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    Running a Restaurant in Ninety Square-Feet

    Portland Oregon is home to hundreds of food carts. In the book Portland : The Mighty Gastropolis, co-authors Karen Brooks, Teri Gelber and Gideon Bosker chronicle the rich web of restaurants, food carts and artisans that make up the Portland food scene.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Portland Oregon is home to hundreds of food carts. In the book

    Portland: The Mighty Gastropolis

    , co-authors Karen Brooks, Teri Gelber and Gideon Bosker chronicle the rich web of restaurants, food carts and artisans that make up the Portland food scene.

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    Gillian Ferguson tags along with Brooks and Gelber on a trip to Portland's iconic food carts. Dubbed "culinary shanty towns," the make-shift shacks deliver high quality food and drinks from less than 90 square feet of space.

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    The full episode

    8 of 8
    The Restaurant Show: Trois Mec, Kitchen Culture, chi SPACCA
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:27The House that Meat Built
    3. 18:27The Back of the House
    4. 26:28The Importance of Family Meal
    5. 33:56Red Medicine Twitter Scandal
    6. 37:33Should Restaurants Sell Tickets instead of Taking Reservations?
    7. 42:46Tender Greens Trains Foster Kids for Restaurant Jobs
    8. 49:08Running a Restaurant in Ninety Square-FeetYou’re reading this
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