Best Restaurants

Best Restaurants In case you missed it, Portland is at the forefront of a food-first, pretense-last dining revolution. Here are eight restaurants that are defining the next evolution and a reminder of eight that shaped the movement.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Now Hear This

Music Review: Friends and Friends of Friends

Tender Loving Empire

10/18/2010 By Anne Adams

Article

Election Night: Party Lines

10/12/2010 By Lauren Fox

Mudroom

PDX Restaurant Index

10/11/2010 By Ali Moran

Mudroom

30 Seconds With…Phil Stanford

Author of The Peyton-Allan Files, a true crime story about a brutal, mysterious Portland double homicide.

10/11/2010 By Randy Gragg

Eat & Drink

Wine

Cellar Notes: November 2010

While Oregonians have (understandably) acquired a taste for high-quality pinot noir, our neighbors south of the border in California are a step ahead when it comes to the brawnier worlds of cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel.

10/18/2010 By Condé Cox

Eat This Now

Eat: An Oyster Bar

Rachel Ritchie gives us a taste of N Williams Avenue's Cajun and Creole dishes from the New Orleans-styled, Eat.

10/18/2010 By Rachel Ritchie

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2010 Best Restaurants: Evolution of a Revolution

Eight of the brightest ideas on the Portland food scene

10/13/2010 By Mike Thelin and Karen Brooks

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2010 Best Restaurants: Around The World On $25 (Or Less)

10 great international destinations (plus Texas) on a budget

10/12/2010 By Mike Thelin

Rainmaker

Farm To Aisle

New Seasons’ new leader sows success in a fertile field-to-table connection.

10/12/2010 By Erik Blokland

Mudroom

The Perfect Party: November 2010

People we’d most like at our dinner table this month

10/12/2010

FOOD CARTS

Letters

Not surprisingly, online readers had strong opinions about our September coverage of Portland’s food carts.

10/11/2010

Pour

Sour Power

Cascade Barrel House tarts it up with a new take on Old World Beers.

10/08/2010 By John Chandler

Savor

A Strong Finish

Oregon-grown olive oil infuses your home cooking with a taste of Spain.

10/08/2010 By Mike Thelin

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Best Restaurants 2010

Welcome to America’s most talked-about food destination.

10/08/2010 By Mike Thelin and Karen Brooks

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2010 Best Restaurants: The Icons

Eight pioneers of the Portland food scene

10/08/2010 By Karen Brooks

Editor's Note

The Eat Beat

Portland Monthly welcomes local restaurant critic Karen Brooks as the new Food Editor just in time for the annual Best Restaurants issue.

10/07/2010 By Randy Gragg

Home & Real Estate

Feature

Home, Grown

A charming Alameda fixer-upper slowly evolves into one family’s dream home.

10/13/2010 By Amara Holstein

Mudroom

Palette Power

A Portland gathering of color specialists will choose the next big hues.

10/12/2010 By Kasey Cordell

News & City Life

FEATURE

Light A Fire 2010

Our annual celebration of the nonprofit community highlights the individuals and organizations that are making Portland a better place to live, love and grow.

10/08/2010 By Anna Sachse