Mercury Names Tony Perez Its New Restaurant Critic

Two months after Portland's last living food critic Patrick Alan Coleman decamped for the cushier (home) offices of Thrillist, the Portland Mercury has named his replacement: Tony Perez, a Tin House Books editor and sometime-Merc book reviewer, will take over the "Last Supper" column. In his inaugural Blogtown post, Perez describes a recent jaunt to Iceland, where he consumed a whale sandwich with lobster mayo: "My whale was — perhaps unsurprisingly — rubbery and tasted like a week-old steak that had been stored in fish guts." Spoiler alert for the squeamish: Extra bonus points for the uber-disturbing image of dead whales!

And confidential to Tony Perez: Don't believe what you hear from Coleman — we're actually really nice. Welcome to the fray. xo
· My Shameful Last Supper [Blogtown]
· All Previous Portland Mercury Coverage [Eater PDX]