I was able to go to two places on my list this week. The first was Huber's Cafe on SW 3rd. It is the oldest restaurant in Portland. It opened in 1879. There are two entrances. One to be seated in the restaurant and the other to be seated in the bar. The bar is by far more impressive. It has high ceilings and stained glass pieces. From the whole restaurant you can imagine what it would have been like when it opened. We didn't realize there were two entrances. So we were seated in the restaurant part. We were by the kitchen so it was a little loud. But the bar was a lot louder. There is a lot of wood paneling. It would be a nice cozy place to go in the winter. It has a fancy feel to it but the prices aren't too bad. Their specialties are turkey dinners and Spanish coffee. Both my sister and I got turkey pot pie. It has a corn bread topping, and comes with mashed potatoes and broccoli. I also got a caesar salad. It was all really good. I would go back. I would sit in the bar next time.
The second place I went was Enat Kitchen on N Killingsworth with one of my best friends. It is a Ethiopian place. It has a beautiful mural painted on the outside. Inside it has a diner feel to it. There are Ethiopian decorations. It is not overly done but just enough to make it different and clear you are in an African place. I don't know if it was just because it was a little cold outside but it was really hot in there. We immediately took off all our layers. I got a chicken tibs dish with scrambled eggs. It is served on a big plate that is completely covered in a thin bread called injera. On top of that is a little salad. In a dish, also on top of the injera, is the chicken tibs. You eat with your hands. It was really good. I liked the bread a lot. It was tasty on it's own. You use it to scoop up the salad and tibs. It was thin enough that you don't fill up just on it. It was a little spicy but only because of the jalapeños. I picked them out and it was fine. My friend got a beef or lamb version of what I got and she liked it. I would go back.
Monday: Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Katie lives on a farm with her family. Her family is very athletic. They do laps in their pond everyday before breakfast. Katie is more interested in improving the farm than swimming. That being said she is a very good swimmer. A better than anyone else in her family. While in town one day she meets Windy, he is a health drink salesman. He talks to Katie and gets an idea. There is a swimming race every year across the English Channel. Katie and her family could swim it and be sponsored by his company. His company would get good exposure. If they win they could use the money to improve the farm. Katie and her family agree. Once in Europe they realize only Katie will be able to swim the channel. She agrees to help out. She also meets a French champagne salesman and falls in love. This is a good movie. It is a musical. Of course Katie is played by Ester Williams, one of the great swimmer actresses. And there is a musical number where she dances beautifully under the water with cartoon characters Tom and Jerry. Also there is a chance I have seen this before but I don't remember. It was still enjoyable the possibly second time.
Wednesday: Harper (1966)
This movie is about a private detective named Harper who is hired to find a wealthy woman's husband. As he investigates he finds out that man he is searching for is not a good man. The more people he talks to the more complicated the situation gets. Every clue leads to more questions. He ends up solving more than one case. I liked this movie. Paul Newman was good as Harper. I liked that Harper was goofy and witty.
Friday: Yesterday (2019)
Jack is a struggling singer/song writer who is managed by his friend Ellie. One night the power goes out all over the world. And in that instant he is hit by a bus. When he wakes up he discovers he is the only one to remember The Beatles. He realizes he can use their songs as his own. Jack is discovered online by Ed Sheeran. He goes on tour with Ed. Ed's manager want to sign Jack and make him famous. People are amazed with all these great songs. Fame comes with it's struggles like maybe losing Ellie forever. Although Jack wanted to be famous he comes to realize he's not sure if it's worth it if it's all a lie. He has to decide what he wants to do. This is a really good movie. Of course the music is great. Danny Boyle directed it so you know it will be visually amazing. And it's by the same writer who wrote Love Actually, Notting Hill, and all those other great films. I thought I heard something about him not writing any more films. I am so glad he did.
Sunday: The Aftermath (2019)
WWII has been over for 5 months when British citizen Rachael meets her soldier husband in Germany. He is stationed there to help with the aftermath of the war. They take over the house of a German architect named Stephen and his daughter. He had lost his wife in the war. Rachael and her husband had lost their son. There is a lot of tension between the British and German people. Rachael is very resistant to being around so many German people. Her marriage has been strained ever since their son died. Her husband doesn't do much to try and connect with her. She realizes that not all Germans are bad. With her husband often gone she starts an affair with Stephan. War changed them all and they don't know where they will end up. I liked this movie.
The second place I went was Enat Kitchen on N Killingsworth with one of my best friends. It is a Ethiopian place. It has a beautiful mural painted on the outside. Inside it has a diner feel to it. There are Ethiopian decorations. It is not overly done but just enough to make it different and clear you are in an African place. I don't know if it was just because it was a little cold outside but it was really hot in there. We immediately took off all our layers. I got a chicken tibs dish with scrambled eggs. It is served on a big plate that is completely covered in a thin bread called injera. On top of that is a little salad. In a dish, also on top of the injera, is the chicken tibs. You eat with your hands. It was really good. I liked the bread a lot. It was tasty on it's own. You use it to scoop up the salad and tibs. It was thin enough that you don't fill up just on it. It was a little spicy but only because of the jalapeños. I picked them out and it was fine. My friend got a beef or lamb version of what I got and she liked it. I would go back.
Monday: Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Katie lives on a farm with her family. Her family is very athletic. They do laps in their pond everyday before breakfast. Katie is more interested in improving the farm than swimming. That being said she is a very good swimmer. A better than anyone else in her family. While in town one day she meets Windy, he is a health drink salesman. He talks to Katie and gets an idea. There is a swimming race every year across the English Channel. Katie and her family could swim it and be sponsored by his company. His company would get good exposure. If they win they could use the money to improve the farm. Katie and her family agree. Once in Europe they realize only Katie will be able to swim the channel. She agrees to help out. She also meets a French champagne salesman and falls in love. This is a good movie. It is a musical. Of course Katie is played by Ester Williams, one of the great swimmer actresses. And there is a musical number where she dances beautifully under the water with cartoon characters Tom and Jerry. Also there is a chance I have seen this before but I don't remember. It was still enjoyable the possibly second time.
Wednesday: Harper (1966)
This movie is about a private detective named Harper who is hired to find a wealthy woman's husband. As he investigates he finds out that man he is searching for is not a good man. The more people he talks to the more complicated the situation gets. Every clue leads to more questions. He ends up solving more than one case. I liked this movie. Paul Newman was good as Harper. I liked that Harper was goofy and witty.
Friday: Yesterday (2019)
Jack is a struggling singer/song writer who is managed by his friend Ellie. One night the power goes out all over the world. And in that instant he is hit by a bus. When he wakes up he discovers he is the only one to remember The Beatles. He realizes he can use their songs as his own. Jack is discovered online by Ed Sheeran. He goes on tour with Ed. Ed's manager want to sign Jack and make him famous. People are amazed with all these great songs. Fame comes with it's struggles like maybe losing Ellie forever. Although Jack wanted to be famous he comes to realize he's not sure if it's worth it if it's all a lie. He has to decide what he wants to do. This is a really good movie. Of course the music is great. Danny Boyle directed it so you know it will be visually amazing. And it's by the same writer who wrote Love Actually, Notting Hill, and all those other great films. I thought I heard something about him not writing any more films. I am so glad he did.
Sunday: The Aftermath (2019)
WWII has been over for 5 months when British citizen Rachael meets her soldier husband in Germany. He is stationed there to help with the aftermath of the war. They take over the house of a German architect named Stephen and his daughter. He had lost his wife in the war. Rachael and her husband had lost their son. There is a lot of tension between the British and German people. Rachael is very resistant to being around so many German people. Her marriage has been strained ever since their son died. Her husband doesn't do much to try and connect with her. She realizes that not all Germans are bad. With her husband often gone she starts an affair with Stephan. War changed them all and they don't know where they will end up. I liked this movie.
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