Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Amped Up

Grain & Gristle, Beaker & Flask, Skin & Bone; local restaurateurs have discovered that the secret ingredient to success seems to be the ampersand. Here are a few more we’re hoping to see soon.

10/14/2011 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks

Pour

Champagne Pix

Local dessert maven Cheryl Wakerhauser shares her top bubblies for the season.

10/14/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: The Best of the Rest

Still hungry? We’ve culled the 30 restaurants that should remain in any food lover’s regular rotation. Be it artisan pizza, sustainable sushi, or Spain-meets-Oregon tapas, these places deliver every time.

10/14/2011 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Hidden Breakfasts

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day so wake up a little earlier and get in line at one of these morning meeting spots.

10/14/2011 By Rachel Ritchie

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Meat-Free Magnificence

You don't need meat to make a meal. We've harvested five finds for the vegetarian set.

10/14/2011 By Allison Jones

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Maximal Meat

Get the knife and fork ready for our list of restaurants that cater to the carnivore crowd. Vegetarians need no apply.

10/14/2011 By Mike Thelin

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: The Comforts

Everyone's got a go-to comfort food that they simply must have. Check out our favorites and add them to your list.

10/14/2011 By Kasey Cordell, Karen Brooks, and Benjamin Tepler

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Asian Adventures

10/14/2011 By Karen Brooks and Benjamin Tepler

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: The Ultimate Feast

48 Hours in P-Town: The perfect weekend itinerary of local eating.

10/14/2011 By Karen Brooks

Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011: Best New Restaurants

New places, new chefs, and reimagined kitchens.

10/14/2011 By Karen Brooks

VIDEO

In the Kitchen with Kevin Gibson

Evoe chef Kevin Gibson walks us through the steps of preparing his seasoned duck breast with fresh fall fuyu persimmons.

10/14/2011 Edited by Benjamin Tepler

Features

Greener Pastures

After four generations, Cory Carman’s family ranch teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. To save it, she’s betting on a new kind of consumer, old methods, and her own idealism.

10/14/2011 By Hannah Wallace

RECIPE

Fall Colors

A marriage of ripe persimmons with seasoned duck breast brings out autumn’s flavors.

10/14/2011 By Deena Prichep

IN THE KITCHEN

Video: In the Kitchen with Kevin Gibson

Evoe chef Kevin Gibson walks us through the steps of preparing his seasoned duck breast with fresh fall fuyu persimmons.

10/14/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

FOOD NEWS

Grand Central Bakery’s New Lead Baker

Per Se alumnus Sean Coyne will be heading Portland’s Grand Central Bakery after 15 years at New York’s top eateries.

10/13/2011 By Allison Jones

EAT HERE NOW

The New Nuvrei

The Pearl District’s Nuvrei Patisserie and Café brings breakfast and lunch upstairs.

10/12/2011 By Benjamin Tepler

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including a food cart from Timbers’ midfielder Sal Zizzo and Nick Zukin’s Tacos de Guisados.

10/12/2011 By Allison Jones

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Food & Wine Magazine Hails Several Portland Favorites

The November issue of Food & Wine puts Oregonian artisans in the spotlight, including Olympic Provisions, Red Ridge Farms, and Portland’s Bushwhacker Cider.

10/12/2011 By Allison Jones

Market Watch

Pure Pear Pleasure

Pears don’t get the press that apples do, but they’re in season and deserve their fair share of attention in the kitchen.

10/11/2011 By Kristin Belz

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

PDX Cocktail Week on Bar Pilot

Head over to our sister blog for the full low-down on Portland Cocktail Week, shaking up PDX October 20-23.

10/11/2011 By Allison Jones