DINING MONTH

Attention Restaurants: Get Involved with Dining Month!

The folks behind Portland’s annual Dining Month—which offers three-course meals at top PDX restaurants for $25—are looking for last-minute restaurant partners before April 27th.

04/26/2012 By Allison Jones

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including the opening of What’s The Scoop? Ice Cream shop and the launch of French Café Tuesdays at Corkscrew Wine Bar.

04/24/2012 By Allison Jones

FOODIE FREEBIES

Win Tickets to the Toast Spirit Tasting!

Want to spend your weekend sipping the finest craft spirits in America? We’ve got two tickets to Toast: The Oregon Artisan Spirit Tasting hosted by the Oregon Distiller’s Guild, and they’re going to one of our lucky readers—for fre

04/24/2012 By Allison Jones

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Portland’s Bread Scene Keeps Rising

The May issue of Saveur dives into the delicious world of artisan bread around the country, and we spotted some familiar Portland loaves in the mix.

04/23/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including the 8th Annual Oregon Garden Brewfest, a series of Shochu talks at Ping, and the launch of Portland Walking Tours’ "Flavor Street" food cart tour.

04/23/2012 By Allison Jones

OPENING WATCH

Bowery Bagels to Open June 9th

Michael Madigan’s New York-style bagelry and hyper-local artisan market now has an opening date.

04/20/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD NEWS

Salt & Straw NW will open April 27

Cancel your plans and grab your cones, because Portland’s buzziest scoop shop is ready to launch their second location.

04/20/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Last Minute Planning: Baristas, Battles, Beers, and Bitterman

Still don’t have plans for the weekend? Here are a few great reasons to get out of the house.

04/19/2012 By Allison Jones

OPENING WEEK

Inside Ox Restaurant

Chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñonez Denton have opened the doors of their hotly-anticipated Argentine-inspired restaurant Ox, and we’ve got the photos to prove it.

04/19/2012 By Allison Jones

OPENING WATCH

Ruby Jewel to Open New Scoop Shop

The sweet team of sisters behind Portland’s favorite ice cream sandwiches will open Ruby Jewel Scoops on SW 12th and Washington in June, just in time for summer.

04/19/2012 By Allison Jones

OPENING WATCH

Cultured Caveman

The West Coast’s first 100% Paleo-friendly food cart is set to debut on NE Alberta on May 31st, and we’ve got the story behind the gourmet offerings without gluten, dairy, added sugar, soy, legumes, or conventionally processed food.

04/18/2012 By Allison Jones

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including a new chef at Cafe Castagna, new details about KitchenCru’s Bowery Bagels, and the star-studded list of IPNC guest chefs.

04/17/2012 By Allison Jones

FOODIE FREEBIES

Taste Washington Ticket Giveaway

Eat Beat’s snagged a pair tickets to Taste Washington Portland—the annual food and wine event that’s taking over Pure Space in the Pearl on Monday—and they may have your name on them!

04/16/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including a Cantina Tramin Wine Dinner at Gruner and the EaT: An Oyster Bar Crawfish Boil at Montinore Estate in Forest Grove.

04/16/2012 By Allison Jones

FOODIE FREEBIES

Win a 4-Course Dinner at Ox!

Be among the first to dine at the most anticipated restaurant of the year! We’re giving away two pairs of reservations to one of Ox Restaurant’s four-course opening night dinners and an Ox gift certificate.

04/16/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD NEWS

Sneak Peak: Marco Frattaroli’s Cibo

We’ve got some new details about Marco Frattaroli’s Southeast Division pizzeria Cibo, set to debut mid-May.

04/13/2012 By Allison Jones

OPENING WATCH

Opening Day: Caffe Vita

Seattle import Caffe Vita has launched a second Portland location on SW 3rd and Ankeny, adding some caffeine to the stretch of car-free restaurants and bars along the alley famously home to Voodoo Doughnuts.

04/13/2012 By Allison Jones

MENU WATCH

Get Happy with New Hours, Menus, and More

This week’s menu and opening hour shake-ups from Cocotte, St Jack, Wafu, and Cafe Castagna.

04/12/2012 By Allison Jones

FEAST WATCH

Mark Bittman to Speak at Feast

The New York Times food writer will bring his "real food" expertise to Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall this September as a part of the city’s national food and drink festival Feast.

04/12/2012 By Allison Jones

MENU WATCH

Brewing Up a New Take on Pub Fare

Hawthorne’s BridgePort Ale House has given chef Jun Robles free reign to transform the menu into a playground of Asian-inspired comfort food packed with big flavors that can stand up to the brewery’s powerful beers.

04/11/2012 By Allison Jones