The Start Of Something Wonderful (again).
By now, the secret is out. Is it a secret though? Considering how much I’ve hinted at this for the last 2 years? The flights to Mexico,...
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One Last Thing
A Collection of Weekly Correspondance by Angel Medina
smalltimegenius
- Jan 11
- 13 min
Do As I Say, Not As I Wish I'd Done.
3 years, 2 months, 11 days. Has it really been this long? Already? When we started all of this I had clear goals, almost too clear. I was...
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smalltimegenius
- Oct 25, 2023
- 8 min
My obsession with Mezcal.
"Para todo Mal Mezcal. Y para todo bien, tambiėn" (for all bad mezcal and for all good too) I started drinking Mezcal sometime in 2013. I...
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smalltimegenius
- Oct 17, 2023
- 16 min
Boys will be boys
“Love is the devotion to the well-being of others without regard to the cost.” The day started with disappointment, it was about 20...
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smalltimegenius
- Oct 9, 2023
- 4 min
Intentionality
It's going to be a great week. For starters, we are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our beloved Comedor Lilia. Can you believe it?...
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smalltimegenius
- Sep 15, 2023
- 4 min
The Noise
A little over a month ago, the NY Times wrote a piece entitled “The Struggle to Save Portland”. As you may imagine, this wasn’t a...
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smalltimegenius
- May 5, 2023
- 3 min
Cinco de Mayo
To me it's simple, Cinco de Mayo is one of the most important dates in the history of the US. (Yeah I said that). For many years, lots of...
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smalltimegenius
- Apr 27, 2023
- 7 min
On "Specialty Coffee"
I’ve been a lover of (specialty) coffee for over 10 years now. In fact, one of the reasons why I felt so connected to this city was...
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smalltimegenius
- Apr 11, 2023
- 7 min
The Hero's Journey
I am going to let you all in on a little secret. It wasn’t my original intent to get into the culinary industry. The truth is, 3 years...
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smalltimegenius
- Apr 8, 2023
- 9 min
Back to the Grind
The day was Friday, March 20th, of 2020. I arrived at Portland International Airport to what can only be described as a ghost town. The...
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smalltimegenius
- Mar 29, 2023
- 4 min
The Best Mezcal Program in the PNW.
I recently started hosting Mezcal tastings at De Noche. It’s been almost two years since the last time we hosted a class on the subject....
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smalltimegenius
- Mar 20, 2023
- 8 min
The Olmec Women
“I will listen to any hypothesis but on one condition—that you show me a method by which It can be tested.” -Von Hoffman (in Gregory,...
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smalltimegenius
- Mar 12, 2023
- 8 min
Lost Recipes
I had three women who shaped my love for food: Nohemi, Esperanza, and Manuela – my mother, her mother, and her mothers mother (my...
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smalltimegenius
- Mar 5, 2023
- 9 min
Wilted Lettuce/Black Mexico
Saturday, March 4th. 2:11 pm. How much do we know about Mexican cuisine? That was the question I asked myself before we launched...
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smalltimegenius
- Feb 25, 2023
- 24 min
Do The Work.
For those keeping track, it's now been 55 days since Chef Olivia and I received the keys to the new República space. I've spoken a bit...
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smalltimegenius
- Feb 18, 2023
- 15 min
Official Grand Opening
4 and a half books. That’s what I did during my time down with Pneumonia. I tried working during those 10 days, but I mostly got in the...
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smalltimegenius
- Feb 9, 2023
- 5 min
República 2.0
It was a cliche Portland Tuesday. Up until 4pm, there was a gloom over the city, the kind of gloom that most of us who have lived here...
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smalltimegenius
- Feb 3, 2023
- 8 min
Your English is good!
Customer: What part of Mexico are you from. Me: Southern California. Customer: Oh. Me: Kinda. It's complicated. I was born here, but at...
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smalltimegenius
- Jan 25, 2023
- 3 min
All Roads Lead To Rome
Happy 2023. How is it almost February? Has it really been 25 days since we started the new year? Things seem to be happening a lot faster...
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smalltimegenius
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
The NOMA effect.
As someone who never got to experience NOMA, I am selfishly heartbroken to watch it close its doors. Granted, I might still be able to...
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