Mexican-Hawaiian pizza shop Pan Con Queso opens

• This week, they opened their own shop in SE Portland's Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood, selling out pizzas made with nutty multigrain dough and hand-pulled mozzarella well before closing.

Dig in: Patrons will have difficulty deciding between the "chile relleno" made with chipotle sauce, poblano peppers and cilantro crema, and the "el chingon" topped with pickled jalapenos, pineapple and pepperoni.

• Sides, including a seasonal salad with chamoy vinaigrette and tinned fish plate, and desserts, like the Mexican-spiced cookies with chili powder, are not to be missed.

Zoom out: Pan Con Queso joins a handful of other Portland pizzaiolos putting a spin on classic pizza offerings and standing out in the city's crowded culinary scene.

• Take for example Hapa Pizza's bánh mì and phở pies, Lovely's Fifty-Fifty's hyper-seasonal menu and Reeva's Honduran bean and cheese signature dish.

The intrigue: Americans may see more Latino-Pacific Islander flavor melding in restaurants.

• Those who identify as Asian American Pacific Islander Latinos have more than doubled over the last two decades, a new study from UCLA finds.
• One of the most obvious products of Asian American/Latino interaction has been in the evolution of food, Anthony C. Ocampo, a Cal Poly Pomona sociology professor, told Axios.