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From Hank’s Oyster Bar chef Jaime Leeds comes CommonWealth, Columbia Heights’ newest gastropub. Offering local, farm-fresh twists on traditional English pub fare, CommonWealth doesn’t really have a whole lot in common with other bars in the area. Pub-goers with an adventurous palate will find themselves in hog heaven

It all began with a plan for an outdoor space where we could entertain friends. We built a simple arbor that would host some climbing plants aggressive enough to grow over the top and provide some shade. I did some research and learned that hops grow quickly, the added bonus of using hop flowers from the garden in our home-

Mark your calendars, folks—August 11 has been declared Brothers Day in Oregon by Governor Ted Kulongoski and Portland Mayor Tom Potter in honor of brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer of Widmer Brothers Brewing fame, and brothers everywhere. To kick off this upcoming holiday, Widmer Brothers has partnered with Big Brothers Big Si

I'm not a Prohibition expert. I’ve read about bathtub gin and subterranean speakeasies and I love Pro

August in Portland means it's time for the Great American Disti

We just returned from Tales of the Cocktail, which was another great year of celebrating good drinking in the Big Easy. There were lots of interesting seminars and tastings, and the Spirited Dinner we attended at Palace Cafe was a definite highlight (see the menu in the post below). But for all of you rum geeks out there, w

Talk about a total kegger! Next weekend a minimum of 1,100 beer barrels will be tapped to celebrate the 21st Annual Oregon Brewers Festival at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland. Much has changed for the craft beer movement since the inauguration of this West Coast beer extravaganza. Back then, a mere 124 craft brewerie

Happy Bastille Day! We couldn’t think of a better way to spend a Monday afternoon than helping our fr