I’ve been pretty consumed with covering TBA this past week, so I haven’t had much time to troll the food blogs. I have no idea if any of this news is news or not (I’m sure someone will promptly inform me if it isn’t, gosh I’ve missed you guys). But here it is anyway.

Stumptown got a major shoutout in the Times today, in an article about direct-trade coffee buying.

The Little Red Bike Cafe (4828 N. Lombard) is now open, serving breakfast and lunch until 3 or so. In addition to a menu that is appropriately local/organic, they love bikes, “hope to promote bike riding by offering cash incentives to those who ride to [their] cafe,” have a take-out bike window, and sell tubes and repair kits. Amy says their breakfast sandwiches are delish, and I am looking forward to both ordering and eating the BLAT: applewood bacon, brie, lettuce, tomato, avocado aoili, on a croissant.

From the owners of the Delta Cafe, Miss Delta (get it?) opened a couple weeks ago on Mississippi (3950 N Mississippi, to be precise). Similar to the Delta, Southern food, with more of an emphasis on the bar side. Anybody been there? I haven’t been to the Delta in years, but it has the distinction of being the only bar at which I’ve ever been cut off (although to this day I’m still not sure if I was actually cut off, or if the service was just really, really bad).

Had lunch at Nu Cafe (621 SE Morrison) the other day, nice little lunch spot serving salads and sandwiches. My smoked salmon panini was decent; nothing special, but nothing to complain about either, and I like that they have a salad with roast beef on it.

And speaking of sandwiches on Morrison, Gretchen's Kitchen (930 SE Morrison) just opened back up for biz (hooray).

I've yet to eat here, but I've heard good things about E'Nioni Cafe (910 N. Killingsworth), serving "African-Mediterranean cuisine" from breakfast through dinner. I'm keen to try the breakfast: fuul, an "all time favorite dish of freshly made fava beans in delicious sauce [which] can be enjoyed with a variety of freshly diced onions, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers; and plain or garlic flavored yogurt; olive oil and hot pepper topping," sounds pretty awesome.

And finally, in news from Montavilla, get ready for Romo's...!

Amy sent me this:

Romo's Latin Quarter located at 7915 SE Stark has applied for a
New Outlet Full On premises sales license (which allows the sale of liquor,
malt beverages, wine and cider for consumption on the premises). The
contact for this application is Romalo Rivera 503-774-8416

Following is the information captured on the business information form:
Seating capacity - 38 In Restaurant, 10 in Lounge
Entertainment - Recorded Music
Menu - Latin Cuisine
Hours - Sunday thru Thursday 11:00am to 11:00pm, Friday & Saturday 11:00am
to 12:00am