Loaded Kitchen News Today

Extreme weather and post-holidays dips in business have local restaurants struggling. Helping is easier than you think.

Owner Kiauna Nelson has garnered loyal customers and TV attention with her take-no-prisoners swagger—and, oh yeah, her food. It’s deserved, says our reviewer.

After being featured in Netflix’s “Street Food USA” last year and presenting her own TedTalk this year, one of Portland’s favorite soul food cart owners is moving her business — but don’t worry, she’ll be just down the street. Kiauna “Kee” Nelson, owner of Kee’s #Loaded Kitchen, has run her business in Northeast Portland since its opening in 2016.

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On Saturday, May 20, a group of notable figures from in and out of Portland will gather in the Keller Auditorium to present at the 11th annual TEDxPortland conference. Last year’s conference was held in Moda Center’s Theater of the Clouds, making it the largest indoor TEDx event in the world.

Congratulations to Jerami Grant!

Being forced to stay home and practice one’s cooking skills will certainly pay off in the long run—many of us are in training for when we eventually have to host and/or be responsible for all the food on any given holiday. But in the short run, sometimes food just tastes better when someone else cooks it. After all, all the best, most mind-blowing takeout is the stuff you don’t yet know how to make yourself....

 Our food-obsessed city takes the spotlight in Episode 2 of the new series.

While Portland-born rapper and Benson Polytechnic High School graduate Aminé lives in Los Angeles nowadays, the fact that he continues to proudly represent Portland (and his native neighborhood of Woodlawn) is undeniable. He’s certainly the most well-known and successful hip-hop act to ever come from the Rose City, and with every release he shows that it’s not just a fluke. Many were introduced to the artist by his viral hit “Caroline” from 2016—the music vid...

From sandwiches to wings to quarter birds (no tenders allowed), here are PoMo’s picks.