THE GRAPEVINE

5 Local Bottles of Bubbly to Help Toast to 2015

12/31/2014 By Allison Jones

GOOD EATS

11 Healthy Cookbooks to Start 2015 Off Right

Paleo, veg-focused, whole grain, fermented...no matter your resolution, these cookbooks will satisfy.

12/31/2014 By Allison Jones

EAT THIS NOW

Junk Food at Stray Dogs PDX

The talent-studded, hot dog-themed pop-up is a must-try.

12/23/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

GOOD EATS

Restaurant Trend: Tasting Menu Juice Pairings

From modernist feasts to detox dinners, chefs around Portland are offering a fresh alternative to wine, beer, and cocktails

12/19/2014 By Allison Jones

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Top Chef Recap: Episode 9

Gourdet and Adams pull through this week’s challenges: football stars and dead poets.

12/18/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

GOOD EATS

Aviary to Host First Vegetarian Dinner in January

Want to eat more veggies in 2015? Chefs Sarah Pliner, Kat Whitehead, and Jasper Shen want to help you out with a 7-course vegetarian feast.

12/18/2014 By Allison Jones

BREAKING NEWS

Holdfast Finds a New Home in Southeast Portland

In January, Portland’s modernist experiment will take its talent and runaway success story to the front room of Fausse Piste Winery, four nights a week.

12/17/2014 By Karen Brooks

HIT LIST

10 Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Foodies

The perfect gift for every kind of foodie, (almost) all for under $50

12/17/2014 With Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks By Benjamin Tepler

OPENING WATCH

Inside North Portland's SamplingLab, Where Everything Is Free

An innovative Williams Ave. business trades complimentary products for candid feedback.

12/17/2014 By Tuck Woodstock

Slideshow

Slide Show: 10 Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Foodies

12/16/2014

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Departure Chef Gregory Gourdet Taps his Haitian Roots

Top Chef’s fierce competitor takes a deep dive into the dishes of his youth on December 21.

12/16/2014 By Karen Brooks

FOOD FINDER

Bring Some Scandinavian Holidays Home with Beaverton's Scandia Imports

Whether you've got roots in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland or simply love Nordic flavors, this sweet shop will stock you up.

12/16/2014 By Sara Rangel

FOOD NEWS

Instacart Adds Green Zebra to Portland Home Grocery Delivery Service

The popular online shopping and one-hour delivery service just announced their first local partner.

12/16/2014

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

First Impressions: All-Way

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

12/16/2014 By Kelly Clarke

BREAKING NEWS

Jason Barwikowski to Head the Tastebud Kitchen in March, 2015

New details on Mark Doxtader’s upcoming wood-fired eatery

12/15/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT THIS NOW

Barley Risotto at Alameda Café

Simple comfort at Northeast Portland’s newly revamped neighborhood eatery.

12/15/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Top Chef Recap: Episode 8

Adams takes the gold for two consecutive episodes with Gourdet trailing close behind.

12/11/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING NEWS

Big-Time New York Chefs Peter Cho and Johnny Leach to Launch Stray Dogs Pop-Up

The former Breslin chef joins Momofuku and Clyde Common alum at Chinatown’s Big Trouble bar.

12/10/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

BEST RESTAURANTS

Portland Monthly's Best Restaurants Dinner Series

Portland Monthly hands out awards to three top restaurants in a year of great eating. Behind the scenes at a trio of rollicking ceremonial dinners at Langbaan, Ataula, and Nodoguro.

12/10/2014 Photography by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING NEWS

Menu Sneak Peek: Boke Bowl West’s Playful Dim Sum Brunch

Portland’s ramen experimenters juggle the creative and the classic in their new “Boke Sum” menu, rolling out on carts this weekend.

12/09/2014 By Karen Brooks