Now that we have a few extra minutes in Lithia Park, of Ashland, we'd like to give you more Portlandia details. We got in and after a day in a cold, dark and damp cave, that was totally badass, we wanted some big burgers and beer, we stopped at a McMeniman's close to Dan and Amanda's. We played paper football, which Gwen discovered she is totally a pro at, and headed to Dan and Amanda's with chocolate shakes. We were so warmly greeted by them and it was so special for Anderson to have the time to spend with close friends and for Gwen to meet some amazing people so important to Anderson. We took the time to catch up and get to know one another for the evening while slurping our shakes.
The next morning Anderson had an interview with Intercept in the morning in Oswego, a very fine to do neighborhood and Gwen used the agency internet while Anderson won over the interviewers. Afterwards, Anderson was excited to show Gwen the famous voodoo doughnuts shop in downtown Portland. Gwen, a huge sucker for doughnuts, had heard stories of a maple bacon doughnut and expectations were high. We drove into the city and quickly found the donut shop. Luckily the ridiculus line that Anderson experienced the last time he was in town was absent, so after a quick stroll in the city we went back and got some doughnuts! We got a maple bacon flavored one of course, a Memphis Mafia- peanut butter, banana chunks, and chocolate, a Mango Tango (Anderson: "Delicious heaven of doughnut")- a tangy mango jelly filled doughnut with a smooth and tangy marshmallow top, and a vegan VooDoo Doughnut- vegan just for fun, a chocolate covered doughnut with rasberry jelly filling and a pretzel stake through the heart, very artistic, Anderson insisted we get this classic. After finally obtaining these tasty treats we realized that we hadn't had a lunch yet that day and so many sweets would probably be a bad idea... So we decided to seek a more fulfilling meal before diving into the doughnuts. The quest for a lunch food cart was of course following a complete devouring of the bacon maple doughnut, quite shameless without the shame, and completely delicious. Doughnuts should absolutely involve more bacon. Anyway, we set off to find a yummy looking food cart menu and Gwen remembered seeing one for Pho which sounded yummy, and we found it pretty quickly. We decided to split the meal and thank goodness for that because chicken pho, a $6.50 meal took about 15 minutes to prepare and included a tub of broth with broccoli, a large container of chicken pieces, and a bag of sprouts, basils and lettuce. We couldn't wait to break into this meal but we wanted to enjoy it at a spot with a view so we set out for the test rose garden in Washington Park. From a bench with a view of the city, surrounded by crossbreed roses, we took our time to enjoy our late lunch. We decided we should explore some city suburban areas and decided to check out Mississippi, a Northeast district. We loved the quirky vibe and the colorful flavor of the Mississippi area and found ourselves feeling like we could see ourselves in a place like this.
From Mississippi, we hit the highway for a little rush-hour madness to scramble on back to Dan and Amanda's for dinner. We were adamant about making dinner for our oh-so-awesome hosts, but were slightly concerned how we would fare on time in our race against the rush hour. We figure that "normal" people eat around 6 or so in the evening. Now I know what you folks are thinking - "Gwen and Anderson are NOT normal, and they are always late." Well, while those two sentiments are mostly accurate, we managed to buy food at the grocery store and make dinner at a time that was acceptable to our not-so-normal hosts. Gwen impressed with a lemon chicken alfredo pasta and delicious asparagus. Dessert was the piece de la resistance: the rest of the voodoo doughnuts selections! We closed out the night with fond conversation and tasty beers before hitting the hay.
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