Meals 4 Heels Explained

Meals 4 Heels
Street-Address:831 Southeast Salmon Street[1]
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
Zip:97214
Country:United States

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooks . Karen . Hamilton . Katherine . Portland's Top 50 Restaurants. Portland Monthly . SagaCity Media . 2 March 2022.
  2. Web site: 2019-09-12. 'Meals 4 Heels': Portland chef makes food for sex workers. 2021-07-21. KOIN.com. en-US. 2020-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204112225/https://www.koin.com/news/business/meals-4-heels-portland-chef-makes-food-for-sex-workers/. live.
  3. Web site: Sevcenko. Melanie. 2019-10-30. America's strip club capital sees push for fair terms, labor rights … and food. live. 2021-07-21. The Guardian. en. 2021-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204202441/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/29/portland-strippers-sex-workers-labor-rights-food.
  4. Web site: Michael. Russell. 2021-05-20. Portland's late-night meal delivery service for sex workers puts down roots with new cafe. live. 2021-07-21. The Oregonian. en. 2021-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521014853/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2021/05/meals-4-heels-portland-late-night-delivery-service-for-sex-workers-opens-cafe.html.
  5. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2021-05-04. Sex Worker-Centric Food Delivery Service, Meals 4 Heels, Lands in a New Restaurant Space. live. 2021-07-21. Eater Portland. en. 2021-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210505235605/https://pdx.eater.com/2021/5/4/22419519/meals-4-heels-cafe-nikeisah-newton.
  6. News: Sex Worker-Focused Food Delivery Service Meals 4 Heels Has Opened a Brick-and-Mortar Location. Willamette Week. May 3, 2021. Shannon. Gormley. July 20, 2021. May 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503232606/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/news-restaurants/2021/05/03/sex-worker-focused-food-delivery-service-meals-4-heels-has-opened-a-brick-and-mortar-location/. live.
  7. Web site: Ligori. Crystal. 2021-05-24. Meals 4 Heels feeds Portland sex workers, and now the wider community. live. 2021-07-21. Oregon Public Broadcasting. en. 2021-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529025300/https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/24/meals-4-heels-feeds-portland-sex-workers-and-now-the-wider-community/.
  8. Web site: Jackson-Glidden. Brooke. 2020-06-10. Food Delivery Service Meals 4 Heels Is Serving Vegan Noodle Bowls to Protesters. 2021-07-21. Eater Portland. en. 2021-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203043707/https://pdx.eater.com/2020/6/10/21285976/food-delivery-meals-4-heels-protesters-black-lives-matter. live.
  9. Web site: Nakamura. Beth. 2021-05-20. Meals 4 Heels cafe in Southeast Portland. live. 2021-07-21. The Oregonian. en. 2021-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721003145/https://www.oregonlive.com/galleries/LPHGARJIRNASRKEMJP5QR7DADY/.
  10. Web site: Sprayregen . Molly . 2019-12-27 . Meet the lesbian chef creating gourmet meals & delivering them to sex workers . 2024-05-16 . LGBTQ Nation.