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

Lots of people participate in this, so I thought it was big enough news for the front page.

February 2, 2012, Portland, OR – Dragonfish Restaurant located across from Directors Park at 909 SW Park Avenue and Taylor in downtown Portland has closed. The space is undergoing a transformation and will open as Tasting East restaurant and bar. “Tasting East will be offering Far East Street Plate

It’s about to get all food porn up in here. But first, some related anticipation with not only a purpose, but hope for those of us stuck working downtown and tired of shuffling away without direction when our go-to food cart is closed for the owner’s family cat’s birthday (which I totally understand): Sure

Deschutes Brewery Bend Brew Pub Grand Re-Opening 02/01/12 Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House 1044 NW Bond St Bend 541-382-9242 5pm Deschutes Brewery’s pub in downtown Bend, Oregon closed at the beginning of 2012 in order to connect the original Bond Street space with the brand

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

I collect all the interesting links I find around the web and Google news, with the best intentions. They get dragged to my desktop, but I get busy, or am not feeling well enough to deal, and it seems like they collect, until a day like this comes along and I run out of space. Fasten your seat-belts and click away. News

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

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

Sometimes events conspire to change the most engrained habits. And I hate th

It’s peak season for warming wintry ales, and no one knows that better than the organizers of Portland, Oregon’s Holiday Ale Fest, which kicks off today in downtown Pioneer Courthouse Square. Under a...

I have always been intrigued by this triangular building in downtown Portland. I always tho

Holiday Ale Festival toasts the spirits of the season 16th annual event serves up four-dozen rare winter beers in the heart of downtown Portland PORTLAND, Ore. – Oct. 11, 2011 – The 16th annual Holiday Ale Festival will take place Nov. 30 through Dec. 4 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 7

In August, Sizzle and I took some time off and had a great day downtown. It started with breakfast at Brun

I can't say it was better than our

2011 Fresh Hop Beer Tastivals 10/8/2011 Portland Fresh Hop Tastival Oaks Amusement Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland 12-8pm-Cash only – Minors permitted – Glass sales til 7pm – Drink Ticket sales till 7:30pm $10 for a glass and 2 drink tickets. $15 for a glass and 7 drink ti

Deschutes Brewery BASE CAMP WEEK in Portland ~August 16-21, 2011~ SUMMARY Deschutes Brewery brings its Base Camp campaign to home turf for an amazing week of specialty beer tastings, beer and food pairings, and appearances by Woody, the giant beer barrel on wheels. Deschutes brewers, ambassadors and fa

While it's no secret how much I love writing about food, from the farmers who grow it to the cooks

Our time in Vancouver was all right. We mostly drove around a lot, either lost or unable to find any free parking. (It didn't help that we didn't get some Canadian monies right away...We just kept putting it off for some reason.) Seriously, Vancouver's a pain in the ass when it comes to park. PAIN IN THE ASS! Most of it is

It's no surprise that James Beard award-winning chef Gabriel Rucker of

Whiskey lovers in Los Angeles know to head downtown to Seven Grand where, aside from a 300+ whiskey list (including bottles from Ireland, Scotland, Japan, the U.S. and India), you can sip from the...

Located in downtown San Francisco’s colorful Tenderloin district, Turtle Tower is well-known for its northern-style pho, in particular their pho ga. The dish came highly recommended so I figured I’d give it a whirl. Turtle Tower (cash only) is sparsely adorned, and the table centerpiece shares this same minimalism — c

I was trying to think of a good metaphor for the farmers' markets opening this week, and the f

I've got a call in to Mt. Tabor's Eric Surface to confirm, meanwhile, here are the first couple grafs of the Columbian's story... A piece of Portland';s vaunted brewery scene is barreling across the Columbia River. But Mt. Tabor Brewing will keep its original name when it moves to downtown Vancouver. Eric Surface, th

H5O Bistro 50 Southwest Morrison Portland, Oregon 97204 Normally, we hardly ever eat downtown. We’re just really lucky living where we do in the SE and being

Hood River Hops Fest 10/01/2011 Downtown Hood River Between 5th&7th Streets+Cascade/Columbia St Hood River $6/21+ $1 each 4oz taste token-minors allowed until 6pm with parent or guardian

It's Portland own version of March Madness: the earliest opening ever last wee

This weekend marks the annual international Meatout, the “world’s largest grassroots diet education campaign”. Here in Portland, the dedicated volunteers at NW Veg and Try Vegan PDX have joined up for a day of activities featuring an open flash mob of vegan positivity downtown, a large NW Veg potluck in S

Oh, I don't have an actual secret. I've just been watching Pretty Little Liars...I haven't posted in along time because...well, I am a great procrastinator. There's a new pizza place in town called Sizzle Pie. The former owner of the delicious super-vegan friendly bar Tube has opened a late night pizza place wit

I am compiling my work, to be put in a book about Los Angeles. I think "Who She Took With Her" is the best piece I have written. Who She Took With Her . . . The husband, the son, the boyfriend . . . a drunk's tale Nancy Rommelmann originally published in the LA Weekly, November 01, 2001 

Back in the day (or "B in the D" as a friend's kid said) you went to a bar to

Chocolate Treats from Baker and Spice Val

Portland has long talked about opening a year-round, indoor public market where locals a

A must-visit for me each and every time I visit my old stomping grounds in Tucson is

Carne seca translates literally to “dried meat”. A Sonoran dish indigenous to the Tucson area, it’s generally air-dried, shredded