subma- rine! Condition: mint. Price: April 14, 2016 | coastweekend.com | 23
