Meals 4 Heels is a food delivery service and restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Nikeisah Newton founded the food delivery service catering to sex workers and strippers in 2019,[2][3] and Meals 4 Heels began operating from Redd on Salmon Street in 2021.[4][5][6] The company's tagline is "Pro Black, pro Brown, pro trans, pro science, pro hoe."[7] The menu includes vegan noodle bowls.[8] Beth Nakamura of The Oregonian described the food as "health-minded".[9] It is a lesbian-owned business.[10]
Meals 4 Heels | |
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Restaurant information | |
Street address | 831 Southeast Salmon Street[1] |
City | Portland |
County | Multnomah |
State | Oregon |
Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
Country | United States |
Website | meals4heels |
References
edit- ^ Brooks, Karen; Hamilton, Katherine. "Portland's Top 50 Restaurants". Portland Monthly. SagaCity Media. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "'Meals 4 Heels': Portland chef makes food for sex workers". KOIN.com. 2019-09-12. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Sevcenko, Melanie (2019-10-30). "America's strip club capital sees push for fair terms, labor rights … and food". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Michael, Russell (2021-05-20). "Portland's late-night meal delivery service for sex workers puts down roots with new cafe". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-05-04). "Sex Worker-Centric Food Delivery Service, Meals 4 Heels, Lands in a New Restaurant Space". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Gormley, Shannon (May 3, 2021). "Sex Worker-Focused Food Delivery Service Meals 4 Heels Has Opened a Brick-and-Mortar Location". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Ligori, Crystal (2021-05-24). "Meals 4 Heels feeds Portland sex workers, and now the wider community". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-06-10). "Food Delivery Service Meals 4 Heels Is Serving Vegan Noodle Bowls to Protesters". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Nakamura, Beth (2021-05-20). "Meals 4 Heels cafe in Southeast Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ Sprayregen, Molly (2019-12-27). "Meet the lesbian chef creating gourmet meals & delivering them to sex workers". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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