Menu Artist Dozfy Is Giving Away Free Art Next Week

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for the weekly EaterWire round up of all those news items we didn’t quite cover. This week involved a mysterious new food hall and an incoming bakery with laminated brioche cinnamon rolls, but a few stories did fall through the cracks:

WASHINGTON BREWERY — Barlows Brewery opened a new taproom last weekend, joining its other location on the waterfront; Barlows Public House opened in August. The brewery offers a selection of lagers, IPAs, and saisons; the new location is at 705 S.E. Park Crest Avenue, Suite D430. [O]

MENU ART — Patrick Nguyen, known for his Instagram Dozfy, will be doing live menu paintings around Portland for Portland Dining Month, giving away 100 pieces of menu art each night between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nguyen will start at Bullard on March 5, followed by Kachka on March 6. [EaterWire]

NEW YEAR, NEW HIGGINS — Old-school Portland destination Higgins has gone through a makeover, unveiling the new look on March 4. The restaurant got a fresh coat of paint, turned the tinned ceiling a sky blue, and mounted a wooden pig to one of the walls. His name? Pig Floyd. [EaterWire]