{"id":26193,"date":"2025-12-03T10:54:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=26193"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:54:48","slug":"december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23f3f3f3&amp;d=december_2025&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;u=portlandmagazine\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Openings<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">13<\/span> \u201cHastings Pudding\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<i> By Colin W. 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