Eat & Drink

HIT LIST

Portland’s Best French Fries

Portland Monthly staffers reveal their favorite spots for the deep-fried potato in honor of the national holiday.

07/13/2015 By Eat Beat Team

GOOD EATS

Mastering the Art of Home-Brewed Kombucha

Salt, Fire & Time's Tressa Yellig shares her secrets to the best 'booch around.

07/13/2015 By Rachel Ritchie

GOOD EATS

3 Ways to Make the Most of Oregon's Summer Tomato Bounty

Those heirloom beauties deserve a better end than a humble sandwich slice.

07/13/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

GOOD EATS

Portland's 10 Hottest Healthy Dishes of 2015

Welcome to flavor country, where locals are taking guilt-free nosh to a whole new level.

07/13/2015 By Rachel Ritchie and Tuck Woodstock

OPENING WATCH

5 Things You Should Know About Portland’s First Vegan Cheese Shop

Snack on dairy-free brie and cashew camembert at SW Jefferson’s Vtopia Cheese Shop and Deli.

07/10/2015 By Tuck Woodstock

BEER

Here's What to Drink at LagerFest This Weekend

LagerFest is tapping 50 golden, ambrosial beers this weekend. Here are six Oregon pints we can't wait to sip.

07/09/2015 By Ramona DeNies

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Rose VL Deli Opens Another Door to Vietnamese Soup Heaven

Dinner is on at SE Powell’s new soup-and-bahn mi shop, from the founders of 82nd Avenue’s famed HA&VL breakfast and lunch spot.

07/07/2015 By Karen Brooks

BREAKING NEWS

Tasty New Details Emerge for NE Sandy’s Providore Market

Pastawork’s new food lover’s emporium will open in October with Flying Fish seafood and sit-down dining.

07/07/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

The Eat Beat Weekly Planner: Food Events for Every Kind of Eater

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including Bastille Day celebrations, the Oregon Brewers Festival, and DIY GMO gardening at OMSI

07/07/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING NEWS

Biwa Owners to Open Kotori, a Sidewalk Yakitori "Restaurant"

On July 9, hardcore Japanese grilling hits the streets with beak-to-feet specials and a covered tachinomi bar for 20.

07/07/2015 Edited by Karen Brooks

BREAKING NEWS

Bunk's Tommy Habetz to Open Pizza Jerk on NE 42nd

Moon Pizza is no more; the newly named Pizza Jerk will rise this fall with slices, pies, and soft-serve.

07/06/2015 By Karen Brooks

GOOD EATS

A Guide to Portland's Coolest Dairy-Free Ice Cream

Just in time for summer, let us direct your sweet tooth towards the city's vegan and dairy-free cold and creamy treats.

07/01/2015 By Allison Jones

BREAKING FOOD NEWS

Falafel’s Rising Star Chickpeadx Opens Inside the Zipper

A promising Mid-East cart embarks on a new future inside the Zipper, a micro-business incubator on NE Sandy.

07/01/2015 By Karen Brooks

BREAKING NEWS

An Epic Vegan Beer Festival is Hitting Portland this Fall

The L.A.-based bash will bring 100 breweries and food vendors to Zidell Yards on Sept. 26

07/01/2015 By Tuck Woodstock

Best Beer 2015

Oregon Craft Beer Guide 2015

To misquote a misquote, "Beer is proof that Oregon wants us to be happy!" Join us in reveling in our backyard beer mecca.

07/01/2015

HOMETOWN PRIDE

The Washington Post Shows Portland Restaurants Some Love

Food critic Tom Sietsema pays us a visit for his new series, “America’s Best Food Cities.”

06/30/2015 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT AND BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

Gabe Rucker takes over Little Bird, Erik Van Kley opens Taylor Railworks, and Flying Fish expands its seafood empire.

06/30/2015 By Eat Beat Team

BEER ME

The New Guide to Oregon’s Best Beer

To misquote a misquote, “Beer is proof that Oregon wants us to be happy!” Join us in reveling in our backyard beer mecca.

06/29/2015 Edited by Marty Patail

BREAKING NEWS

Southwest Portland is Getting Its Own Broder

Broder Söder, the third outpost in Peter Bro’s Scandinavian empire, to open in late July inside the brand new Nordia House cultural center.

06/25/2015 By Kelly Clarke

ARCHITECTURE

This is What Portland's Groundbreaking James Beard Public Market Might Look Like

The Norwegian firm envisions a development that would transform Portland's food scene—and cityscape.

06/24/2015 By Randy Gragg