Fire pit at Hawthorne Asylum. | Nathan Williams/Eater Portland
Portland’s food carts are a vital source of our region’s culinary dynamism. They offer up-and-coming chefs lower risk, lower overhead opportunities to take bold chances and grow loyal followings before taking the higher-leverage leap to a permanent restaurant space. While Portlanders love their food carts, the city is also home to a rainy season that can stretch from October to June, making dining al fresco something of an endurance sport.
Scarfing down a flight of tacos while hunched in the driver’s seat of a car is a time-tested Portlander move, but when damp weather strikes, venture
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