Eat & Drink

Best Restaurants 2012

Meat-Free Zones

Relax, vegetarians! It's not all about prime cuts in this town.

10/19/2012 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks By Allison Jones

MENU WATCH

Attack of the (Edible) Pumpkin

The ultimate autumnal ingredient has moved beyond spicing our lattes and is now appearing on fall menus around Portland.

10/19/2012 By Allison Jones

EAT HERE NOW

Dine in the Dog House

The newly relocated Timber's Dog House PDX food cart has made its home at Good Food Here, complete with grass-fed beef and loaded tots.

10/19/2012 By Allison Jones

Best Restaurants 2012

The Next Wave: 5 Brand-New Restaurants to Look Out For

Here's what to watch in the final months of 2012.

10/19/2012 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks With Benjamin Tepler

MENU WATCH

Fall Changes at Morso

Kenny Giambalvo steps back from day-to-day operations as the Pearl District space reaches beyond Italy on its fall menu.

10/18/2012 By Allison Jones

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Nudi Noodle Place

Portland’s Thai options take a turn for the weird.

10/17/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat's News to Chew

Top food news stories from around Portland, including new hours for Lardo and Portland's great showing at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

10/16/2012 By Allison Jones

Food

The True Story Behind Portland's Secret Kebab

Inside the saga of The Turk, a food-scene Twitter star

10/16/2012 By Zach Dundas

Food

Portland's Weirdest Pickles

Five bizarre fermented products

10/16/2012 By Laura Lundberg

Profile

How Kettle Chips Creates New Flavors

Meet the woman who invents every Kettle Chips flavor.

10/16/2012 By Kelly Clarke

Editor's Note

In Memoriam: Robert Reynolds

Every dead friend leaves a void, but the loss of the Portland food culture’s BFF is deep.

10/16/2012 By Randy Gragg

Best Restaurants: An Appendix

The Path to Portland Culinary Glory

Twenty-four surefire steps to celebrity chefhood

10/16/2012

READ EM AND EAT

Win a Copy of Laurie Wolf's Portland Chef's Table

Take home signature recipes from over sixty of Portland's top restaurants with this photo-filled book of handmade bites.

10/16/2012 By Allison Jones

Portland Cocktail Week

Q&A: Dave Shenaut

Head of the Oregon Bartender's Guild and drink-maker extraordinaire Dave Shenaut talks Portland Cocktail Week.

10/16/2012 By Meaghan Morawski

Pour

Kyle Webster's Byrhh Cocktail

St. Jack's bartender embraces a long-forgotten French aperitif.

10/16/2012 By Rachel Ritchie

Best Restaurants 2012

Best of the Rest

Still hungry? We've culled the 35 local restaurants that should remain in any food lover's regular rotation.

10/16/2012 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks

MENU WATCH

Paulee Wakes up Early

Daniel Mondok's wine country escape is now open for fresh-from-the-garden a.m. fare.

10/16/2012 By Allison Jones

Best Restaurants 2012

Wine + Food = Love

Five spots taking wine pairing to the next level.

10/16/2012 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks By Allison Jones

Best Restaurants 2012

Five Things You Must Eat in 2012

You don't need to rent a tux to tackle these low-brow dishes.

10/16/2012 By Mike Thelin Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks

Best Restaurants 2012

Chefs of the Year

Portland's top two culinary minds are French-inspired chefs from different generations.

10/16/2012 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks