Update 12/21/2009: We’ve received notice that their wheat pastas now contain egg, how awful! This wasn’t the case in 2007 during out visits, but they do offer a gluten free rice pasta, in case you find yourself here – and as always, inquire, inquire, inquire!

Date: August 16, 2007
Times Visited: 3

An all vegan Italian restaurant is the type of the place my dreams and realistic boredom are made out of. I’d like to see it happen, but at the same time I know I can rip open a bag of organic pasta and pour some sauce and veggies over it at home for cheap. At the same time, I’ve always been a sucker for great Italian food, even after becoming vegan, from manicotta, minestrone and pasta e aglio. As for the boredom, most vegans have spent family dinners out inquiring if pasta is vegan and ordering a lackluster bowl of it more than once. For me, this happened a lot at Bertucci’s and the local Italian restaurant among others during my college years. For Portlanders, Pastini Pastaria solves those woes by offering a positive experience for that ‘family in town is willing to not eat burgers tonight’ situation, especially with most dishes from $5-9.

With over seven veganizable options (ask for no cheese and request vegan), their pasta dishes include seasonal produce and a friendly amount of garlic. The restaurant is all about choice. When my partner’s parents in town, I ordered the Rigatoni Siciliano, minus the cheeses, extra garlic. This was a saucy and flavorful combination of chopped kalamata olives, capers, fresh tomato, sweet sundried tomatoes and herbs. Pasta dishes come with a small side of bread, and the servings are sizeable while not making you feel like a glutton. I didn’t finish my plate, but didn’t have enough to justify leftovers. I’ve also enjoyed the capellini pomodoro, though a bit plain – I should have asked for extra garlic, and the ziti con broccolini. As the menu says “simple food is good for the heart”.

You can choose from 12 pasta varieties: the tortellini and ravioli are never vegan, although you should always double check, the others typically are vegan. These include pastini, ziti, capellini, spaghetti and fettucine. There is also whole wheat penne available for an additional 99 cents.

Pastini’s is a kitchen that relies on olive oil, not butter – a relief. There are no vegan desserts, but there is a selection of some vegan friendly beers, and affordable wine. There are also vegan(izable) appetizer options, including an olive assortment and the bruschetta della mama (inquire about the spicy marinara). Pastini also offers one of my favorite vegetables, broccolini. The service is good and the food comes incredibly quickly, even during busy times.

With 5 Portland area locations, while it’s largely a restaurant I’d go to with family or clients, I have stopped by without them as well.

Rigatoni Siciliano

Rating: 3.25 out of 5

Address: 2027 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97202
Hours: Mon-Thur 11:30 – 9; Fri-Sat 11:30 – 10; Sun 4 – 9

Yes yes, here we are in the middle of the last days of 2009
Man I gotta say ever since I graduated my days got more boring and worse
No N#x@% Im not bitter alright?  Im just sayin, being broke and lookin for a job for half a year sucks ass.
So as it comes to its closure the Tokyo Trip gets closer each n every 220 left!
HOpe life gets better out there, but for now you N#x@!% need to shut the Fxck up.
ILl get back 2 yall in a minute.
P.S.
Lucia Classics was great!

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As we all know, every year Apple does what it can to raise the bar without changing the OS experience and fragmenting Apple’s hardware when it comes to the iPhone.  They usually have an evolutionary bump in specs on both the iPod Touch and iPhone. We have seen the jump from 4GB to 8GB, then 16gb, and now 32GB. 2010 might bring us 64GB

Toshiba announced the launch of their new 64GB embedded flash chip. Toshiba is the same manufacturer for the current flash chips you see in the iPhone 3GS. With flash memory growing in storage capacity and dropping in price, it is likely we will see this new chip in the next generation of phones in 2010. The Palm Pre and Pixi both only have 8GB, the iPhone 3GS has 32GB, and most Android phones rely only on the external storage provided by an SD card. The cheaper and beefier flash could help Android phones drop that annoying app storage limit which is crippled by the lack of on board storage. Personally I am for Microsoft to get their hands on this so I can have a 64GB Zune HD.

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Tissot Swiss watches is always inseparable from the race: He started his first race to see PR516 in 1965 and became a partner in the Lotus F1 team in late 1970, and has time to The Official MotoGP for several years. Although the exact timing basis, Tissot watch, automobiles, creating the V8 see the new collection features a handsome, high-tech features in this year.

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Countless variations on wonderfully fresh made-to-order salads with homemade dressings. With its fast, quirky service and reasonable prices, Leaf is just the spot to go green.

419 W. Second  

(512) 474 LEAF

In the old GM Steakhouse locale, Counter Cafe is sleek but homey with a thoughtful locally driven menu. Only 26 seats in the place, the cozy counter serves up farm fresh eggs, Niman Ranch steaks, crispy fries and spring greens salads. For breakfast, try the Counter Benedict.

626 N. Lamar

(512) 708 8800

Colorful decor and a huge 
menu with nice salads and lunchtime pizzas. Check out 
the dessert case near the bar. This is a fun place to eat and get to know that special someone over really good food.

5406 Balcones Dr.

(512) 454 2666

This sleek space offers a local- and season-driven menu with entrée options like maple chicken-fried quail with cheese grits. The old-fashioned dessert case tempts with homemade favorites. Saturday and Sunday brunch.

4800 Burnet Rd.

(512) 454 7827

If Sinatra was still around, this is where he would hang his hat. Instead, a modern Ocean’s 13 crowd imbibes in stylish 
cocktails and eats at this buzzing, retro-Vegas supper club.

305 W. 6th St.

(512) 457 0300

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Please take a moment to check out my redesigned website, CarusoPhoto.com.

I am thrilled to announce the redesign and relaunch of my website, CarusoPhoto.com. With this new site, I was able to implements some greatly anticipated features. The biggest one is the ability to order photographs directly from the site. As you peruse the galleries, clicking on a thumbnail opens up a much larger image (another improvement) to give you a better look at the photograph. Once you find one you like, simply click on the “Purchasing Options” and select the configuration you would like: print size along with the option of having your new print matted or matted & framed. Once you complete your order, you’re check out will be through PayPal, where they accept all major credit cards.

Currently, I have three galleries in the portfolio: Inside, Outside, and Black and White. I will be adding new galleries in the near future, for even more photographic viewing.

If you have any questions, comments, or feedback on the new site, I’d love to hear from you. Just drop me an e-mail at John@CarusoPhoto.com.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together!

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Our new address is http://getsetsports.wordpress.com/

Content moving is underprogress and will take apporximately 3-4 days…

So till then, stay tuned!!!

I just arrived and its quite hectic hey.  Here’s some images for those of you unlucky enough to not be in Long Street, Cape Town for the World Cup Draw party. The noise is unbelievable.

Pickpocket heaven.

Nice to see the large police presence. Hunting in packs is the method of choice.

Check back later. Ill upload more as the day goes on.

Good times

Media lady getting angry. She actually showed them a picture of the guy who tried to pickpocket her.

“Pull up a chair bru”

Nice.

Good times.