Eat & Drink

Food News

3 New Asian Dessert Spots Arrive in Portland

Bingsoo from Snowy Village, boba from Milk + T Mini, and Taiwanese shaved ice from Meet Fresh are all on the menu.

03/08/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Openings

Reopening or Rebirth? What to Expect from Ava Gene’s After 3 Years Away

The famed Portland restaurant is reopening with new staff and corporate backing, and notably without its founding chef.

03/07/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Tabor Bread Has a New Owner and a New Location

Founder Tissa Stein is retiring, and baker Rebecca Tosdevin is taking the reins.

03/02/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Less and More Coffee Will Open a New Location This Spring

A year and a half after the downtown coffee stand opened, it’s already expanding into a second location, a brick-and-mortar by Pioneer Courthouse Square.

03/01/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Review

How Nodoguro, Maurice, and Scottie’s Pizza Parlor Made Their Big Comebacks

They conquered Portland, but when the pandemic hit, they crashed and reexamined everything.

02/27/2023 By Karen Brooks Photography by Aubrie LeGault

Breaking News

The Gado Gado Team’s Next Project: A Wild Bar-Restaurant Called the Houston Blacklight

The 1970s-inspired spot will open this summer on SE Clinton, Jell-O shot Bundt cakes and French onion ramen soup in tow.

02/24/2023 By Karen Brooks

Restaurant Opening

Toyshop Ramen Opens February 22

The new spot on Killingsworth offers six different kinds of ramen, playful snacks, cocktails, and toys galore.

02/22/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Review

Hidden Clandestino Is Portland’s Best New Mexican Restaurant

Chef Lauro Romero’s casual experiment is the electric jolt we need right now.

02/20/2023 By Karen Brooks

Interview

Bob Moore of Bob’s Red Mill Turns 94

At his birthday party on February 15, PoMo talked with Moore about growing a business in Portland, switching to an employee-owned company model, and where to buy the best bolo ties and hats in town.

02/17/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

Make Café Olli’s Dungeness Crab, Green Garlic, and Meyer Lemon Pasta

This dish lets seasonal spring ingredients shine.

02/13/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Michael Novak

Truffles

Truffle Farming Has Arrived in Oregon. How Does It Work?

French truffles are now farmed in Oregon, and command the same price as imports. What does that mean for wild varieties? Could your dog learn to hunt them?

02/07/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Egg Prices Send Local Food Businesses Scrambling

Once a cheap source of protein and staple of baking and cooking, eggs are skyrocketing in cost, and business owners are making changes to accommodate.

02/06/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat This Now

Review: Weekend Lunch at Oma’s Hideaway Delivers a Pretty Genius Filet-O-Fishball Sandwich

Yes, you want the salted egg curry fries at Portland's best new lunch destination on SE Division.

02/03/2023 By Karen Brooks

Dining Picks

Beaverton’s Best Restaurants

From dim sum to dosas, these are our favorite spots in the west burbs.

02/01/2023 By Dalila Brent and Katherine Chew Hamilton

First Look

Fermenter Chef Aaron Adams Is Opening a Vegan Cuban Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

Workshop Food and Drink, Adams’s newest project, will open February 18 in Buckman.

01/31/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Cocktails

Mile-High Speakeasy: Straightaway Canned Cocktails Take Flight on Alaska Airlines

The bar cart is getting an upgrade. Portland-produced high-end cocktails are now available on all Alaska flights—hosting 30 million passengers annually.

01/30/2023 By Matthew Trueherz