https://mistertranslation.com/travel/ Notes from the road and from the table — what was worth the trip, what was worth the plate, and what wasn't. en https://mistertranslation.com/travel/firehouse-subs-vancouver.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/firehouse-subs-vancouver.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A New York Steamer ordered "fully involved," a hot sauce bar named after the founders' own father, and the case for why a sandwich chain's branding can be this good and its app can still be this bad. (Vancouver, Washington) food sandwiches subs fast food washington road food https://mistertranslation.com/travel/trung-nguyen-legend.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/trung-nguyen-legend.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A tray, a bowl of hot water underneath to keep it warm, and a whipped egg-yolk foam dusted with cocoa — Vietnam's answer to tiramisu in a cup, plus a whole rotating board of specialty drinks worth its own second visit. (Portland, Oregon) food coffee vietnamese oregon portland https://mistertranslation.com/travel/st-honore-boulangerie.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/st-honore-boulangerie.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A grilled panini of prosciutto and brie on the boulangerie's own baguette, eaten at a sidewalk table in downtown Lake Oswego — worth traveling across the city for, and I did. (Lake Oswego, Oregon) food bakery french oregon lake oswego https://mistertranslation.com/travel/salt-and-straw.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/salt-and-straw.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Third stop of the day, twenty minutes after lunch — and a case for why "adventurous" isn't automatically the same thing as "better," at least where ice cream is concerned. (Lake Oswego, Oregon) food ice cream oregon lake oswego https://mistertranslation.com/travel/cactus-ya-ya.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/cactus-ya-ya.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A steak yaya roll and a fried fish taco to close out a Sunday food crawl at a Vancouver institution I've been driving twenty-five minutes to for years — and a case for why the happy hour burger, with a little-known sauce most people never ask about, might be the better order. (Vancouver, Washington) food mexican southwestern washington road food https://mistertranslation.com/travel/artisserie-fine-bakery.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/artisserie-fine-bakery.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A hand-sized dome of almond cake and mirror glaze, a few doors down from lunch — the kind of pastry that looks too good to cut into and tastes better than it looks. (Lake Oswego, Oregon) food bakery french pastry oregon lake oswego https://mistertranslation.com/travel/ramen-ryoma-beaverton.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/ramen-ryoma-beaverton.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Three slices of pork in a Hokkaido miso broth, in a strip-mall shop behind a Japanese grocery in Beaverton — and the best bowl of ramen I have eaten on this coast. (Beaverton, Oregon) food ramen japanese oregon portland https://mistertranslation.com/travel/opening-the-kitchen.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/opening-the-kitchen.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A first entry, and a plain statement of what this notebook is for — roads, tables, and the honest verdict on both. (Vancouver, Washington) notes https://mistertranslation.com/travel/in-n-out-vancouver.html https://mistertranslation.com/travel/in-n-out-vancouver.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 A brand-new location on SE 3rd Way, a Double-Double taken apart and rebuilt with pickle brine and pepper juice, and an argument for why nothing else in fast food beats In-N-Out on the ratio that actually matters. (Vancouver, Washington) food burgers fast food california washington road food