I've been to Portland

And, it is food mecca.  There was too much good food to do justice in one post.  So, I'll start with the grocery stores.

I was taken into the local food co-op, just down the hill from where I was staying.  The produce section was beautiful.  See:

Sassy, rainbow colored chard, beets to beat the band, greens of all colors, peppers, roots, fresh herbs, and even pea shoots, growing in the store for your stir-frying pleasure.

Sadly, I didn't have my camera with me when I was taken into Zupan's.   Their produce section brought a little tear to my eye from the beauty of it.

Made my trip to hell-mart this morning even sadder.