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Sample?

150 Award-Winning Samples at the Good Food Awards Mercantile

Specialty cider and tea, charcuterie and cheese, sweets, snacks, and much else at the foundation’s first-ever public tasting.

04/24/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Q&A

Ripping the City with Maha Alharbi

The owner of Queen Mama’s Kitchen dishes on her Portland favorites.

04/23/2024 By Dalila Brent Illustrations by Betty Turbo

Food Carts

Revisiting Rose City Food Park

It’s older. It’s less buzzy. And it deserves more respect.

04/19/2024 By Madeline Carpou

Sticker Shock

The Most Expensive Oregon-Made Cheese

Natural lava caves, quaint farmsteads, and the world’s stage. What makes one cheese worth more than another?

04/11/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Restaurant Review

Xiao Ye’s Cuisine of Delicious Defiance

A menu of canonical Roman pastas, mochi-flour madeleines, and Japanese curry eludes simple labels.

04/09/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Ranked

The Best Costcos near Portland, Ranked

Which locations have the best goods, the calmest parking lots, and the most samples?

04/05/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff

Shortlisted

These Are the 6 James Beard Award Finalists from Oregon

As the list of nominees narrows, Oregon chefs and restaurants are holding strong.

04/03/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Superfan

Will Ride for Tacos (Burritos and Quesadillas, Too!)

Armando Luna has biked weekly for carnitas burritos from Taco Gang since 2021.

03/26/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Photography by Michael Raines

Burgers or Bust

Why Is In-N-Out Coming to Ridgefield, Washington?

The Portland area said no to In-N-Out, not the other way around.

03/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Sweet Tooth

An Opinionated Guide to Portland's Best Bakeries

The city’s defining croissants, breads, and essential baked goods, exhaustively researched.

03/13/2024 By Karen Brooks and Matthew Trueherz

Holy Cannoli

Sebastiano’s, a PoMo Best New Restaurant, Is on the Move

Fear not: the tire-size muffuletta lives on as the Sicilian bakery and deli stretches its legs down south in Sellwood.

03/06/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Musical Chairs

Why Does One Coffee Shop Open Right Next to One That Just Closed?

Stumptown, Barista, and Coava locations might have recently closed, but the people will have their caffeine.

03/05/2024 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Michael Novak

Pro Tip

These Four James Beard Semifinalists May Soon Be Impossible to Book

Beat the crowds and check out these four award hopefuls in Oregon while you can still get in.

02/28/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Taste Test

Best Breakfast You Can Buy: Our Morning Meal of Taste Test Champions

Start the day off right with these winning, Oregon-made products.

02/27/2024 By Portland Monthly Staff Photography by Michael Novak

Prepare Yourself

Rejoice: Choco Taco by Taco Bell and Salt & Straw Here This Summer

A tribute to the classic treat hits scoop shops this summer.

02/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Obituary

Clandestino and Ritz-Carlton's Bellpine Chef Lauro Romero, Dies at 42

Romero brought Mexican food to new heights in Portland and made an outsize impact on the city.

02/20/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Sticker Shock

The Most Expensive Coffee You Can Buy in Portland

Rare varietals and intricate processing add value, but experts say Americans’ perceived value of coffee is artificially low.

02/14/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

DIY

Rangoon Bistro Is Opening a Second Location on North Mississippi

In a former Little Big Burger, the farmers market stall turned brick-and-mortar brings the food of Myanmar to North Portland.

02/13/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

The Long Game

Inside the Company That Owns Bamboo Sushi, Sizzle Pie, and Ava Gene’s

In the darkest days of the pandemic, the company Sortis Holdings emerged behind beloved brands like Bamboo Sushi, Sizzle Pie, and Ava Gene’s, and then nearly imploded.

02/08/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Giacomo Gambineri

SMOKE OUT

Wine Taste Like Cigars? New Coatings May Save Grapes from Smoke

Scientists sprang into action after wildfire smoke tainted many 2020 harvests.

02/07/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

Portland Monthly

Eat & Drink

150 Award-Winning Samples at the Good Food Awards Mercantile

Ripping the City with Maha Alharbi

Revisiting Rose City Food Park

The Most Expensive Oregon-Made Cheese

Xiao Ye’s Cuisine of Delicious Defiance

The Best Costcos near Portland, Ranked

These Are the 6 James Beard Award Finalists from Oregon

Will Ride for Tacos (Burritos and Quesadillas, Too!)

Why Is In-N-Out Coming to Ridgefield, Washington?

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