# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcmmdGLkiSN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69718794-theoregonian-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5e9945546b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-29T02:00:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

There is something wonderfully impractical about nicetime.pdx, a Korean-Italian food cart where Christopher Kim goes to unusual lengths to make some of Portland’s most memorable pasta.

The 35-year-old owner builds sauces to order in a kitchen that can climb above 100 degrees in summer. A single pasta can involve more than 20 steps from pan to garnish. Kim limits the menu to eight dishes, both to keep things manageable for his two-person staff and to make ingredients work across the menu, cutting down on food waste.

That attention to detail pays off.

Read more at the link in our bio. 📷: Kristine de Leon/The Oregonian #pdxeats #portland

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portland, pdxeats

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