Benjamin is a former senior editor for Portland Monthly.

RECIPE

3 Early Summer Salads from PDX's Vegetable Whisperer

Ava Gene’s chef Joshua McFadden gets fresh with fava beans, radishes, spring onions, broccoli, and sugar snap peas. Dinner is served.

06/02/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

INTRODUCING

Four Reasons to Dine at Kachka Right Now

Eastern promises (and plenty of vodka) await inside Portland’s new Russian eatery.

06/02/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

GIVEAWAY

What's the 8th Wonder of Oregon? Tell Us and Win!

We're giving away these 7 sweet sew-on patches, courtesy of Travel Oregon. Just tell us what the 8th Wonder of Oregon should be.

05/28/2014 By Nicole Cordier

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Wine on Tap at Coopers Hall

An early look at Chefstable’s gargantuan new urban winery: stay for the drinks, skip the food (for now).

05/28/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING NEWS

April Bloomfield’s Right Hand Man, Peter Cho, to Open Korean Restaurant in PDX

The second in command at New York’s The Spotted Pig and The Breslin inside the Ace Hotel returns to his native Oregon.

05/14/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

ANATOMY OF A DISH

Dive Into St Jack's Chilled Seafood Platter

Rare finds from the local waters meet French condiments at the bouchon's new Northwest Portland digs.

05/14/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

SNEAK PEEK

First Look at Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s The Bar Book

Three geeky things we learned from the Clyde Common bartender’s new cocktail technique bible.

05/12/2014 By Kelly Clarke

BREAKING NEWS

Tastebud to Reopen in Multnomah Village

By years end, farmers market icon Mark Doxtader will rekindle his Tastebud restaurant with wood-fired pizza, iconic bagels, and beloved chicken dinners in tow.

05/07/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

FIRST LOOK

Koi Fusion’s New Brick and Mortar

Portland’s Korean taco truck entrepreneur Bo Kwon puts down permanent roots on Southeast Division.

05/06/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

RECIPE

A Chocolate Time Machine at Paley's Place

At this Northwest Portland dining institution, one perfectly gooey dessert never gets old.

05/01/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Taqueria Nueve, Resurrected

The much-loved Mexican eatery rises again with familiar plates and a hungry crowd in tow.

04/29/2014 By Benjamin Tepler

FEATURE

Reasons to Love Portland

From poetry to poutine, from high tech to high fashion, we celebrate what makes our city the best anywhere.

04/25/2014 With Marty Patail, Randy Gragg, Aaron Scott, Benjamin Tepler, Allison Jones, Carl Abbott, Jonathan Frochtzwajg, Kelly Clarke, Tuck Woodstock, Maya Seaman, Peter Holmstrom, Lexy Folkes, Greg Young, Rene Denfeld, Brian Doyle, Justin Hocking, and Laini Taylor Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Zach Dundas

DESIGN MEDIA

10 Things You Didn't Know About Kinfolk Magazine

The scrappy backstory and bold strategies behind the Portland-based entertaining magazine's global triumph.

04/22/2014 By Zach Dundas and Benjamin Tepler

INTERVIEW

Tasty New Details for Eastern Oregon's Lostine Tavern

Pure Beef author and Slow Food missionary Lynne Curry talks about her upcoming Lostine Tavern, grass-fed burgers, and the challenges of locavore cooking in Eastern Oregon.

04/21/2014 By Benjamin Tepler