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Word of Mouth

These Portland Chefs Are Trail Blazer Superfans

Leather Storrs and Alec Morrison are nuts for Rip City.

11/20/2018 By Karen Brooks

In Memoriam

Oregon Winemaker Jesus Guillén Dies After Brief Battle with Cancer

The Chihuahua native had worked his way up to head winemaker at White Rose Estate and ran his own label, Guillén Family Wines. He was 38 years old.

11/16/2018 By Emily Gillespie

News to Chew

Woodsman Tavern to Close, Tasty n Sons to Move, and More PDX Food News

... including a new bottle shop at Dame, Blue Star Donut shuffles, and new details for the Paleys' third hotel restaurant.

11/14/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Holiday Hits

13 Reasons to Leave the House This Turkey Day Weekend

Need to keep the clan happy and active during the long weekend? These Thanksgiving plans are fully baked.

11/13/2018 By James Stevens

Eat with Your Eyes

First Look: Hoxton Hotel’s La Neta

Johnny Leach’s Mexican restaurant sources top-shelf masa, smears guacamole toast, and serves a cornflake, yogurt, and gin breakfast cocktail.

11/09/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Eat with Your Eyes

First Look: Bella’s Italian Bakery & Market

The focaccia and cannoli have landed in Lents.

11/06/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Breaking News

Farm Spirit to Move into Roost Space

The vegan fine dining stalwart will reopen with more space, a new menu, and Fermenter, a lab devoted to all things microbial.

11/01/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Portland Pantry

Is Bobbie’s Boat Sauce the Next Aardvark?

A new contender threatens to upset Portland's hot sauce throne.

10/31/2018 By Jordan Michelman

Food Event Spotlight

Nimblefish and Holiday Unite for a Vegan Sushi Dinner

Get ready for persimmon sunomono and cauliflower sashimi from two of Portland Monthly’s Best Restaurants 2018.

10/30/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Food Event Spotlight

Spend Election Day Raising Funds for Pueblo Unido at Queer Soup Night

The Brooklyn-based fundraising series will host its second Portland event on Nov 6.

10/30/2018 By Tuck Woodstock

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Hotel Openings

How Will the Hoxton Hotel Change Old Town?

The 119-room luxury tower is chock-full of millennial makers, rooftop macramé, talks with She Bop, and tattoo workshops. Chinatown may never be the same.

10/30/2018 By Ramona DeNies

Breaking News

Smokehouse Tavern to Become Polish-Focused Delores Restaurant

B. J. Smith, a SE Morrison barbecue player, will cook the Polish-leaning, playful comfort food of his childhood starting November 26.

10/29/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Food Event Spotlight

Famed elBulli Dessert Whiz Albert Adrià Is Coming to Portland

One of Spain’s most well-regarded modernists will talk creative process and failure while being painted.

10/26/2018 By Karen Brooks

Weekly Planner

Weekly Lobster Rolls, a Chinese-Indonesian Pop-Up at Expatriate, and More PDX Food Events

… including pozole nights at Tournant, autumnal Spanish dinners at Rally Pizza, and ice cream creativity and Jewish storytelling.

10/24/2018 By Eat Beat Team

Chef Diaries

Postcards from the Food Edge: Departure's Gregory Gourdet in Haiti

For PoMo’s chef-travel series, the one-time Top Chef star gives us a rare glimpse at his roots—the markets, street vendors, and restaurants of the Caribbean island.

10/24/2018 By Gregory Gourdet Edited by Karen Brooks

Food Event Spotlight

Meet Some of the Portlanders Crafting Your Fave Local Foodstuffs

Makers of ketchup, cookies, and more share stories at Behind the Brand: A Maker’s Journey.

10/19/2018 By Emma Luthy

Look Who's Cooking Now

The Easy Bake Oven Era Is Over

A new Portland-based cooking program aims to teach the next generation of gourmets.

10/17/2018 By Natasha Tandler

Hometown Pride

PoMo Critic Karen Brooks Featured in The Best American Food Writing 2018

Food literature idol Ruth Reichl curates 28 of the nation’s best writers for the inaugural edition.

10/16/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

Autumn is for Eating

5 Portland Food Fests to Check Out This Fall

From hot apple cider to Hawaiian moonshine and kimchi mac 'n' cheese, autumn looks frickin' delicious.

10/10/2018 By Emma Luthy

Breaking News

Owners of Langbaan, Matt’s BBQ & Shipwreck to Open 'Thai Barbecue Cocktail Bar'

With EEM, coming this winter to N Williams, influential Thai restaurateur Earl Ninsom, Texas barbecue star Matt Vicedomini, and ace bartender Eric Nelson plan neo-tiki cocktails and Thai-spiced ribs.

10/10/2018 By Karen Brooks

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