Revision, Change, and Belgian Fries

Well, in an attempt to make me update this blog more often, I've devised a format change. Hoping not to jump the shark, here, but in addition to my own recipe exploration, I'm going to add my food experiences beyond the home. This could include unsuspecting friends (or suspecting, smirk), trips to the local Belgian Fry cart, or even my dear husband's cooking tribulations. Actually, he's quite a good cook in him own right, which is why I married him, give or take.

Now, back to the fries I just casually mentioned above. I am ever so luck, or unlucky as the diet would have it, to have at the end of my block a formerly vacant parking lot with 4 food carts. Sounds like a classy neighborhood, no? Actually, it's quite mayberryish in ways, but Portland has an unexpected food cart scene that rivals Los Angeles, my former home. In said parking lot, we have a Burrito cart El Brasero, a hot wings place, a soup cart, and most recently a Belgian Fry cart called potato Champion. They have three things on the menu: fries, poutine, and sodas. Fries are served in a cone with the dip of your choice, mostly mayonnaise themed. We tried the Remoulade and the Pesto Mayonnaise. Both were excellent. I preferred the pesto, K preferred the remoulade, it seemed. The kids stuck to ketchup or plain, the exception being little C (my 16 month old) who also liked the pesto mayo. The fries were cooked to order and deliciously salted and crunchy. We did not try the poutine, as I'm not Canadian. Ok, maybe that's not the reason. I'm scared I might actually like fries with gravy and cheese curds. Speaking of cheese curds, I questioned the proprietor concerning the possibility of fried cheese curds gracing the menu and met with a favorable, if tentative, response. Perhaps in a month my diet will take a total nose dive. Yippee. Cannot resist the cheese curds.

Potato Champion is located on the corner of Hawthorne and 12th in Portland. They are open daily from 6pm-1am, and on weekends until 3am! Hows that for some late night munching!