<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2sx1xl_0wCrhArJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2sx1xl_0wCrhArJ00" width="878" height="630" >Alexa, play "Apple" by Charli xcx: This week brings caramel apple cocktails, Granny Smith doughnuts, and even an Apple Fest at Providore Fine Foods on Sunday. Plus, learn about a new Salvadorean/Mexican spot, a Haitian restaurant, and a goth-themed coffee shop. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.<h2>NEW OPENINGS &amp; RETURNS</h2>Bicho's Like ListOwner Josef Gonzalez opened this Salvadorean and Mexican restaurant on October 11 and features dishes like pupusas, flautas, burritos, and tacos made from family recipes.BoiseMemento Mori Cafe Like ListCalling all goths: This "plant-based macabre and mystical" cafe made its debut on October 12, serving ghoulish menu items like black sesame cream cheese toast, "sandwitches," and "elixirs of life" (lattes, naturally).Nob HillTap Tap Cuisine Like ListBridgetown Bites reports that the Haitian food truck Tap Tap Cuisine is set to host the grand opening of its brick-and-mortar restaurant in the former Piccone's Corner Like List space today. Look forward to comforting dishes like Creole fried chicken and hearty soup made with beef or goat meat.Laurelhurst<h2>CLOSURES</h2>CereusPDX Like ListNationally recognized bartender Bradley Thomas Stephens closed his cocktail bar on October 13. He wrote in an Instagram announcement, "Despite receiving critical acclaim, local awards, and overwhelming positive feedback from our amazing guests, we have faced insurmountable financial challenges and a prolonged exhausting process to secure an SBA loan that could have saved the company, we were ultimately denied. This decision has left us with no choice but to close our doors after this Sunday October 13th dinner service."Sabin<h2>POP-UPS AND EVENTS</h2><h2>SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20</h2>Apple Fest Remind Like ListCrisp, juicy apples are one of the best parts of autumn. Get your fill at this annual event hosted by Rubinette Produce Market, complete with over 15 varieties, plus cider from Kiyokawa Family Orchards, a Dragon's Head hard cider tasting (1-4 pm), and plenty of other apple-centric offerings (including Revel Meat Co. apple sausages, Little T Bakery apple turnovers, Two x Sea apple mignonette, and harvest-inspired bouquets from Hilary Horvath Flowers). Plus, The Joy of Cooking co-authors John Becker and Megan Scott will chat about all things fall baking and sign cookbooks from 1–4 pm.Providore Fine Foods, 10 am-4 pmHomecooked Release Potluck Remind Like ListAlong with their friends and community, Jaclyn Nakashima, Jeannine Shinoda, and A'misa Chiu came together in November 2023 to create something truly special in virtually a single day: Homecooked, an over 90-page collaborative zine cookbook and time capsule with a wealth of intergenerational recipes, memories, photos, and drawings. Since this publication is so personal and community-powered, it couldn't be more appropriate that the zine release party is also a potluck. Bring a home-cooked dish to share, bring your grandparents, and prepare for happy tears.Ikoi no Kai, 1-2:30 pm<h2>SPECIALS</h2>Jojo Like ListThe potato wedge specialist's latest employee drink special is the "Matthew's Dirty Apple," made with Camazotz Oaxacan rum, caramel syrup, spiced apple cider, lemon, and a splash of soda and described as "delicious and nostalgic, like a caramel apple sucker in a glass."Creston-Kenilworth, Pearl DistrictObon Shokudo Like ListObon pastry chef Nikki Arcé of Camellia Pistrina has created an enchanting new vegan and gluten-free candy cap shroom panna cotta special with a creamy base, cocoa shortbread "dirt," and a meringue mushroom.BuckmanPip's is channeling autumn with its limited-edition seasonal Granny Smith special, which features a filling made from tart Granny Smith apples, Comice pears, lemon juice, cardamom, and Korintje cinnamon and is topped off with crushed pretzels for saltiness and crunch. Cully, Beaverton</div></body>

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Alexa, play \"Apple\" by Charli xcx: This week brings caramel apple cocktails, Granny Smith doughnuts, and even an Apple Fest at Providore Fine Foods on Sunday. Plus, learn about a new Salvadorean/Mexican spot, a Haitian restaurant, and a goth-themed coffee shop. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.

Alexa, play "Apple" by Charli xcx: This week brings caramel apple cocktails, Granny Smith doughnuts, and even an Apple Fest at Providore Fine Foods on Sunday. Plus, learn about a new Salvadorean/Mexican spot, a Haitian restaurant, and a goth-themed coffee shop. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.