last trip to portland (for awhile)

Hi y’all! I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing 4th, it feels good to be back on the blog! Luckily, my internship gave us the 4th and 5th off, giving me plenty of time to fly back and forth to see my family. Going home always means tons of down time. Down time means blog time!

Two weeks ago, I went to Portland for a day. I had a wisdom-teeth appointment so I basically did a staycation and did all the touristy things. Please enjoy this food diary!

I got to Portland at around 11am, so I stopped by Tasty & Alder. It’s a classic Portland brunch spot. Since I was alone, I got seated so fast – perks of solo dates! 😉

I was pretty full after brunch, but since Blue Star is right next door, I decided to commit and go in. Could I really leave Portland and still call myself a Portlandian without having been to Blue Star?

I got the Chocolate Buttermilk Old-Fashioned and the Loganberry (seasonal) flavors. I ended up eating both in one sitting and I was SO FULL but they were SO GOOD. In hindsight, I really only had the appetite for one donut, but they were both so aesthetically pleasing!! The verdict? Blue Star is 10 times better than Voodoo, if you ask me.

Whenever I’m in Portland I love stopping by the city Powell’s Books and exploring for hours. I finished the book I was reading and then headed out to dinner at Boxer Ramen. Growing up in Portland, I had never heard of this ramen place until a few months ago from a fellow Portlandian!

The ramen is definitely different from the ramen shops in Seattle, but I still really enjoyed it.

And that’s that on this Portland trip! I probably won’t be going back for awhile, unless friends want to take a weekend trip from Seattle. For the rest of the summer, I’ll be focusing on my internship and then headed off to the east coast (!!) for a fun little trip.

What are you up to this summer?

Jen