News Column

Subway's Jared opts for fancier dining

On the Town

By phil stanford

The Portland Tribune, May 8, 2007, Updated Oct 30, 2009 (6 Reader comments)

It was a busy week for celebrities in P-town – starting with Jared Fogle, whom you will, of course, recognize as the guy on the TV commercials who lost all that weight by eating Subway sandwiches. … Well, last Thursday Jared, who apparently was here for a meeting of local Subway franchise owners, was seen dining at the M&S Grill at Bridgeport Village – where he ordered two glasses of Oregon pinot, French onion soup and the BBQ pork loin. … However, according to those who would know best, he didn’t eat any of the vegetables – fresh grilled asparagus – that came with his entree. … When his server asked him why he didn’t eat his veggies, he replied, “Asparagus is the weed of the vegetable world.” Actually, I couldn’t agree more.

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And if that isn’t exciting enough, reports are arriving at Column Central that former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is back in town. … Last Tuesday she supposedly stopped by the Kinko’s on Northwest 23rd to make copies of her résumé. Now that would be an interesting read. … Then Steve Humphrey, editor of The Portland Mercury, reported that Lewinsky was spotted, not once but twice, at a condo in the Pearl. … But was it the real Monica, or just a look-alike in a blue dress? “Don’t know yet,” Humphrey says, “but we’re on the case.” … Lots of good suggestions for what to do with the aircraft carrier USS Ranger if the City Council decides to let it be permanently stationed in the Willamette. … My favorite: Moor it next to the Steel Bridge and call it a convention center hotel. You know how badly we need one to entice conventions to our mostly empty convention center. … As one clever reader noted, if the bunk beds are still there, it could go into service immediately. … And if that doesn’t pan out, says Raleigh Hills resident Donnie Grieve slyly, “It would be the mother of all McMenamins.”

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A personal request, if I may: I’m trying to get in touch with anyone who knew Larry Peyton, Beaverton High class of 1959. He was a student at Portland State in the fall of 1960 when he and his girlfriend, Beverly Allan, were murdered on a lover’s lane in the West Hills. … I’m trying to find out everything I can about him, especially during his time at PSU. … To the list of Portland celebrities who deserve a plaque of their own, please add the name of Jane Powell – or Suzanne Burce, as she was known before she left the Irvington neighborhood at age 14 to star in Hollywood musicals such as “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” in 1954. … Younger readers probably couldn’t care less, but let me tell you, once upon a time she was the cat’s pajamas, or something like that. … Finally, will someone please tell cabbie Bruce Wilson why in the world there’s a new traffic light at Northeast 22nd and Sandy pointing south – when, as anyone can plainly see, 22nd is a one-way street going north? … Easy, says Gabe Javier, head electrician in the traffic signal shop – it’s for bikes. “There’s a sign there that says ‘Do Not Enter – except Bikes.’ ” … “But they don’t obey traffic signals anyway,” Wilson says. “No comment,” Javier says. Wisely, I think.

Contact Phil Stanford by phone, 503-546-5166, or by e-mail at philstanford@portlandtribune.com.

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