Eat & Drink

SUGAR RUSH

Sweet Secrets from Portland's Best Pastry Pros

Five local dessert dreamers share tips and tricks from their sprinkle-flecked arsenals.

02/11/2015 With Benjamin Tepler

SUGAR RUSH

Portland Bakeries Give You 6 Reasons to Eat Dessert for Breakfast

With texture and finesse, local bakers make a definitive case for devouring dessert before 10 a.m.

02/11/2015 By Karen Brooks

SUGAR RUSH

Throw-Back Decadence from Portland's Top Bakeries, Cakeries, and Pie Shops

By the slice or the spoonful, we’ll never grow tired of pure nostalgia.

02/11/2015 By Kelly Clarke

SUGAR HIGH

The Ultimate Portland Chocolate Box

We chomped through chocolate collections and candy aisles to curate the city’s defining expressions of cacao, from bars to bonbons.

02/11/2015 By Karen Brooks

SUGAR HIGH

The Next Generation of Portland Dessert Classics

Portland's pastry chefs push the boundaries of sweetness—with help from surprising savory ingredients.

02/11/2015 By Karen Brooks

FUEL UP

Four Real Food Bars for Adventurous Omnivores

Power your next hiking, biking, or camping trip with protein bars that will bring out your inner caveman. (Or, I Ate Bugs and You Should, Too)

02/10/2015 By Allison Jones

EAT THIS NOW

Oso’s Adventure Brunch

On the first weekend of every month, the Southeast wine shop transforms into an international brunch destination.

02/10/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

Q & A

The Top Chef Exit Interview: Doug Adams

The Top Chef bronze medalist talks strategy, romance, and reaching the breaking point on Bravo’s hit television show.

02/09/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Top Chef Recap: Episode 14

Adams out for good; Gourdet headed to finale

02/05/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

GEAR UP

North Drinkware Puts Mt Hood in a Pint Glass

A Portland trio's Kickstarter project wants to drown Mt. Hood in your favorite beer.

02/04/2015 By Marty Patail

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Le Vieux’s Old World Plates

The Northwest Portland eatery does justice to the classics, but needs a boost of comfort.

02/04/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT THIS NOW

Chefs’ Week PDX: Secrets Finds and Collaborations

Get ready for Langbaan’s red curry fried chicken sandwiches at Lardo, some crazy ice cream and yes, yacht-rock beer. As the second annual dinner party series readies to launch on Thursday, we sniffed some intriguing collaborations available this week.

02/04/2015 By Karen Brooks

HOLIDAY CHEAT SHEET

Valentine's Day in Portland

This year's sweet treats, extravagant prix fixe blowouts, and sexy pop-ups for the big V-Day.

02/03/2015 By Mary Stutzman

BIG PICTURE

This Majestically Decayed Warehouse Is Incubating New Ideas in Food and Business

Could Ecotrust’s new project be a new asset for Portland’s gastro-entrepreneurs and an example of enlightened capitalism?

02/02/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT THIS NOW

3 Comforting Dishes to Help You Survive the Late-Winter Drizzle

Hot, Creamy, Cheesy: these gray-day plates will keep spirits high until the sun returns.

02/02/2015 By Benjamin Tepler and Kelly Clarke

EAT HERE NOW

All-Way's Hamburger Time Machine

Broder’s Peter Bro resurrects the diner that time forgot, deliciously.

02/02/2015 By Kelly Clarke

POUR

Townshend's Tea Unveils a New Line of Spirits Distilled from Tea

After tackling bubble tea, chai, and kombucha, a local outfit unveils the world’s first tea-based spirits.

02/02/2015 By Allison Jones

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Top Chef Recap: Episode 13

Adams comes back from the brink to crush the competition.

01/29/2015 By Benjamin Tepler

TELEVISION

Oregon's Youngest Winery Owner Profiled on FOX Business Network

After ten years as the owner of his family winery, Pascal Brooks is coming into his own—though, legally, still too young to drink his own product.

01/29/2015 By Mary Stutzman

RECIPE

Tex-Mex Touchdown! Recipes for Your Super Bowl Spread

La Taq’s fundido, salsa, and fumble-free guacamole are your top gridiron party prospects.

01/28/2015 By Benjamin Tepler