Food News

Food News

A New York Pizza Star Will Open Her Own Portland Pizzeria

Miriam Weiskind's pizza pop-up, the Za Report, earned high praise from both Kelly Clarkson and The New York Times. Now, she's popping up in Portland.

11/11/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Food News

Kaleidoscopic Cocktail Bar the Houston Blacklight Is Closing

The Clinton Street lounge from the Gado Gado team will say goodbye with a party on November 2.

10/30/2024 By Alex Frane

Food News

Okta, Oregon’s Most Ambitious Tasting Menu Restaurant, Has Closed

The McMinnville restaurant opened two years ago and was the state’s most elaborate, perhaps ever.

09/23/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Modern Parisian Pop-Up Le Clown Takes Over Måurice for the Month

Chef John Denison brings his neo-bistro flair to the downtown French-Norwegian lunch restaurant.

09/04/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Openings

The Team Behind Big Salt Just Opened Two New Wine Bars

Bar Nina and Big Salt Bar land somewhere between Ovum Wines tasting rooms and wine bars, serving rare Iberian glass pours and tiny Spanish sausages.

08/28/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Openings

Highly Anticipated Vietnamese American Breakfast Spot Mémoire Cà Phê Opens This Month

The Alberta café comes from the people behind Matta, Portland Cà Phê, and HeyDay, with black sesame cinnamon rolls and pork belly breakfast burritos.

08/23/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Wingding

Andy Ricker Will Revive Pok Pok at Jeju for Two Nights

The former Portland chef is popping up around the country with a throwback, greatest hits menu.

08/22/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Now Open

Naomi Pomeroy's Final Project, L’Échelle, Opens as a Pop-Up

The late chef was working with Luke Dirks to open a bistro in the former Woodsman Tavern space. This casual backyard version will run through the year.

08/15/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Openings

Dirty Rice Arancini Take Their Cues from Sicilian Reds at Parallel Food & Drink

Former Momofuku sommelier Stacey Gibson runs the NE Sandy bar with her husband, Olympia Provisions alum chef Joey Gibson.

08/08/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Dining Picks

Three New Portland Restaurants to Try This Summer

Where to eat crispy fried mackerel tails, burgers with Italian beef vibes, and pretty, peak-season produce.

07/30/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden

Openings

Café Olli Is Opening a Combination Bakery & Wine Bar

The Northeast Portland restaurant’s sister café will serve oysters, natural wine, and bread and pastries from its stellar bakery.

07/26/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Breaking News

Acclaimed Portland Chef Naomi Pomeroy Has Died

The James Beard winner and icon of Portland's DIY food scene died in a tragic river accident over the weekend.

07/15/2024 By Karen Brooks

PDX X NOLA

Division Winemaking Company’s Summer Bacchanalia

The legendary New Orleans wine bar Bacchanal comes to town for a weekend-long pop-up at Division’s Inner Southeast wine yard.

06/26/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Awards Season

Portland’s 2024 James Beard Award Winners

The city remains at the top of the national culinary pack, with Kann and Langbaan adding two more awards to its long tally.

06/11/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Don’t Call It Ice Cream

Naomi Pomeroy and Mika Paredes’s Cornet Custard Opens on Division

The scoop shop is the first of several projects involving the award-winning chef in the former Woodsman Tavern building.

05/21/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Mole Mole Opens in Mississippi’s Prost! Marketplace

The Alberta Street food cart’s second location brings classic Puebla dishes to the busy strip.

05/08/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Shortlisted

These Are the 6 James Beard Award Finalists from Oregon

As the list of nominees narrows, Oregon chefs and restaurants are holding strong.

04/03/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Burgers or Bust

Why Is In-N-Out Coming to Ridgefield, Washington?

The Portland area said no to In-N-Out, not the other way around.

03/21/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Holy Cannoli

Sebastiano’s, a PoMo Best New Restaurant, Is on the Move

Fear not: the tire-size muffuletta lives on as the Sicilian bakery and deli stretches its legs down south in Sellwood.

03/06/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Obituary

Clandestino and Ritz-Carlton's Bellpine Chef Lauro Romero, Dies at 42

Romero brought Mexican food to new heights in Portland and made an outsize impact on the city.

02/20/2024 By Matthew Trueherz