BRIGHT IDEA

Searching for Fresh, Seasonal Lunch on the Job? Red Radish Delivers

For those tired of Costco cold cuts and granola bars, Portland conference room lunches just got a lot more delicious.

09/11/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski

BREAKING NEWS

Gluten-Free Kyra's Bake Shop's Big Expansion

Lauded Lake Oswego baker and Cupcake Wars champion Kyra Bussanich will debut a bigger, brighter cafe this fall.

09/11/2014 By Allison Jones and Nicole Cordier

BREAKING NEWS

Bunk’s Tommy Habetz to Launch Moon Pizza this Winter

Portland’s sandwich king plans to tap his East Coast roots for a family-centric SE Powell pizzeria and ice cream spot.

09/10/2014 By Kelly Clarke

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Oyster Social, Popping Up at a Bar Near You

Bivalves and beers? You'll find them both, paired with inventive locally crafted condiments, at Foster’s Craft Cooking’s briny events.

09/10/2014 By Anna Loh

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

TBA's opening night dinner at PICA, caffeine crawls, beer festivals in the Gorge, the unveiling of a new feminist food mag, and a few updates from Feast!

09/09/2014 By Allison Jones, Anna Loh, and Sarah Ostaszewski

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

The Portland Fermentation Festival is Back!

Break out the Ball jars! Now in its fifth year, this eccentric event has proven so popular that it’s expanding to two days of highly cultured celebration.

09/09/2014 By Tuck Woodstock

READ 'EM AND EAT

Q&A: Home Baking Guru Sam Fromartz

Author of Organic Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew bests the baguette in his latest book about bread, In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Bakers Odyssey.

09/09/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski

BEER BULLETIN

Hopwork's Handmade Bike & Beer Festival

The ultimate Oregonian pairing? Bicycles and beer! Combine them in style with this 2-day artisan-powered festival at the brewery.

09/09/2014

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Slow Food Portland's Fall Events

Join Slow Food Portland members and volunteers for a lesson in DIY tuna canning and an autumn banquet on the farm.

09/09/2014 By Sarah Ostaszewski

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Early Cuts at Pono Farm Soul Kitchen

The lauded Bend meat purveyor’s first Portland restaurant needs less sauce and more meat.

09/08/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

Slideshow

Slide Show: Early Cuts at Pono Farm Soul Kitchen

09/08/2014

OPENING WATCH

Barlow Brings Old Hollywood Glamor to Downtown

A new bar from the owners of the Picnic House offers Gatsby-style cocktails, decor, and happy hour snacks.

09/04/2014 By Allison Jones and Anna Loh

PORTLAND PANTRY

The Skinny on Local Animal Fat

From grass-fed ghee to pure pastured lard, several local restaurants and food businesses are bringing fat back.

09/04/2014 By Allison Jones

THEATER

Exclusive: Bag&Baggage Mixes Up 5 Cocktails Inspired by ‘The Crucible’

Witch burning is thirsty business, so the Hillsboro theater company created "The Crucible Cocktail Collection." Slake your thirst with “The Kept Poppet,” but try not to down too much of “God’s Icy Wind.” Sept 4–28

09/04/2014 By Aaron Scott

DELIVERED

Instacart Brings Uwajimaya, Whole Foods, and Costco to Your Door

The popular online shopping and one-hour delivery service just launched in Portland, so we tried it out to stock up on staples from Beaverton's Asian supermarket.

09/03/2014 By Allison Jones

FOOD FINDER

Portland's Late Summer Stone Fruit Pastries

Before the pumpkin spice onslaught begins, send off summer with a swan-song slice of indulgent stone fruit pastries.

09/03/2014 By Allison Jones and Anna Loh

READ EM AND EAT

7 Cookbook Events To Get You in the Kitchen

Top local and national authors bring their foodie focus to Powell's, Pages and Plate, and local event spaces to cook, read, and answer your burning questions.

09/03/2014 By Allison Jones

OPENING WATCH

Palace Cakes Now Open Downtown

Two Tarts owner Elizabeth Beekley launches her by-the-slice cake operation.

09/03/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

MENU WATCH

Portland Restaurants Give in to Melon Mania

We round up 20 of the best sweet and savory melon concoctions from Portland's top restaurants so you can send off summer with a slice.

09/02/2014 By Allison Jones

FOOD LOVER'S GUIDE

Ancient Heritage Dairy Goes Urban

Oregon's old-school cheese operation is gearing up to move operations from Madras to Southeast Portland.

09/02/2014 By Kelly Clarke