Food News

Restaurant Openings

Dolly Olive Will Take Over the Former Bistro Agnes Space This Spring

The new restaurant, which features southern Mediterranean brunch and dinner, is part of the Sesame Collective group.

02/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Opening

First Look: Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar

Handmade noodles and juicy dumplings have arrived in Northwest Portland in this spinoff of a beloved food cart.

01/21/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Nimblefish’s Cody Auger Is Now Executive Chef at Takibi

Auger has stepped down as Nimblefish’s executive chef, bringing his take on sashimi and wood-fired cooking to the Snow Peak restaurant.

01/19/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

A Dungeons & Dragons-Themed Pizza Cart from a Nostrana Alum Is Coming to Alberta

Paladin Pie, which began as a backyard pop-up in summer 2020, is scheduled to open in March.

01/19/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food & Film

Hawthorne’s 4th Wall Blends Café and Movie Theater

The new Southeast Portland spot slings coffee, snacks, and movies all day long.

12/02/2021 By Karly Quadros

Food News

‘Top Chef’ Contestant Gabriel Pascuzzi to Close Stacked Sandwich Shop

A sad farewell to the oxtail French dip sandwich—get yours before December 19.

12/01/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat

These Portland Classics Gave Many Locals Their First Taste of Korean Cuisine

Long-standing Cameo Café, Du’s Grill & Taste Tickler aren’t strictly Korean restaurants, but they’ve been bringing the bulgogi for years.

11/29/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Thomas Teal

Food News

Sunshine Noodles Is Opening in a Slabtown Brick-and-Mortar

Diane Lam’s contemporary Cambodian pop-up is taking over the former XLB space. Get a sneak preview on Sunday.

11/05/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Reflection

The Last Days of Paley’s Place

Parting thoughts on the Northwest bistro icon, one of the last pioneers of Portland's farm-to-table fever dream

11/05/2021 By Karen Brooks

Pop-Ups

Best Thing I Ate This Week: Duck Tlayuda at For Esme

Chef Luna Contreras and bartender Michelle Ruocco team up for a cocktail and Mexican snack-filled pop-up at Magna.

10/29/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Openings

Cafe Olli Is Portland's Next Great Pizza Place

An all-day, worker-owned cafe is rising soon in the former Ned Ludd—everything handmade, major cakes included.

10/28/2021 By Karen Brooks

Pop-Up

Joel and Emily Stocks’s JEM Supper Club Is Coming to Magna

The frequently sold-out spring and summer pop-up from the former Holdfast chef is getting a new home.

10/26/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food Events

Chef Carlo Lamagna Comes to República for a One-Day Collab

Plus, our picks for Halloween food and drink events

10/25/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Pop-Up

A Vegan Goth Bakery Pop-Up Is Coming to Mama Dút this Halloween

Kachina Williams, aka Baker Ghoul Magic, is a vegan, horror movie-obsessed Black Filipina baker ready for her close-up Oct. 31 on SE Morrison.

10/20/2021 By Karen Brooks

Eat This Now

I Ate Pumpkin Spice Wings And Lived To Tell The Tale

Fall is in full force at Erica's Soul Food. In Erica Montgomery’s words: “BOOH, BIH!”

10/08/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

An All-Asian American Pastry Pop-Up Comes to Portland

Bakers Box spotlights local AAPI bakers across the nation. Its eighth edition takes place October 26 at Berlu.

10/08/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Tikim, a New Filipino Supper Club, Launches Soon

The five-course tasting menu adds to Portland’s burgeoning Filipino food scene.

10/07/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Paley’s Place Will Close Permanently after Thanksgiving

One of Portland’s most iconic restaurants is shuttering after 26 years in business.

10/05/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Berlu Cooks Up One of the Country’s Most Daring Vietnamese Tasting Menus

Conceptual street food debuts at Vince Nguyen's acclaimed SE Belmont spot, reopening in mid-October.

09/29/2021 By Karen Brooks

Interview

Meet Lloyd Center’s Pretzel Man

Eleazar Puente went from customer to worker to boss at Auntie Anne’s, with a reality TV boost.

09/21/2021 By Marty Patail

Portland Monthly

Food News

Dolly Olive Will Take Over the Former Bistro Agnes Space This Spring

First Look: Bing Mi Dumpling and Noodle Bar

Nimblefish’s Cody Auger Is Now Executive Chef at Takibi

A Dungeons & Dragons-Themed Pizza Cart from a Nostrana Alum Is Coming to Alberta

Hawthorne’s 4th Wall Blends Café and Movie Theater

‘Top Chef’ Contestant Gabriel Pascuzzi to Close Stacked Sandwich Shop

These Portland Classics Gave Many Locals Their First Taste of Korean Cuisine

Sunshine Noodles Is Opening in a Slabtown Brick-and-Mortar

The Last Days of Paley’s Place

Best Thing I Ate This Week: Duck Tlayuda at For Esme

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