Whether you know his name or not, Portlanders are familiar with local artist Mike Bennett. Driving down Northeast Portland streets, Bennett’s cutouts of cartoon sloths and snails hold signs that read “slow down.” Popping by the Mid City Smashed Burger cart, Bennett’s cheeseburger illustration points finger guns at those ordering fries and sandwiches. This month, Bennett is diving into the restaurant world himself: Wonderwood Springs, a medieval-themed cafe and its neighboring tie-in immersive experience Wonderwood opened on October 15 in the St. Johns neighborhood.
Bennett is perhaps best-known for his limited-engagement museums Crypto-Zoo and Dinolandia, in addition to his pandemic-era A to Zoo exhibit on his front lawn. But
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