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You may have read around town that I have taken the leap and added Roger Porter to write reviews for the site. Roger’s extensive background in reviewing for both Willamette Week and The Oregonian, make him uniquely qualified to contribute to this site, and I’m happy to have him aboard. His first review, of Th

We’ve had some great entries in the food writing contest this year. Remember, we have a couple of great incentives for the winning entries! The first prize is two one-evenin

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[The contest is now closed! The judges will take a look and come up with top favorites, which will be listed for you to vote on. Thanks to everyone for the great entries.] A few years ago, we had a food writing contest. It was so successful, I’ve lined up some great prizes, and we’ll do it again. First

Note: This is a new review as of  August 2010. The summary has also been updated with new prices for each restaurant in the Steakhouse Round. You’ll find it here. Not long aft

As those living in Portland well know, this "summer" we've been having is quite depressing. It rained this

Bartender Scott Beattie infuses drinks with the regional flavors and spirits of Northern California’s Sonoma County at the recently opened Spoonbar. Housed on the ground floor of downtown...

Cannon Beach is a gem of a seaside town situated on the northern Oregon coast. Ecola Seafoods Restaurant & Market, located just off the main northern strip of downtown Cannon Beach, is similarly gem-like due to the fact you can get a mean, local sea-protein cocktail at 10am while everyone else is waiting for 45 minut

Should you hear sounds of merriment on downtown streets this morning, it’s likely a parade of several hundred Oregon brewers and beer fans on their way to tap the first keg of the 23rd annual Oregon Brewers Festival, which opens at Noon today...and you can be part of the party

As I discussed back in May, Pinot Brasserie is opening in the new “Indigo Building” downtown at SW 12th and Washington in Portland. The date has been set for August 2nd. A reader was kind enough to send

Yes, we tent camp. But with a car. And a queen-sized blow-up mattress. And a fully stocked bar. It's just the way we roll.

I happened to walk past Benessere yesterday, but I could only ta

Saucebox's Teriyaki Glazed Miyako Burger The first burger I can remember ever truly cravin

BEND SUMMER FEST 7/10 11-11pm 15 Beers from Oregon breweries Downtown, Bend

From Urban Works via food critic Patrick Coleman over at the Portland Mercury, U

07/09/2010 PUCKERFEST 3 p.m. Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark St., Portland; 503-232-8538 DESCHUTES TASTING 4-7 p.m. Albertsons, 8155 S.W. Hall Blvd., Beaverton; 503-641-5546 UPRIGHT NEW BARREL RELEASE 4:30-9 p.m. Seven with hibiscus, rose hips and rose petals, Upright Brewing, 240 N. Broadway, Portland

Penzys Peppercorns Rumor has it that Penzys Spices is heading to the pearl

waiting for Tim outside Barista (NW 13th & Hoyt)Prett

I live in Brooklyn, but I also live in New York City, and from time to time I go to Manhattan, where things can get pretty fantastic pretty quickly. Recently I found myself on the upper east side of Manhattan for lunch, and I cannot remember the last time that happened. I was lucky enough to be invited to a lunch at

ExtraMSG over at Portlandfood.org a while ago gave a firm shoutout to Canby’s Taqueria Uruapan. Considering I work in “SoPo” (or as the locals call it, “Wilsonville”) during the daylight hours I figured I’d drag a c

Lots of quick little things that have filled my inbox over the past few months. You’ve probably heard much of this before, but for those who haven’t… Gabriel Rucker, chef of Le Pigeon is opening a new restaurant downtown. The new venture called “Little Bird” (get it?), will focus on s

Northern European cuisine gets a really bad rap in food circles, and has a reputation as being bland and bor

If you were to think of the places in town that you could consider ‘all purpose’, it would be a pretty s

It's been a rough start weather-wise for the farmers' markets, what with drenching ra

This is a repeat of a very successful promotion a few years ago. This is a good deal for

Sip, Hops+Roll 05/23/10 Standing Stone Brewing 101 Oak St Ashland 541-494-8334 2-5pm All-ages bike ride from downtown Ashland to Alpha Beta Hops Farm and back. 8 miles at a relaxed, group-friendly pace, with Standing Stone employees riding hops-themed Standing Stone bicycl

Ah, my first time… It was in college, where many life-changing occurrences tend

American Craft Beer Week 5/17-23, 2010 This is the 5th year of American Craft Beer Week which for 5 years before that was known as American Craft Beer Month. In 2005, we had the United States first Beer Week, Oregon Beer Week, you can read about it here [bit.ly]. Then in 2

Strawberry Season Beckons! Pint of organic strawberries from Groundwork Organics at the Shemanski Park Farmers Market. aka the Wednesday, Downtown FarMar.  I had never realized those SW Park Blocks had a name. Anyway, I brought these back to work and actually shared them  - that’s how sweet they were.  They wanted

let’s get it out of the way that I’ve yet to have a smoothie. this isn’t an attempt at a poignant review, it’s a shout out to a really fantastic, fresh juice from Portland’s newest all vegan cart, The Portland Smoothie Company. what I did try is their daily fresh juice, and I swear, it put [..

Early Strawberries from Denison Farms April showers seem to have brought May showers, no flowers. B

Latest Update 5/12/2010: Well, apparently the downtown cart is closed.  If anyone sees them reopen elsewhere, please let us know – and support your favorite carts! Update: We’ve been warned they’ve closed! Any folks seen them open? We’re on the …

The New York Times has a nice article about a new restaurant called “Eno”, which is set to open this summer in Durham. Maybe it’s just me (probably is), but the whole things is so touchy-feely Portland-esque, but for the absence

First brought to my attention by KGW News, bill HR 5034 was just sent to committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would halt direct shipments from wineries direct to consumers. This change would affect wineries natio

Portland is a mecca for microbrews, artisan espresso and local coffee roasters, chocolatiers, pizza, breads, pastries etc. Oregon also has an established wine industry and an agrarian economy for ingredients just meant to be distilled – local fresh fruits for brandies, grains for whiskey and vodkas, and nuts and he

Broccolini with Crispy Poached Egg from Metrovino

Always wanted to meet Ruth Reichl? Judith Jones? Michael Ruhlman? That’s just the beginning of the possibilities. How about the Food Film Festival? A Duet to Benefit the Culinary Trust Culinary Trust Dinner on Friday April 23rd at Leftbank 6:30 pm hosted by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg: Fundriaisi

Old school. Clubby. The kind of place where the bartenders know that a proper martini is made with

Sorry for the bad photo--the Green Sage had a nice atmosphere but was admittedly a bit dimly li

[Note: This is a mix of April Fools stories and real news. The real stories are at the top of the page, phony stories have their titles crossed out] IS YOUR SUSHI SUSTAINABLE?

Torta Ahogada from 7 Estrellas Forced to choose, I would rather eat the rest of my days in the subur

There's a certain sound to spring in Portland, and it's not just the new l

Note: this post is a complete re-write of the 2007 review – an ext

This week has been big for small-batch coffee roasters. First it was news or, rather

I’ve spent quite a bit of time this weekend going through old reviews and doub

Pizza in the oven at Depokos Food carts

With more than 40 farmers' markets in the Portland metro area and more in almost every community

Part 2. N through Z. Part 1 is here. New Cascadia Traditional