Comments on: Vegans at OSCON

By: lesley

lesley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:54:55 +0000

Hi Sherri! I haven't thought of a clever way to run into you during the conference, so I'll throw this out: tomorrow (Thurs) at lunch, I'll be at the women's networking table. Look for the pink balloons. I'm @eckandgrumble, walking around the conference with a ridiculously loaded namebadge. 🙂

By: nylorac15

nylorac15 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:49:01 +0000

Gosh, I nearly forgot! Today and Thursday there's a farmer's market in the parkish-type-area just south of the NE 7th and Holladay MAX stop. There's breads and fresh veggies, and one stand that has vegan pasty/empanada-type-things, soups and salads. Highly recommended.

By: Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini

Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:46:52 +0000

Lesley – I'm really happy this has been a good resource! Come find me during the conference and say hello 🙂

By: Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini

Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:46:52 +0000

Lesley – I'm really happy this has been a good resource! Come find me during the conference and say hello 🙂

By: Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini

Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:46:04 +0000

Andy (http://thesethings.posterous.com/), a longtime OSCON participant reminded me of a few things I missed via Google Buzz.The big miss… Nicholas Restaurant. This is a stand-by for good Lebanese food for anyone. It is south down Grand Avenue (via walking, you cannot drive south down Grand, must drive down MLK and turn back towards Grand) and has some of the best hummus in town. Seriously. Also the best mini spinach pies anywhere. Great falafel, baba, dolmas, mjadra, ful…. really, seriously, the food rocks and is worth standing in line for. They are at: 318 Southeast Grand AvenueAndy also noted there's a Vietnamese place a few blocks from there, but I can't speak to it from personal experience. She also pointed out that OSCON is pretty good with providing snacks – just check the ingredients if you're worried.

By: Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini

Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:46:04 +0000

By: lesley

lesley — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:04:45 +0000

I'm up for my first morning of OSCON, and this post and the resulting comment thread are invaluable. Thanks again for sharing!

By: Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini

Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:42:12 +0000

Thanks for the added ideas around Lloyd Center, especially the coffee ones 🙂

By: Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini

Sherri - Konin - PDX Yogini — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:42:12 +0000

Thanks for the added ideas around Lloyd Center, especially the coffee ones 🙂

By: nylorac15

nylorac15 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:41:02 +0000

I'm sorry to hear you'll be stuck in my neighborhood this week. I agree, the food options are scant. There's a teensy little cart at the corner of Multnomah and 9th that sells tasty burritos over the lunch hour, but I've never asked if his beans are vegan. The cafeteria in my building (800 NE Oregon St., about three blocks east of OCC – the one with the dome on top) has a decent salad bar, french fries, and a soup of the day that's vegan 50% of the time. Better than nothing, anyway.As for coffee, there's J Cafe on Holladay (which I think serves Portland Roasting, but I can't quite remember), City Coffee directly across the street from that, and there's a little espresso stand in 800 NE Oregon, as well as in the cafeteria proper. The stand and cafeteria serve two different roasters, but I only remember one of them: Capitol City from Salem.