Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Finally, some local news!

The Sentinel, a neighborhood rag that serves the northern-most portions of Stumptown, gave PVR a nice mention in a recent article that describes the closure of both Veganopolis and Nutshell.

Nutshell was probably the closest thing Portland ever had to vegan 'fine dining.' I think its downfall began when it was discovered that a restaurant owned by the same guy in PDX persistently serves foie gras. Then Nutshell stopped being 100% vegan. When I did dine there once, way back when, I enjoyed the Jamaican platter that I got, but I wasn't dying to go back, despite having high expectations.

Thanks to the Sentinel for the mention! And go visit Proper Eats, probably the best vegan reuben in that part of town.

2 comments:

Art GK said...

Have you tried the vegan reuben at Backspace (115 NW 5th Ave.)? It's pretty good! Of course, I've yet to try Proper Eats'.

TJF said...

I haven't had the reuben at Backspace, though they've been on my list to try. I didn't realize they had a vegan reuben, actually...I know they had some vegan friendly sandwiches, but maybe they have changed their menu since the renovations? I will have to check them out when I'm back in town. Thanks for the tip!