Tag: Reverend Nat’s Cider

Sunny Walks

Dear Liza,

Well, the rain came and went and then we had a sunny weekend. So of course we headed out for walks!

And you can’t just WALK … you need to walk SOMEWHERE. Preferably, somewhere that has food . And drinks. And shade. Fortunately, Portland is all about that!

Very close to our house is The 28th Street Foodcarts, just across the street from SideStreet Arts and with all sorts of delicious food. Friday evening, we enjoyed dinner from St. Burrito and Crave Crepes and a delicious Loganberry cider from The Captured Beer Bus. It was so much fun to watch families out and about and eves-listen a bit, like live theater.

Saturday was also too good a day to waste, so we walked quite a bit further, down to SE Division Street to Reverend Nat’s Cidery, which is right next to the Farmhouse Food carts. They have yummy sushi for Auntie Bridgett and me, and fries for Grandpa Nelson.

And the cider! We each have our favorites, of course. Straight apple for Grandpa, a sweet fall-spicy mix for Bridgett, and a bright citrus-y one for me. And since it is Bridgett’s birthday week (well, almost), charming Delphina filled a growler of Bridgett’s favorite so we could enjoy it at home.

We walked home, full and happy, through the end-of-summer sunshine.

Love,

Grandma Judy

Walking Out for Dinner

Dear Liza,

One of the great joys of a Sunnyside Portland summer is walking out to find lovely places to eat. In any direction from our house, there are at least a dozen places within a mile.

You can walk west through Ladd’s Addition for Central American food at Teote House, north to Helen Bernhardt’s for bakery goods, or east to the Bipartisan Cafe for pie and sandwiches, just to name a few. There are also half a dozen food cart pods.

Last week, on a bright afternoon, we walked down to Division to try the newest, The Farmhouse Carts.

This arrangement of food trucks is in the former parking lot of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, a locally made yummy drink based on apples and other fruits. (There is some fermentation involved.)

But aside from being able to buy yummy cold drinks, there are trucks for Thai food, hamburgers and fries, Lebanese Saj, hand-held sushi rolls, and boba tea. There is also a large covered area with family sized tables, which will be much appreciated on our long, warm summer evenings.

We enjoyed the food and drinks, but mostly the theater of humanity that we have missed during the winter (and since the 2020 shutdown)…. Kids finding other kids to play with, moms chatting, dogs nosing around under tables.

It’s good to be out with our species!

Love,

Grandma Judy