Feed Me Portland!

I remain a broken record these last few posts.  Reflections on my Southeast Asian travels, this past week’s VVC scouting trip to Chicago, and a Portland vegan nacho report (East End, Veggie Grill, etc.) are bound to come. I’m slowly compiling a list of my most memorable travel meals, and have been trying to rec

Still cleaning out bookmarks and whatnot. Here are some interesting stories from around the net. In Good Taste – the popular cooking school in the Pearl Di

Wendy's Foie Gras Burger

While I could sit here for hours and slowly being to photo document my December-long travels in Southeast Asia, deciding the next day’s destination on a whim, sleeping in a bamboo hut alongside a river, attempting to rock a saree at a Sindhi wedding, watching the sunset from the steps of ancient ruins, or the [...]

We are among the luckiest beer drinkers anywhere, and that goes especially for the sub-species of beer writers, as I've known for many years. If you can't find something to write about in this town, you're in trouble. And I just reaffirmed that with a desultory morning's bike ride in Southeast and Northeast Portland.

We are among the luckiest beer drinkers anywhere, and that goes especially for the sub-species of beer writers, as I've known for many years. If you can't find something to write about in this town, you're in trouble. And I just reaffirmed that with a desultory morning's bike ride in Southeast and Northeast Portland.

James Neumeister and John Dugan will be sampling Harvester gluten-free Pale Ale at The BeerMongers tonight. The beer is gluten free by virtue of being based on roasted chestnut chunks instead of roasted barley, and they have a Jordanian nut roaster at the 1,800 S.F. brewery in close-in Southeast where they roast nut

This is a pretty regular weekly feature following the construction of Ben Love and Van Havig's new production brewery, Giganti Brewing Co. on Southeast 26th Ave. near Reed College...the last installment left the guys with a new floor, some new siding and --- most important of all --- a brewery permit from the feds: t

This is a pretty regular weekly feature following the construction of Ben Love and Van Havig's new production brewery, Giganti Brewing Co. on Southeast 26th Avenue near Reed College.

While some may claim that y

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

Bourbon Barrel Aztex + Soursop Wheat Release 12/14/11 Breakside Brewery 820 NE Dekum Portland Breakside Brewery will release bottled versions of two barrel-aged beers. Bourbon Barrel Aztec is an oak-aged version of Aztec Ale, the brewery’s strong ale made with chocolate and chiles. S

In a matter of mere hours, I’ll be en route to Bangkok via LAX (insert Ana Lucia reference here) and Tokyo, for my first multi-week vacation in years, across Southeast Asia. Magically, my vacation is only partially scheduled, as the core intention is to attend a college friend’s wedding, after which I’m h

Compared with the big guys -- Widmer's 250-barrel brewhouse and Deschutes' 130-barrel brewery -- the small breweries opening in Southeast are small beer, despite Gigantic's ironic name.

This has been in the works for a while, but is official now: today, Friday Oct. 7 is Ben Love's last day at Hopworks Urban Brewery, the brewery he helped Christian Ettinger build. Love and Van Havig, two of Portland's most respected brewers, are starting a new Portland production brewery called Gigantic Brewing Co. i

Portland Brewery Expands Beyond the Garage with a New Location and a New Name: The Commons Brewery Portland, OR – After a year operating out of a residential garage in Southeast Portland, Beetje Brewery has opened a new and expanded brewing operation in Portland’s Ladd’s Addition neighborhood. The br

After a year operating out of a residential garage in Southeast Portland, Beetje Brewery has opened a new and expanded brewing operation in Portland’s Ladd’s Addition neighborhood. The brewery has also changed its name to coincide with the expansion; Beetje Brewery will now be known as The Commons Brewery.

Portland Beer Week celebrates the end of its first year today --- Sunday --- at the new Belgian/European bier bar Bazi Bierbrasserie. They’ll close off Southeast 32nd off of Hawthorne for a family-friendly street party in conjunction with the Hawthorne Street Fair.

Along with basil, there is nothing so pungently satisfying as cilantro. Holding a handful of either up to

I get it, of course. A limited list, a plethora of possible picks. Endless opportuni

It’s time for my warm weather motto: I may hate the heat, but I heart farmers markets. I also heart venturing into other neighborhoods and secretly pretending that I live in them. The day will come that I move out of my dear Division St. apartment. That day could bring me further-out southeast into a [...]

Last but certainly not least, the results of the reader survey of the best restaurants in Portland. The total number of votes was a bit daunting, but I n

Fin's Spicy Octopus, wrapped in kajiki with Orange, olive oil and wasabi t

This question was suggested by a reader, and added at the last-minute. I think it was a g

Bar at Biwa Just in time for the weekend, our readers vote for the best place for a late-night sna

  Tasty N Sons Pork Cutlets You knew it was coming – a landslide vote for “Best Brunch” that won’t surprise anyone. However, since brunch is such a popular meal in this t

Pok Pok Wings The winners here are not a surprise. I agree with them all: Pok Pok – 39% of the total vote. 3226 Southeast Division St., Portland, OR 97202 (503) 23

Beaker & Flask Out of 472 votes cast: Bunk Bar – 13% of the votes. 1028 SE Water Ave, Suite 130 Portland, OR 97214 (503) 894-9708

I’m more of a fan of the hard stuff than I am beer, so didn’t vote on this one myself. Out of 750 votes cast: Horse Brass -13% of the vote. 4534

It’s a runaway vote, and even better, I agree with all the results, though my favorite is Murata. Proving that Portlander’s have a thing for sustainable policies, Bamboo Sushi swam away from the pack. 850 votes cast: Bamboo Sushi – 27% of t

Once again, this survey pretty much followed along the lines I expected. Autentica has gotten more expensive, but I still feel it is a good deal. In my experience the service issues have been largely worked out, though they still have off days. ¿Por Que No? locations always have a line down the block, and I admire their

Ken's Artisan Bakery The results here are a bit unexpected for me. Over the past year it seems like all the talk has been about Little T, but the competition was baked by Ken’s Artisan Bakery.

Tasty n Sons Burger In 2010, Cafe Castagna ran roughshod over the competition for best hamburger. Slow Bar came in 2nd, and Carafe, Higgins and Castagna tied for 3rd. This year Cafe Castagna once ag

Ken's Pizza Amazing. Out of 1011 votes, we have a tie. A TIE. Twice. I counted twice, and then built a pivot table to double-check, because I thought maybe I’d had too much bourbon. As you can see, ther

Here are more results from our 2011 survey. The first survey post has also been updated with more results. You can see it here. Best Plac

  Updated 3.04. Here is the last batch of results from the first 2011 reader survey. We had well over 1000 participants this year! A big thank you to all of our sponsors. Drawing prizes will be picked via a random

Describing your ideal restaurant is like listing the characteristics you look for in the ideal

Nestled in an residential neighborhood a few blocks south of the Reed College campus, Eastmoreland Market really is an undiscovered gem in the far southern-central part of Portland’s southeastern quadrant. I presume it’s a loosely-kept secret amongst the locals, who include I assume many of the fortunate inhabit

A recent lunch-time trek for a sandwich from Portland’s venerable Bunk Sandwiches proved to be a worthy dispatch.