Peem Kaew Thai in the Pearl
April 17, 2008
- PKThai website
- Location: Pearl district (Park and Everett)
- Cost to fill up two people: $30-$40
Despite a toxic mood, unassuaged even by an hour-long bubble bath up to my chin (long story), I headed down to the Pearl tonight to meet Robyn for dinner at Peem Kaew Thai. The folks at Bullseye Gallery had recommended it the day before, as a gallery favorite. I figured that excessively hot chow, sweetly served, might quench my curmudgeonliness. (Plus, I really wanted to see if there’s anything in town that beats Typhoon’s Beef with Grapes, currently on my top-ten list.)
Usual parking woes, but inside it was calm, nice art on the walls, and good conversation with Robyn that started my mental detox. And while it’s not quite beef with grapes, the food at PKT is very tasty and a bit less expensive than Typhoon. [Read more]
Lisa M. Robinson, photographer
April 17, 2008
Just a brief note. In the course of our meanderings yesterday, Gary and I stumbled across Blue Sky Gallery’s exhibit of “Snowbound,” an exhibition by Lisa M. Robinson.
More accurately, I stumbled across her c-print in the window, “Valhalla,” and was mesmerized. Obviously I can’t post the shot here–it’s hers–and it’s nowhere near as effective onscreen as it is in person. But if you get a chance to stumble across it, do.
You’ll find the gallery in the lower reaches of the Pearl, 8th and Davis around the corner from the Museum of Contemporary Craft and on the way back from Powell’s Technical Books. That area is turning into a nice little hive of fun activities.
Mio Sushi
April 17, 2008
- Mio Sushi website
- Location: Pearl district (Hoyt/13th)
- Cost to fill up two people: $30 to $40
Gary and I hit up the Bullseye Gallery yesterday, some neat glass there right now. I got a kick out of Gary’s trick of asking gallery (and museum) personnel which piece they’d personally remove from their burning building. The answers were intriguing and not at all what I’d thought. (And as a bonus that question sent the guard at the Museum of Contemporary Craft all over the exhibit seeking unique PoVs for us…but that’s another story.) [Read more]