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Slide Show: Tattoo PDX

May 19, 2009

(left) Tattooist Tim Jordan, 32, Optic Nerve; (right) Chef John Eisenhart, 38, Pazzo

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(left) Dusty York, 30, former Bluehour bartender
Age when he got his first tattoo: 22.
Number of tattoos: 11.
Favorite tattoo: Ginger Rogers, on his forearm.
(right) Matt Reed, 38, Tiger Lily Tattoo
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Dusty York’s tattoo by Matt Reed translates to “Wine is my death.” According to York, “It’s incredibly ironic, because I’m a bartender and I don’t drink.”

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Dusty York’s cocktails served at the dinner On the left: Spiced brandy Alexander On the right: Bluehour gimlet with lavender-infused gin

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(left) Karl Zenk, 44, chef de cuisine, the Heathman

Favorite tattoos: The dragon his brother Paul Zenk tattooed on him, and the pepper shaker; his wife has a matching tattoo of a salt shaker. Favorite meal to prepare: “Swine is always good.”

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Karl Zenk gets an image of French Toast—a Kidrobot-brand plush toy—tattooed on his leg by Saad Sweilem of Pussycat Tattoo.

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Karl Zenk’s elk-heart pasties

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(left) Adam Higgs, 33, chef-owner, Acadia Started cooking: In Omaha in 1991. Favorite food: “Anything that has to do with charcuterie—especially sausages and patés.”

(right) Paul Zenk, 37, Infinity Tattoo Favorite Portland

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Adam Higgs (left) and Paul Zenk at Infinity Tattoo

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Adam Higgs got his first tattoo at the event—an old French salami advertisement by Paul Zenk.

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Adam Higgs’s smoked, bone-in, slow-cooked pork belly and spareribs with mustard

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(left) Sarah Higgs, 31, manager-owner, Acadia
Favorite tattoo: The peacock on her right leg.
On why so many chefs have tattoos: “Tattoo artists and chefs are cut from the same cloth. They’re the same type of people; they’re art-orie

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Sarah Higgs’s silverware tattoo by Tyler Adams

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Sarah Higgs’s chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with bacon ice cream

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(left) Tommy Habetz, 36, Bunk Sandwiches
First tattoo: Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. He got it right after Gotham Building Tavern opened in 2005.
Most painful tattoo: Scorpion on his forearm with the tail on his wrist.

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Alice Kendall (left) and Tommy Habetz at Infinity Tattoo

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Tommy Habetz’s tattoo of brook trout swimming through a heart by Alice Kendall

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Tommy Habetz’s smoked trout salad with fried marcona almonds and fried onions

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(left to right) Gabriel Rucker (Le Pigeon), John Eisenhart (Pazzo), Tommy Habetz (Bunk Sandwiches), and John Gorham (Toro Bravo) prepare the evening’s meal in Acadia’s kitchen.

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Chefs and tattoo artists gather at the end of the evening for dinner at Acadia.

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In late November, seven local chefs (and one bartender) added to their skin art at a private and perfectly Portland gathering. Chefs paired off with tattoo artists from four different shops to add a food-inspired tattoo to their bodies; that night, tats still bandaged, each chef prepared a meal for his or her tattooist, inspired by their new ink. Read More, See More: K...

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