FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Three Reasons To Try Café Castagna’s New Middle East Brunch

Crackling Yemenite flatbread to cardamom breakfast donuts, Sunday mornings at SE Hawthorne’s veteran bistro just got interesting.

10/21/2014 By Karen Brooks

CHEF LIFE

Where Do Portland's Best Chefs Eat on their Own Time?

From pop-up chefs who gorge on Asian noodles, empire-builders who lunch at “prison-like” taquerias, and a James Beard Award winner who swears by Elmer’s—Portland chefs devour this town.

10/21/2014 By Kelly Clarke

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Portland Cocktail Week! Departure's annual vegan dinner! Día De Los Muertos Festival De Cervezas! And plenty of other upcoming events to fire your appetite.

10/21/2014 By Eat Beat Team

Slideshow

Slide Show: Behind the Scenes at Oregon Culinary Institute's Fall Harvest Dinner

10/21/2014

BREAKING NEWS

Departure’s Gregory Gourdet Launches Monthly Pop-up Dinners

With chef Gregory Gourdet’s new “Compass Series,” a fierce Top Chef competitor puts a stamp on Japanese, Chinese, and Haitian cuisines.

10/20/2014 By Karen Brooks

RESTAURANT AND BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

Five-dollar pizza at Cibo, Kevin Ludwig joins Ben Bettinger at Laurelhurst Market, and line-cutting, pay-ahead lattes at Starbucks.

10/20/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Top Chef Recap: Episode 1

After a shaky start, Gourdet and Adams land on top.

10/16/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Two Portland Chefs to Compete on Top Chef Tonight

Gregory Gourdet and Doug Adams throw their toques in the ring for the reality show’s twelfth season.

10/15/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT HERE NOW

Bold New Mexican Flavors at Xico

Division Street’s ambitious Mexican eatery unveils a new wave of creativity: complex molé flights and meticulous carne asada spreads

10/14/2014 By Karen Brooks

BREAKING NEWS

Opening Date and Menu Details for Northwest Portland’s Le Vieux

The duo behind Nettie’s Crab Shack in San Francisco prepares to open their doors.

10/13/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING NEWS

A New Wood-Fired Pizzeria, Fire and Stone, to Open in Northeast Portland

A longtime Portland baker and a Ken’s Artisan Pizza alum join forces.

10/10/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

BEST RESTAURANTS

Portland Monthly's Destination of the Year 2014: Maurice

With quirk and determination, Kristen Murray brings a blissful Swedish tradition to town.

10/10/2014 By Karen Brooks

BEST RESTAURANTS

Portland Monthly's Cuisine of the Year 2014: Kachka and DaNet's Russian Party

With vastly different approaches, a veteran Portland chef and two newcomers to the scene are creating a people’s party you want to join.

10/09/2014 By Karen Brooks

FREE STUFF

Free Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry’s—and a Chance to Meet Jerry Himself

In support of GMO labeling, the ice cream tycoon is offering free scoops on Hawthorne this Thursday.

10/08/2014 By Eat Beat Team

BEST RESTAURANTS

Portland Monthly's Rising Star Chef 2014: Nodoguro's Ryan Roadhouse

Trained under old-school sushi masters, this zen chef remixes Japanese tradition into feasts of casual complexity.

10/08/2014 By Karen Brooks

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

"Lady Chefs" Dinner Series at Langbaan

Langbaan's star player brings together an all-star cast of women for a monthly event at our 2014 restaurant of the year.

10/08/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

COFFEE

Revealed: The Origins of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte

Our sister magazine plumbs the depths of the national fall obsession: the all-mighty PSL.

10/08/2014 By Zach Dundas

FOOD FILMS

Another Chance to See the Andy Ricker Doc on the Big Screen

The Hollywood Theatre will host the next screening of Farang: The Story of Chef Andy Ricker on October 12 as a benefit for America's First Foodie, a documentary about James Beard.

10/08/2014

FOOD & DRINK EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

An affordable all-you-can-eat pig roast, Peruvian cuisine paired with hard ciders, the Portland Caffeine Crawl, and a pop-up exploring the flavors of Guam!

10/07/2014 By Sara Rangel

BEST RESTAURANTS

Portland Monthly's Chef of the Year 2014: Ataula's Jose Chesa

Ataula’s Barcelona-born chef just wants to make you a righteous spanish meal.

10/07/2014 By Karen Brooks