Dinner on Day 2 was sushi at DragonFish Cafe in the Paramount Hotel with Mallory, Mamy, and Mallory's mum Micki. I started with a Pink Dragon cocktail -- basically a greyhound with some Chambord for color and a champagne float. I'll order most anything with a champagne float. The sushi rolls were fusion-tastic! My favorite was the Honey-Lime Crab Roll. It looked like a caterpillar roll (avocado on top) and the honey and lime added a tantalizing flavor. A piece of amazing chocolate cake with four forks finished us off but good.
Completely sated, we walked a few blocks to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. I happened to land in Portland on the night of Micki's birthday present from Mallory -- Lily Tomlin in concert. Lily was very funny, moving through many different character sketches during the two hour show. Thoroughly enjoyable.
After the show, Mallory, Micki, and I set off to see the Saturday night sights. Lots of people on the streets -- fleet week! (insert Sex and The City joke here) -- so the atmosphere was very festive. Mallory suggested a visit to Huber's for their signature drink and we set off at a good clip as we were thirsty and the night was a bit nippy.
Huber's is the oldest restaurant in Portland, est. 1879. On this night, the dark, wood-paneled room was full of happy drinkers. The signature drink at Huber's is the Spanish Coffee. Sure, you've had Spanish Coffee before, but you've never had Spanish Coffee performance art! A special waiter came to our table and with twirls, windmilling arms, and a match, he created three very strong coffees with flames and whip cream in one hand. It was a spectacular sight, made all the more impressive by the fact he was sidestepping staggering patrons throughout. Bellies and brains warmed by the kahlua/151/triple sec/coffee/nutmeg combination, we headed to our next quintessential Portland stop.
You may have seen Voodoo Doughnut on the Food Network as I had, but the actual place is really much smaller and eclectic. Standing in line with all manner of late night folks, we tried in vain to select a doughnut before we got to the counter. I was prepared to go with the iconic Voodoo Doughnut -- a chocolate glazed man with a raspberry (blood) filling and a pretzel stick stabbing him in the heart. Alas, they were sold out. So I went with the first doughnut on the menu -- Triple Chocolate Penetration. Yes, I ate cocoa puffs on vacation. Mallory went with Butter Fingering and Micki had something mango that I would swear had Tang on top. They have a maple doughnut with bacon on top. They also have a doughnut called the Cock-n-Balls. I'll let you figure out what that one looks like. I was tempted to buy some Voodoo Doughnut underwear, but the urge to show them off would have been too great.
Wandering down the street eating our odd treats was the perfect ending to a great day.
In fact, I probably didn't need that adult movie on pay per view......
Tell all your single friends, it just says "movie" on your bill.
XO, JamieSmitten
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But did the "movie" have a plot?
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