School reports for the second trimester came home this week. We thought the young Exiles had done so well that we needed to celebrate, so after spending the morning at HopeGateWay, we headed off into downtown Portland.
Portland has so many interesting choices when it comes to food that we were nearly derailed at the discussion stage but in the end we plumped for the Flatbread Company. There was a slight hiccup with our order but it was quickly set straight and we enjoyed our delicious flatbread with a great view of the bobbing ferries. There was much to enjoy inside too, watching the pizza ovens in action and singing along to the eighties playlist - sorry kids...
We suggested they might need to leave a bit of room for something else and it didn't take them too long to figure out our next destination. Gelato Fiasco was a slightly curious choice considering the eye-wateringly cold temperature but when we were confronted with the 60 or so flavors for the day, we soon forgot about that. You can taste as many as you like and can choose as many as they can fit in your dish. Apparently some customers take them very seriously but we usually settle for 2 or 3. Exile #3 didn't mess around, picking out a trio of chocolate flavors. I went for the Espresso Chip and the Sweet Resurgam, which is apparently a tribute to Portland in the form of ice cream, full of roasted almonds, burnt sugar, chocolate chips and caramelly goodness. It was a yummy and very well-deserved reward!
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