Eat & Drink

FESTIVE FOODIES

Mardi Gras, Portland Style

Mardi Gras is next Tuesday, February 21st, and these Portland restaurants are hoping to prove that Oregonians know how to party as well as anyone in the French Quarter.

02/14/2012 By Allison Jones

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including a third Barista coffeehouse location and a new breakfast menu at Sweetpea vegan bakery.

02/14/2012 By Allison Jones

Market Watch

Magic Mustard

Making your own is not hard, though it is a seedy endeavor.

02/13/2012 By Kristin Belz

BEER BEAT

Zwickelmania 2012!

One of Oregon’s biggest beer events brings together over 68 breweries throughout the state for a Presidents’ Day weekend full of tastings and tours.

02/13/2012 By Allison Jones

Current Events

Beer O’Clock for Brainiacs

Thinking+Drinking=Good Times

02/13/2012 By Sarah Moore

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including free pizza for your old coats and a special cheese pairing seminar with world-class cheesemonger Steve Jones.

02/13/2012 By Allison Jones

Mixology 101

Love on the Rocks

Portland mixologists reveal swoon-worthy romantic concoctions

02/10/2012 By Kate Degenhardt

HAPPY HOUR OF THE WEEK

Happy Hour at the New Suzette

Now that Alberta’s most popular crêpe cart has relocated to a brick-and-mortar on Belmont, owner Jehnee Rains is dishing out weekly happy hour offerings that are flat-out awesome.

02/10/2012 By Allison Jones

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Video Crush: The American Beer Revival

Check out this info-packed little video that spells out the history (and future) of the American craft beer industry, with a special shout-out to the perks of being an Oregonian with a pint glass.

02/10/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND WINE EVENTS

Give a Wine Country Getaway this Valentine’s Day

Still looking for a Valentine’s Day gift that will knock your sweetheart’s socks off? Indulge their wine-country fantasies with wine, chocolate, and über-affordable tickets to the exclusive North Willamette Wine Trail Weekend.

02/09/2012 By Allison Jones

BREAKING FOOD NEWS

Navarre to Expand

Owner John Taboada’s unnamed project will rise this summer in the former Chin Yen space on Northeast 28th Avenue

02/08/2012 By Karen Brooks

EAT HERE NOW

Cult Favorite Chefs Staging 10-seat Dinners

Podhah’s Rodney Muirhead and food-cart star Nong are among the cast of chefs lined up for an intimate dinner series at Robert Reynolds Chef Studio.

02/08/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING FOOD NEWS

Nong’s Khao Man Gai Expands East

The queen of carts crosses the river with a new takeout space.

02/08/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including lunch hours at Via Tribunali and a Food & Wine nod to St. Jack Pastry Chef Alissa Rozos.

02/08/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Souped Up

Culinary share space, KitchenCru, runs hearty, affordable soup lunches through March.

02/08/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

Mark Your Calendar

Upright Brewing’s Oyster Stout Release

Popular brew gets a truffle upgrade

02/07/2012 By Sarah Moore

HOLIDAY EATS CHEAT SHEET

Date Night: V-Day Edition

We’ve curated a best-of list featuring Portland’s top Valentine’s date night options, so you’re bound to find the meal that truly suits you and your sweetheart.

02/07/2012 By Allison Jones

Happy Hour

Happy Hour of the Week

Seres has a massive menu and dynamite drinks.

02/07/2012 By Sarah Moore

INTERVIEW

5 Questions for Healthy Dinner Party Diva Abby Fammartino

The chef and owner of Abby’s Table is launching Abby’s Table Healthy Kitchen Membership, lending her allergy-free dinner tips and tricks to home cooks that have fallen in love with her approach to farm-to-table food.

02/07/2012 By Allison Jones

Market Watch

Pomegranates, Winter's Red Jewels

Valentine’s Day is the time for a taste of the tail end of Pomegranate season.

02/06/2012 By Kristin Belz