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Chris DeBarr
Portland, Oregon by way of New Orleans
Chef who believes in eating the world to save it. Wine & language & sharp knives are the tools of my métier. At heart, I'm a warm & fuzzy Dadaist.
25,399 words in 29 moments in 7 cities since March 6th, 2014
Most Popular Stories by Chris
stories, games, Family
A Sunday morning game of words...
Portland — The most delicious cherry pies were sent by prior arrangement on a plane to land at the tip of the island where swam mermaids who were unaware that pies were the Rx for happiness, whom had not yet tas...
Writers, history, Memory
Reflections, a trick of the light, zooming...
Portland — Today is the Friday known as Good Friday to the believers of Christianity, a solemn day. To me, more particularly, I am thinking back on the extraordinary works of Gabriel García Márquez in the news ...
Oregon Coast, roadside Attractions
Did it even matter that there were only two sea lions inside the cave?
Seal rock — Exploring the wild Oregon Coast with an old friend from Georgia, who used to work alongside me in my improbably tiny restaurant over twenty years ago. We caught up with another old friend, from Athens...
All Stories by Chris
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jazz, Dog Walking, Trees
...and this is how I found out Ornette Coleman has died...
in Portland -
history, The Ocean, Discovery
the end of the Lewis & Clark trail whispers stories, as the sea gestures...
in Long Beach -
Cooking, Haiku, patience
early blossoms greet/ old towering evergreens/ back 2 work 4 me!
in Portland -
jazz, flowers, Streets
Crepuscule with Pie
in Portland -
Street, Mom, Jim Dandy
a memoir of a Jim Dandy day
in Portland -
Art, Monsters, mystery
The Monster Under My Bed, in portraits by my nieces
in Portland -
gardening, Serendipity, walking
In a neighborhood pumpkin patch, a brief conversation on eating flowers...
in Portland -
Oregon Coast, The Future, The Past
There is a place they call The Devil's Punchbowl, where we saw whales
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Oregon Coast, roadside Attractions
Did it even matter that there were only two sea lions inside the cave?
in Seal Rock -
poetry, hello, jazz
A Simulacrum for the Blues
in Portland -
Parades, music, history
Parades seen in Oregon, from a funky Nola perspective
in Portland -
wine, climate change, poetry
Minerve, the cliffs where vineyards grow upon rocks, silence, and ancient prayers left by long ago violence...
in Portland -
wine, farming, Brunch
Grits & Gris, pirate banter, and things that were saved from "lost & found..."
in Portland -
stories, games, Family
A Sunday morning game of words...
in Portland -
How we eat, wine, stories
...in a meadow of vines, greeting the unexpected, the weird & the wonderful.
in Gaston -
How we eat, wine, stories
What happens when a New Orleans chef finds pirate wine & Szechuan food side-by-side? Joyful mischief ensues...
in Portland -
exploring, Books, time
The ocean whispering & roaring along the wild Oregon coast, where I will find Li Po thinking of mountains & friends & emerald wine...
in Nehalem -
Writers, history, Memory
Reflections, a trick of the light, zooming...
in Portland -
walking, Finding, poetry
a neighborhood stroll...
in Portland -
Food, Terroir
handprint of the sea...
in New Orleans -
words, Eyes, Flying
"a case of mistaken identity..."
in Portland -
writing, Live Music
mesmerized by pale blue eyes...
in Portland -
poetry, bugs, Terroir
eating dirt
in Portland -
Prose poetry, everyday science, Carnival
The Heliosphere of Mardi Gras
in Portland
All moments from Chris
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...and this is how I found out Ornette Coleman has died...
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the end of the Lewis & Clark trail whispers stories, as the sea gestures...
Long Beach, United States -
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early blossoms greet/ old towering evergreens/ back 2 work 4 me!
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Crepuscule with Pie
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Tiny but tough flowers remind me, miles away, of the gossamer wings of Mardi Gras, the "butterfly of Winter."
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the artful dodger learns how to take the next step...
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a memoir of a Jim Dandy day
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The Monster Under My Bed, in portraits by my nieces
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In a neighborhood pumpkin patch, a brief conversation on eating flowers...
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There is a place they call The Devil's Punchbowl, where we saw whales
Otter Rock, United States -
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Did it even matter that there were only two sea lions inside the cave?
Seal Rock, United States -
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A Simulacrum for the Blues
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Minerve, the cliffs where vineyards grow upon rocks, silence, and ancient prayers left by long ago violence...
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Parades seen in Oregon, from a funky Nola perspective
Portland, United States -
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Grits & Gris, pirate banter, and things that were saved from "lost & found..."
Portland, United States -
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A Sunday morning game of words...
Portland, United States -
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...in a meadow of vines, greeting the unexpected, the weird & the wonderful.
Gaston, United States -
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What happens when a New Orleans chef finds pirate wine & Szechuan food side-by-side? Joyful mischief ensues...
Portland, United States -
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Literally, a flight into the Willamette wine country begins...
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I have my reasons for not eating, nor as a chef for not cooking, the sensual chameleon of the sea, whom we call the octopus.
Manzanita, United States -
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The ocean whispering & roaring along the wild Oregon coast, where I will find Li Po thinking of mountains & friends & emerald wine...
Nehalem, United States -
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Reflections, a trick of the light, zooming...
Portland, United States -
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a neighborhood stroll...
Portland, United States -
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handprint of the sea...
New Orleans, United States -
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"a case of mistaken identity..."
Portland, United States -
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mesmerized by pale blue eyes...
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eating dirt
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mesmerized...by pale blue eyes
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The Heliosphere of Mardi Gras
Portland, United States
