NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including ChefStable’s takeover of Southwest’s Carafe Bistro and new dinner hours for Northeast’s Ned Ludd.

04/10/2012 By Allison Jones

OPENING WATCH

New Details on NW 23rd’s Southland Whiskey Kitchen

The Seattle-based restaurant group that owns Casa Del Matador is opening a steakhouse-meets-Southern-classic kitchen on NW 23rd, set to open this June.

04/09/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including Greek Easter at Abby’s Table, the "Le Mixeur: Sharky" event at Teardrop Lounge, the Mountains to Metro wine event at The Governor Hotel, and a benefit dinner at Aviar

04/09/2012 By Allison Jones

MENU WATCH

Bar Avignon’s Late-Night Burger

Southeast Division’s chic and cozy neighborhood eatery is dialing up their comfort food quotient with a monthly shifting, seasonally-driven burger available after ten on Fridays and Saturdays.

04/06/2012 By Allison Jones

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Hometown Pride: Chef and Sandwich Edition

Checking in on Portland’s status in the national food scene, a Portland chef nabs mega props from Food & Wine and a singular sandwich wins accolades from USA Today.

04/06/2012 By Allison Jones

DATE NIGHT CONFIDENTIAL

Plan Your Conquest at The Conquistador

This new neighborhood favorite is half dark-and-comfortable dive, half dreamy vegetarian darling nestled on the one-way stretch of SE Belmont, serving up South American-inspired fare with cocktails that will aid your date night conquest.

04/05/2012 By Allison Jones

FOODIE FREEBIES

Win Tickets to Saké Fest PDX

Eat Beat’s snagged a pair tickets to Saké Fest PDX—featuring over 80 tastings of saké, plum wine & beer and nibbles from top PDX eateries—and they may have your name on them!

04/05/2012 By Allison Jones

HOLIDAY EATS CHEAT SHEET

Last-Minute Easter Plans

Still looking for a reason to go out to eat this Easter? We’ve got a guide for the procrastinating and spontaneous.

04/04/2012 By Allison Jones

BEST OF PDX

9 Devilishly Good Eggs

With creative additions like horseradish, brioche breadcrumbs, salmon, and beets, Portland restaurants and bars prove that the devil’s in the details.

04/04/2012 By Allison Jones

INTERVIEW

5 Questions for Smallwares’ Johanna Ware

A few months into solo restaurant ownership, Ware shares the hit dishes of her Beaumont eatery and gets us excited about the upcoming opening of barware, smallware’s adjacent space for dedicated tipplers.

04/03/2012 By Allison Jones

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including an official opening date for Ox Restaurant, a new bagel shop from KitchenCru’s Michael Madigan, and Vitaly Paley’s downtown plans.

04/03/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including an Earth Day Artisan Market at Cooper Mountain Vineyards and film screenings at Skyline Burgers on Broadway and Milwaukie Kitchen and Wine.

04/02/2012 By Allison Jones

FOODIE FREEBIES

Free Bagels at KitchenCru

Lamenting the loss of your favorite Portland bagels? Here’s a limited-time alternative that just happens to be FREE.

03/30/2012 By Allison Jones

HAPPY HOUR OF THE WEEK

Happy Hour at Broder

Avoid the morning wait and head to Broder in the p.m. for Happy Hour-priced portions of the Swedish eatery’s popular lefse, meatballs, aebleskiver, and a truly Scandinavian charcuterie board.

03/30/2012 By Allison Jones

BOOK IT

Read ’Em and Eat

Thanks to the city’s ravenous community of food lovers, Portland is a must-stop destination on any cookbook tour. Check out these three events coming to town in April, featuring celebrity chef diet secrets, the healing power of pie, and a recipes fr

03/29/2012 By Allison Jones

MENU WATCH

Metrovino Releases Brunch Details

This Sunday may be April Fools Day, but it also marks the debut of Metrovino’s Sunday brunch service. To prove its not a culinary prank, we’ve got the first menu details.

03/28/2012 By Allison Jones

HOLIDAY EATS CHEAT SHEET

Your 2012 Portland Easter Guide

We’ve culled through the city’s lamb-and-ham-decked brunch and buffet offerings to bring you the best ways to celebrate this Easter Sunday.

03/28/2012 By Allison Jones

WINE WEDNESDAY

Dundee Hills Passport Tour

Throughout the month of April, over 30 participating wineries in the Dundee Hills—along with local restaurants, hotels, and shops—are offering steep discounts for holders of this $20 passport.

03/28/2012 By Allison Jones

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Eat Beat Neighborhood News

Top food news stories from around Portland, including the third location of the Grilled Cheese Grill, a new brick-and-mortar smoothie cafe on Southeast Stark, and an update on the long-awaited James Beard Public Market.

03/27/2012 By Allison Jones

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Slideshow: Portland Monthly Country Breakfast

Yeehaw! Eat and drink vicariously through our photos of the first-annual Portland Monthly Country Breakfast and Bloody Mary Showdown—and see who took away the prize for both judges favorite and people’s choice!

03/26/2012 By Allison Jones