OPENING WATCH

Inside the Sugar Cube's Brick-and-Mortar Bakery

Pastry whiz Kir Jensen has left the cart behind to open a sweet shop on Northeast Alberta, complete with breakfast specials, coffee service, and lots of light.

09/12/2013 By Allison Jones

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Ataula’s Unadulterated Spain

A native Spaniard brings his flavors and training to Northwest Portland.

09/11/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

HOT FOOD STORIES

Portland News to Chew

The Woodsman Tavern gets a new chef, Trifecta Tavern gets NYC bar talent, and you get to read about making the perfect at-home coffee (and the rest of the week's restaurant news).

09/10/2013 By Allison Jones

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Ruby Jewel's "Best of the Northwest" ice cream contest, the James Beard Public Market kick-off celebration, and more unofficial Feast events to fill your foodie calendar

09/10/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

FEAST PDX INTERVIEWS

Q&A: Night + Market's Kris Yenbamroong

He's obsessed with Thai drinking foods, DIY decor, and whiskey. Sound familiar? Pok Pok's soul mate dishes on why authenticity matters and how a makeshift dinner party grew into LA's most essential Thai food stop.

09/10/2013 By Karen Brooks

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Roam Mobile Food Conference Hits PDX

Home to more than 600 food carts, Portland will host a new international conference dedicated to the mobile food industry on September 14.

09/10/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

THE GRAPEVINE

Portland Restaurant Pairings, To Go

Northeast Glisan bottle shop Pairings Portland offers hand-selected wines to match the menus at local eateries, from Dove Vivi to Tails and Trotters.

09/09/2013 By Allison Jones

TREND WATCH

5 Multifunctional Coffee Spots

CDExD’s new floral-interiors-espresso space is the latest in growing trend of combination coffee shops and… something else.

09/05/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

OUT AND ABOUT

2013 Tomato Tasting Festival

Dennis' Seven Dees 9th annual free Tomato Tasting Festival will showcase over 50 varieties—plus expert advice for next year's growing season.

09/05/2013 By Allison Jones

Slideshow

Slide Show: Inside Christopher David Experience Design

09/05/2013

INSIDE THE MAGAZINE

Eat the September Issue

All the food-centric stories from Portland Monthly's September issue in one handy place

09/04/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

READ EM AND EAT

Cast-Iron Solutions for Zucchini Overload

In their updated Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, Seattle-based authors Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne solve the annual gardener's dilemma with summer squash pancakes.

09/04/2013 By Allison Jones

FEAST PDX INTERVIEWS

Q&A: Zahav's Michael Solomonov

Meet the iconoclastic, Israeli-born chef changing the Mid-East food conversation at Philly's lauded Zahav—and find out what he's cooking up for Feast Portland.

09/04/2013 By Karen Brooks

BEST OF PDX

Beyond Summer Smoothies

As summer winds down, we’re still sipping on these imaginative all-weather smoothies from juice bars across the city.

09/03/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

3 Awesome Unofficial Feast Events

Shake Shack! State Bird Provisions! Paul Qui! Aussie hangover cures! We've got the scoop on the best unofficial Feast Portland shindigs hitting PDX this month.

09/03/2013 By Allison Jones and Tuck Woodstock

BEER BULLETIN

Get Fresh at the Hood River Hop Fest

This annual Columbia River Gorge celebration is the ideal intro to the lighter side of hops for novices and seasoned hop heads alike.

09/03/2013 By Nathan Tucker

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Red Ridge Farms' 40th anniversary, Little T Bakery's fermentation fest, Wild About Game and more of the best upcoming food and drink events to fill your foodie calendar.

09/03/2013 By Tuck Woodstock

GO FORTH AND EAT

Northwest Culinary Road Trips

Pack up the car, cue the road tunes, and seek the simple pleasure of the region's edible bounty at its peak.

09/03/2013 Edited by Rachel Ritchie By Allison Jones and Marty Patail

INSIDER GUIDE

Culinary Road Trips

Pack up the car, cue up the road tunes, and seek the simple pleasure of the region's edible bounty at its peak.

09/03/2013

CULINARY ROAD TRIPS

The Next Best Farm Feasts

Bad news: this season’s best farm dinners sold out long ago. Good news: there’s always next year. Mark your calendars now—all tickets go on sale March 20!

09/03/2013 By Rachel Ritchie