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Friday, January 30, 2009

Food Good Mid-Morning, Food.

Posted by Patrick Alan Coleman on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 10:21 AM

Oregon Food Processing Industry Grows In Weak Economy. It's added a few thousand jobs and doesn't show signs of stopping. Apparently people still need to eat in rough times.

Big Stinking Bowl of Chicken Wing Panic. Prices are up and supply is down as we approach the wing-iest day of the year. In related news, myocardial infarctions are expected to drop sharply in Febuary.

Pierogi-Off is On. Krakow Koffee announces its first annual Pierogi challenge, to take place on valentines day in honor of Oregon's Sesquicentennial, Polish immigrants, and Martha Stewart. Wait. What?

Bacon! Gee, I seemed to have touched a nerve there. A crispy, fat-glistening nerve.

Salmonella Loophole. Feds discover that food processing plants aren't required to report if internal salmonella tests are positive. Yikes.

Hold the Wing Panic! The National Chicken Council is on the job. Colbert has the dish:

 

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Am I blind or is there zero information about the Pierogi-Off at that link?
Posted by The One True b!X on January 30, 2009 at 10:52 AM · Report
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IT'S CATURDAY!!! POST SOME FUCKING CATS!!!
Posted by A cat on January 30, 2009 at 11:04 AM · Report
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You are not blind. The link is to the Krakow Koffee MySpace Page. Sorry 'bout that. I'll move the link and post the press release in another comment, below...
Posted by Patrick A. Coleman on January 30, 2009 at 11:05 AM · Report
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The Krakow Koffee Press Release:

To honor Oregon's birthday on Feb. 14, and the culinary contribution of the city's Polish community ensconced in North Portland for 130 years, my Krakow Koffeehouse & Cafe is hosting our first annual "Pierogi Cooking Competition" at 12:30 pm, Saturday, Feb. 14, at our cafe at 3990 N. Interstate Avenue, the epicenter of the city's historic Polish neighborhood.

Our competition will judge entries in three categories:

a) Pierogi Russkie (core ingredients of cheese, cabbage and potatoes).
b) Pierogi Kapusta (core ingredients mushrooms and a meat)
c) A Martha Stewart pierogi. The best production of one Martha's public recipes.

Martha Stewart, of course, born Martha Kostyra, the business magnate, publisher and TV host, is of Polish ancestry. No saws or files allowed in pierogi batter.
Posted by Patrick A. Coleman on January 30, 2009 at 11:10 AM · Report

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