Feed Me Portland!

This video is courtesy of Christine Hyatt, aka Cheese Chick, and was filmed at the 2009 Wedge Festival in Portland. Pick out your favorite Northwest cheesemaker of the bunch!

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Is it just me, or does this choke you up, too? I've met several of these eminent Oregon cheesemakers, and I'll be profiling some of them and their colleagues in the coming months. Stay tuned.Thanks to Cheese Chick for making this video, and for

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In our March/April issue, on newsstands now, we highlight 10 microroasters across the U.S. who are crafting small-batch coffees that are big on flavor. Olympia Coffee Roasting is among the 10...

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There is nothing I love better than helping others by helping myself. And th

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This city rocks local like no other, and to prove it we not only have a thriving farme

I had some of the fellas over the other night to have dinner and drink red wine from Savigny-lès-Beaune. Why Savigny-lès-Beaune? Well, a top bottle (not counting Leroy's Narbontons) costs about $50, a good villages wine should be in the mid $30's. That's real money, but it's pretty cheap as far as Burgundy goes. I wanted

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Not long ago I posted the news that John Gorham from popular Toro Bravo restaurant would be opening, Tasty n Sons, at 3808 N Williams, at the southern end of the building (in the old Nutshell / Anju space). This is the same food-centric strip that houses Lincoln, Ristretto Coffee Rosters,

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