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Photo: Tim Roth Sterling Coffee, the little walk-up next to Trader Joe’s on Glisan, has lost their lease. The shop, owned by Adam McGovern of Coffeehouse Northwest, is a popular destination because

<updated 2/6 > This is it! The biggest roundup of Portland restaurant Valentine’

February = Stout Month, and Fort George brewed up 8 Stouts this year. Fort George Brewery and Public House 1483 Duane St Astoria Spank Stout The Spank Stout is back and better than ever! With plenty of caramel and honey malts fronting this beer plus roast and black barley forming the backbo

Lompoc Black Out Party 02/01/12 SideBar 3901 N Williams Portland 4-10pm All dark beers on tap: 2010 Bourbon Barrel Aged 8 Malty Nights, 2010 Pre Dawn Stout, Black Dawn III, Black Dawn El Salvador, Black Dawn Peru & 2009 Dark Side Porter. -09 Dark Side Porter, brewed in July

Portland baristas placed in the top six positions of the Northwes

Metrovino The owner of Metrovino in the Pearl District has announ

Zagat recently released their list of “

Fort George Black and Bitter Tap Takeover 01/28/12 Bottles NW 5015 NE Fremont Portland (503) 287-7022 Fort George will be taking over the taps at BottlesNW with 4 black biers, Makers Mark Bourbon Barrel Cavatica Stout, Coffee Girl Stout, Coal Miners Lager+Polish’s Black Walnut Stout.

Scottish Beer Week at the Barrel House-we’ll be serving up a variety of Scottish beers all week long! Join us for Mc Shagger Strong Scotch, a seasonal offering from the brewers with hints of chocolate and smoked peat, dark malts and hints of molasses and chocolate on the palate which lead to a creamy finish

Wendy's Foie Gras Burger

In retrospect, even without snow piled up to the rafters, it was the perfect day to go t

For many of us, mornings just aren’t the same without coffee, but more and more, the bold bean is moving beyond the morning mug, and in our January/February 2012 issue, writer Paul Clarke explores...

Beer tastings, beer releases, coffee beers, bieres de garde, beer festivals, learn to brew lagers with the experts and more for the week of Jan 13-19

On new year's eve a good friend took pity on me, alone in the house with my very young and very wonderful daughters, and he decided to come over to hang out and have dinner. We of course opened some special wines on that night, one of which was a bottle I brought back from Jerez in October, Emilio Hidalgo Especial Amontill

Black Dawn III Coffee Stout Release 01/13/12 The New Old Lompoc 1616 NW 23rd Ave Portland, OR 97210-2502 4pm Black Dawn III is a rich, full-bodied stout with a dominating coffee presence, courtesy of more than three lbs of coffee per barrel from Ristretto Roasters Beaumont Blend, El Sa

It's become a Sunday morning tradition around here. After Will Shortz has his way

Here’s one for you. NPR’s All Things Considered has a story on a new concept for Walgreens. It seems the newest

Every morning, I do what Din and I call the loop, driving to the cafes to pick up the previous day's banks. With the opening of Nicolai, the loop got a little longer, taking me down N. Vancouver to get onto the Fremont Bridge. Yesterday, I noticed a girl on the NE corne

By Charley Michaels God, I love and hate eating out in Portland. Would hate to run a restaurant even more. A Yelp review (names withheld): Upon entering the ambience was warm welcoming, and lively, but once we were seated it was evident that the noise level was too loud for comfort.

I was trying to delete some blog spam the other night and I got distracted (I know, so rare!) by looking through my iphoto annals. It got me to thinking, “hey! I should go through all my pictures from 2011 and pick my f

Latte art - Billy Wilson, Barista Coffeehouse If you missed it, Oregon Art Beat

The Huffington Post has named Portland’s Ristretto Roasters as one of th

12/30 – latest restaurant updates added. Once again, the definitive guide to New Year’s eve in Portland! 45 Restaurants with special events. At the bottom, five that are open New Year’s Day. Happy New

Last held in Portland in 2009, the US Barista Championships will return to Portland with a much bigger venue than before: the Oregon Convention Center. Taking place April 19-22nd, the USBC is a roundup of winners from

Are you tired, run-down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpoopular? Well, are you? It seems that Senator Chuck Schumer wants to ban the sale of a caffeine inhaler. Though it is currently on sale in France, the company has been able to sell it by claiming the B vitamins it contains makes it a healthy

For those of you looking for last-minute guests, may I suggest this coffee maker? It builds into your counter, with only an elegant spout and drain showing. When you want a delicious, barista quality coffee, you just use your iPhone. Even better, the manufacturer’s website says it’s “Excellent. T

This year I've spouted off about my idea of

Brower’s Anniversary Imperial Stout Release 12/20/11 Hopworks Urban Brewery 2944 SE Powell Blvd Portland 503-232-4677 4pm Special release of Hopworks Brouwer’s Anniversary Imperial Stout in which they brewed an imperial version of 7-Grain Stout (minus the coffee) to help

Falling Sky Brewing-Opening in January 2012 in Eugene Falling Sky Brewing, a new Eugene brew house and kitchen, will feature handcrafted beers & sodas, barrel to tap wines, locally roasted coffee, and farm fresh food. Inspired by beer halls in Munich, and neighborhood pubs in London, Falling Sky Brewing will b

Beermaker Dinner 12/15/11 Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub 506 Columbia Hood River 541-386-2247 5pm $30-4 courses Brewmaster Jamie Emmerson and Chef Jeff Baldo will pair four courses and four beers. FIRST COURSE-Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds and Nutmeg Cream-S

For a small window of time each winter, coffee roasters around the country release special holiday blends, and today’s Drink of the Week—Batdorf & Bronson’s Holiday Blend—is always among our...

Got foodie friends on your list? People who know their way around a kitchen? For

Amnesia Winter Ale Fest 2011 12/10/11 Amnesia Brewing 832 N Beech Portland 503-281-7708 Noon-10pm $20 gets you a glass and 10 tickets Amnesia Brewing beers: SleighJerker Strong, dark, robust ale with enough roastiness to beckon Porter like qualities but, with a

Bones, Brews and Brown Spirits Beermaker Dinner 12/12/11 Burnside Brewing 701 E Burnside Portland 6:30pm $75 (503) 946-8151 Email Molly at BurnsideBrewCo dotcom for Reservations Burnside Brewing’s first ever in-house beer dinner hosted by Brewmaster Jason Mcadam

A beer blasts off into space. Daily Mail Should fair-trade certification extend to coffee giants like Folgers and Nestle? Mother Jones Nineties boy band Hanson plans to launch their own beer....

We enjoyed our visit with Star Chefs earlier in the year. Antoinette Bruno and her crew were so fast, so smart, sophisticated and interested and interesting. For a follow-up, they decided to add three new categories

One of my favorite events this time of year is a garage sale. No, it's not where I get all those special

16th annual Holiday Ale Festival 11/30-12/4, 2011 Pioneer Courthouse Square 701 SW Sixth Ave between the Blue/Red MAX Light Rail lines Sun/11-5pm $25 includes mug and 8 drink tix Alameda Brewing Papa Noel’s Moonlight Reserve English Olde Ale Breakside Brewery Cranberry Biere d

(Bend, OR- November 15th,2011) Established June 2011 in Bend, OR, GoodLife Brewing Company has long been anticipating the day they could brew a bold, flavorful, dark beer. This day has come; GoodLife Brewing Company is pleased to announce the release of the first batch of Pass Stout – a Northwest Stout Ale available 11

Oh geez, I have been so lazy. I’ve made a couple of really nice meals lately and been out to dinner twice and I’ve blogged about none of these things. I need to get my act together here. Let’s kick

I've been dying to write this post since we got back from our Okanagan road trip, but

You can bet when a former teacher gets into the coffee business he’s going to do his homework, and for the man behind today’s Drink of the Week—the Sumatra Lake Tawar from San Diego-based Bird...

16 TONS COFFEE STOUT FEST 11/12/11 16 Tons Supreme Bean & Union Cafe 2684 Willamette #500 Eugene 4-10pm Free Entry-Tasters $1-$3-Sample well over 20 coffee infused beers, Stouts, Porters, & Imperial Stouts! Chocolate Stout Cake and other Baked Goods infused with Beer available