Oct 7, 2024 - Food and Drink

Collector Bar's Jesse Morrow shares his last meal

Meira Gebel

Photo illustration of Jesse Morrow over a plate, knife, and fork — Illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Morrow

Collector Bar, located in the former 24th and Meatballs space in Kerns, is celebrating its second anniversary next week with a party.

🕺🏻 Zoom in: Despite its teeny, tiny space, the bar, which is co-owned by Elliott Snyder and Jesse Morrow of design studio Old Pal, is known to throw down — it regularly hosts a rotating list of local DJs, themed happy hours, pop-up art galleries and floral design classes.

We wanted to know: What would Morrow eat if he had one last meal?

"I might have to get pretty down and dirty with it," he told Axios.

🌭 Appetizer: Classic or nostalgic? Morrow would kick it off with a Koegel Vienna hot dog, "hailing from my home state of Michigan."

🍗 Entree: The Hat Yai combo, from Portland's namesake Southern Thai staple — fried chicken, sticky rice, rich Malay-style curry and pan-fried roti. It was one of the first meals Morrow had when he moved to Portland in 2017.

He'd also order the kale Caesar salad from Double Dragon for his side.

🍨 Dessert: He wouldn't have to walk far from Collector to grab a tiramisu out of Montelupo's grab-and-go fridge.

🥃 Nightcap: Down at Company Bar, another spot Morrow co-owns with Synder and Randy Spencer, he would ask Spencer to make him a "spirit forward mezcal and dark amaro drink he came up with while bartending at Interurban."

"I'm not sure he even makes the same drink each time but it's always delicious."

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