Hangry Chaos: Portland Mercury Forgets To Schedule Themed Food Week

As the sun sets on Nacho Week, the Portland Mercury is facing a PR nightmare after it became clear Sunday that nobody at the newspaper had set up a follow-up themed food week. Thousands of Portlanders, many of whom rely on the weekly themed specials for lunch, now face rampant hanger and confusion as the newspaper enters damage control mode. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When asked for comment, the Mercury, which has until now organized a themed food week for every week of the year, sent the Scallion the following prepared statement: “From Pizza Week and Burger Week to our less successful endeavors like Cole Slaw Week and Oatmeal Week, we take great pride and joy in rallying the city behind a rotating food item prepared with half-assed ennui by weary restaurants and bars. We recognize that we dropped the ball this week and understand that we have betrayed the public’s trust. We are taking this week to regroup, and hope everyone will give us another chance next week by eating at one of the 60 establishments participating in Gazpacho Week.”
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Swipe for the Mercury’s food week schedule for the remainder of 2019, and let us know in the comments what themes you’d like to see for 2020!