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Taqueria Los Puñales
Taqueria Los Puñales is a queer-owned and operated Mexican restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Opened by Brian Aster and David Madrigal in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant has garnered a generally positive reception. Description Taqueria Los Puñales is a queer-owned and operated Mexican restaurant on Belmont Street in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood. Named after a gay slur which the business's owners have reclaimed, Brooke Jackson-Glidden of ''Eater Portland'' has described Taqueria Los Puñales as "vocally and transparently queer", and Mey Rude of ''Out Traveler'' has called the restaurant "unapologetically queer". ''The Oregonian'' Michael Russell has described the restaurant as "friendly" and "colorful". The interior features prints by queer Mexican artist Felix d'Eon, framed portraits of Mariah Carey, Verónica Castro, Gia Gunn, and Marsha P. Johnson, pennants, and photographs of RuPaul. The menu includes more than 20 taco options as well ...
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Mexican Cuisine
Mexican cuisine consists of the cooking cuisines and traditions of the modern country of Mexico. Its earliest roots lie in Mesoamerican cuisine. Its ingredients and methods begin with the first agricultural communities such as the Olmec and Maya who domesticated maize, created the standard process of maize nixtamalization, and established their foodways. Successive waves of other Mesoamerican groups brought with them their own cooking methods. These included: the Teotihuacanos, Toltec, Huastec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Otomi, Purépecha, Totonac, Mazatec, Mazahua, and Nahua. With the Mexica formation of the multi-ethnic Triple Alliance (Aztec Empire), culinary foodways became infused (Aztec cuisine). Today's food staples native to the land include corn (maize), turkey, beans, squash, amaranth, chia, avocados, tomatoes, tomatillos, cacao, vanilla, agave, spirulina, sweet potato, cactus, and chili pepper. Its history over the centuries has resulted in regional cuisines based on ...
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RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', he has received List of awards and nominations received by RuPaul, several accolades, including 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Awards, Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag". Born and raised in San Diego, California, San Diego RuPaul later studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta. He settled in New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBT culture in New York City, LGBT nightclub scene. He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which was included on his debut studio alb ...
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Bill Oakley
William Lloyd Oakley (born February 27, 1966) is an American television writer and producer, known for his work on the animated comedy series ''The Simpsons''. Oakley and Josh Weinstein became best friends and writing partners at St. Albans School; Oakley then attended Harvard University and was Vice President of the ''Harvard Lampoon''. He worked on several short-term media projects, including writing for the variety show ''Sunday Best'', but was then unemployed for a long period. Oakley and Weinstein eventually penned a spec script for '' Seinfeld'', after which they wrote " Marge Gets a Job", an episode of ''The Simpsons''. Subsequently, the two were hired to write for the show on a permanent basis in 1992. After they wrote episodes such as " $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", " Bart vs. Australia" and " Who Shot Mr. Burns?", the two were appointed executive producers and showrunners for the seventh and eighth seasons of the sho ...
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Karen Brooks (food Critic)
Karen Brooks is an American food critic and writer. She has worked for ''Portland Monthly'', ''The Oregonian'', and ''Willamette Week''. She was laid off from ''The Oregonian'' in 2010. Brooks co-wrote ''The Mighty Gastropolis: Portland'' (2012) with Gideon Bosker and Teri Gelber. In 2017, she received the James Beard Foundation The James Beard Foundation is a New York City-based national non-profit culinary arts organization named in honor of James Beard, a prolific food writer, teacher, and cookbook author, who was also known as the "Dean of American Cookery." The prog ...'s Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award. She has appeared in the television series ''Eater's Guide to the World'' and ''Street Food: USA''. References Living people American food writers American women writers Writers from Portland, Oregon Year of birth missing (living people) {{Oregon-stub ...
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Portland Monthly
''Portland Monthly'' (also referred to as ''Portland Monthly Magazine'') is a monthly news and general interest magazine which covers food, politics, business, design, events and culture in Portland, Oregon. The magazine was co-founded in 2003 by siblings Nicole and Scott Vogel. Nicole had previously worked for Cendant Corporation and Time Warner, and Scott had been a journalist at ''The New York Times''. Though the magazine had some trouble with funding in its first year, it grew to a stable circulation of 56,000 and by 2006 was the seventh-largest city magazine in the United States. The magazine's editor in 2018 was Kelly Clarke. The ''Portland Monthly'' has received generally positive reception in other new publications, including a mixed review of the magazine's first issue in ''The Columbian'', and subsequent positive reviews in ''The Oregonian'' and ''The Seattle Times''. Rachel Dresbeck wrote favorably of the magazine in her 2007 book ''Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon' ...
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Transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through transitioning, often adopting a different name and set of pronouns in the process. Additionally, they may undergo sex reassignment therapies such as hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery to more closely align their primary and secondary sex characteristics with their gender identity. Not all transgender people desire these treatments, however, and others may be unable to access them for financial or medical reasons. Those who do desire to medically transition to another sex may identify as transsexual. ''Transgender'' is an umbrella term. In addition to trans men and trans women, it may also include people who are non-binary or genderqueer. Other definitions of ''transgender'' also include people who belong to a third gender, or ...
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Dick's Kitchen
Dick's Kitchen was a "paleo-friendly" restaurant with multiple locations in Portland, Oregon. Description The high-vegetable, low-grain menu offered gluten-free, paleo, and vegan options, including burgers, sandwiches, sausages, and desserts. The interior of the southeast Portland restaurant was decorated with portraits of notable men named Richard, including Dick Van Dyke, Richard Burton, and Richard Nixon. Drinks at the northwest Portland location included the Dick's-A-Rita and Dick's Elixir. History Richard Satnick opened the first restaurant on Southeast Belmont in the Sunnyside neighborhood in August 2010. He opened a second restaurant in northwest Portland in late 2011, in a space which previously housed Lucy's Table. Meat was sourced from Carmen Ranch in Wallowa, Oregon, as of 2014. The "sister-restaurant" Dick's Primal Burger opened in southeast Portland's Woodstock neighborhood in 2015, offering counter service. The Dick's Kitchen in Sunnyside closed and was repl ...
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Jarritos
Jarritos is a brand of soft drink in Mexico, founded in 1950 by Don Francisco "El Güero" Hill and now owned by Novamex, a large independent bottling conglomerate based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, property of the Hill & ac. Co. It is also distributed in some areas of Mexico by the Pepsi Bottling Group and Cott. Jarritos is made in fruit flavors and is less carbonated than popular soft drinks. It is made in Mexico. Many Jarritos varieties are naturally flavored. The word ''jarrito'' means "little jug" in Spanish and refers to the Mexican tradition of drinking water and other drinks in clay pottery jugs. Produced in Mexico, they are sold throughout the Americas. Jarritos comes in 370 ml (12.5 oz) and 600 ml (20 oz) glass and plastic as well as 1.5-liter bottles. History Jarritos broke Mexican soft drink standards by offering a larger 400 ml bottle with a coffee-flavored drink. Shortly after launching the first Jarritos in Mexico City, Francisco Hill developed a process ...
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Agua Fresca
''Aguas frescas'' ( en, cool waters, lit=fresh waters, italic=yes) are light non-alcoholic beverages made from one or more fruits, cereals, flowers, or seeds blended with sugar and water. They are popular in Mexico and some other Latin American countries, as well as parts of the United States such as the Southwest. Some of the more common varieties include , , and . ''Aguas frescas'' are sold by street vendors and are commonly found in convenience stores, restaurants and juice bars. Terminology The terms ''aguas frescas'' could lead to confusion in some Spanish speaking countries, as they may refer to bottled soft drinks. For example, in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panamá soft drinks are referred to as "''frescos''" (short for ''refresco''), which in Mexico means soft drinks. Soft drinks in Guatemala are called "''aguas''", short for ''aguas gaseosas'', which could easily be confused with the Mexican ''aguas frescas''. Types In Mexico, it is common to ...
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Tortilla
A tortilla (, ) is a thin, circular unleavened flatbread originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour. The Aztecs and other Nahuatl speakers called tortillas ''tlaxcalli'' (). First made by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica before colonization, tortillas are a cornerstone of Mesoamerican cuisine. Corn tortillas in Mesoamerica are known from as early as 500 BCE. Varieties Corn tortilla Tortillas made from nixtamalized maize meal—masa de maíz— are the oldest variety of tortilla. They originated in Mexico and Central America, and remain popular throughout the Americas. Peoples of the Oaxaca region in Mexico first made tortillas at the end of the Villa Stage (1500 to 500 BC). Towards the end of the 19th century, the first mechanical utensils for making tortillas, called tortilla presses, tortilleras, or tortilladoras, were invented and manufactured in Mexico. Wheat tortilla Europeans introduced wheat and its cultivation to the America ...
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Tinga (dish)
Chicken Tinga ( es, tinga de pollo) is a Mexican dish made with shredded chicken in a sauce made from tomatoes, chipotle chilis in adobo, and sliced onions. It is often served on a tostada and accompanied by a layer of refried beans. It can be topped with avocado slices, crumbled cheese, Mexican crema Crema or Cremas may refer to: Crema * Crema, Lombardy, a ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Cremona * Crema (coffee), a thin layer of foam at the top of a cup of espresso * Crema (dairy product), the Spanish word for cream * ''Cremà ..., and salsa. Origin Although tinga is consumed throughout central and southern Mexico today, it is presumed to have a Pueblan origin. In his ''Dictionary of Mexicanisms'' (1895), Francisco J. Santamaría defines "tinga" as a colloquial term to refer to something "vulgar" or "disorderly", though he does not give the etymology of the word. In recent years this cuisine has been expanding across the borders and can be found in most ...
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Chile Relleno
The chile relleno (, literally "stuffed chile") is a dish in Mexican cuisine that originated in the city of Puebla. In 1858, it was described as a "green chile pepper stuffed with minced meat and coated with eggs". The most common pepper used is Puebla's poblano pepper, though New Mexico chile, pasilla, or even jalapeño peppers are popular as well. It is typically stuffed with melted cheese, such as queso Chihuahua or queso Oaxaca or with picadillo meat made of diced pork, raisins and nuts, seasoned with canella; covered in an egg white batter, simply corn masa flour and fried, or without any batter at all. Although it is often served in a tomato sauce, the sauces can vary. Regional variation Mexico Some regional versions in Mexico use rehydrated dry chiles such as anchos or pasillas. United States In the United States, chiles rellenos are usually filled with asadero or Monterey Jack cheese, but can also be found with cheddar or other cheeses, as well as ground or minced mea ...
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