Erica Montgomery, the chef and owner of Northeast Portland food cart Erica’s Soul Food, has a fantasy: In a restaurant space filled with people, Prince’s “International Lover” starts playing on the speakers. She steps out, dressed head-to-toe in Prince drag. She breaks out into song, while her regulars and newcomers roll their eyes with a chuckle.
“I visualized this scene, where everyone is having a good time and people are going, ‘What the fuck is wrong with her?’” she says.
Montgomery has wanted to open her own place since she started her food cart, originally posted up outside a convenience store on Southeast 82nd. It’s a common trajectory: Countless
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