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Dec 30, 2021

We get to know Chip MacGregor, co-proprietor of MacGregor's Whiskey Bar with locations on the coast in Manzanita and Cannon Beach.  Chip and his wife Holly met by chance through their writing connections in the very building they now operate.  We talk about the business of whiskey and how both locations seem a bit...


Dec 23, 2021

Since we shared Nico's story last week, a lot has changed for Nico and Nico's Ice Cream - after the cargo trailer Nico uses for his business was stolen.

You can help Nico raise funds to replace the trailer via a GoFundMe account here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-recover-costs-for-stolen-cargo-trailer

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Dec 16, 2021

Nico Vergara grew up in Northeast Portland, and then set about exploring the world.  His adventures had him picking mangoes to survive in Columbia, in precarious situations with strangers without a dollar in his pocket, but the big eye opener was in New Zealand when he experienced a new kind of ice cream.  And now here...


Dec 9, 2021

Jeff Ridabock is 64 and he's had enough.  We talk about what went into the decision to close his fabled Home Grown Smoker Vegan BBQ restaurant, and what he hopes to do in life going forward.  Jeff fills us in on the ideal relationship with a buyer for the restaurant.  Make sure to listen to Jeff in our previous...


Dec 2, 2021

Tasia Bernie is passionate about food.  In April, 2021, Tasia realized there was no source to find out which restaurants in Portland were featuring what type of dining--indoor, outdoor, takeout, etc.  So, she added another baby to her responsibilities as a Mom and her personal training and nutrition business, that of a...