Benjamin is a former senior editor for Portland Monthly

TREND WATCH

Next-Generation Bagel Wars

A new crop of Portland bagelmeisters enters the fray.

02/27/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

CHEAP EATS 2013

Taco Tours

Portland's newest generation of Mexican flavors

02/22/2013 Edited by Rachel Ritchie and Karen Brooks By Benjamin Tepler

CHEAP EATS 2013

Best of the Bowls

Fathomless pho, Korean hot pots, and goat curry

02/22/2013 Edited by Rachel Ritchie By Karen Brooks and Benjamin Tepler

INTERVIEW

Five Questions with Roseline Coffee’s Marty Lopes

Lopes talks St. Jack’s coffee program and the role of coffee in restaurants.

02/20/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

VIDEO

In the Kitchen with Earl Ninsom and Ning Purnabimba

Tarad's chef demonstrates how to make a spicy relish of chiles, garlic, and shrimp paste.

02/15/2013 Edited by Benjamin Tepler

SAVOR

Thai Tutorial

A new market brings the essential ingredients of Thai cooking to inner Southeast.

02/15/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

OPENING NIGHT

Inside The Kingdom of Roosevelt

McMinnville chef Eric Bechard’s new Portland restaurant takes a walk on the wild side.

02/13/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

BREAKING FOOD NEWS

Addy’s Sandwich Bar: Brick & Mortar

One of Downtown’s most celebrated food carts grows up.

02/13/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Cyril’s Community Supported Cheese

The new urban winery offers a cheese-of-the-month club of the people, by the people.

02/06/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT HERE NOW

Brunch at Lauretta Jean’s Southeast

Your best bet for an unforgettable, no-wait brunch on Division Street.

01/30/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

INTRODUCING

Introducing Tannery Bar

Skin & Bones is reborn as a cozy cocktail joint.

01/23/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

FIRST IMRPESSIONS

Raven & Rose

A transformed Ladd Victorian houses comforting cuisine, balanced cocktails and bright lights in downtown Portland.

01/23/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

MARKET WATCH

Crab Divas: the Dungeness

Finally, the divas of crabs are gracing us with their presence: Dungeness are among us!

01/21/2013 By Kristin Belz

RECIPE

A Portland Cookbook Vet Demystifies the Art of Sauce-Making

Freaked out by veal stock and curdled eggs? Martha Holmberg is on your side.

01/18/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

VIDEO

In the Kitchen with Martha Holmberg

Longtime Portland food editor and cookbook author Martha Holmberg prepares pork tenderloin with orange-rosemary balsamic butter sauce.

01/18/2013 Edited by Benjamin Tepler

In the Kitchen

Video: In the Kitchen with Martha Holmberg

Longtime Portland food editor and cookbook author Martha Holmberg prepares pork tenderloin with orange-rosemary balsamic butter sauce.

01/18/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

EAT THIS NOW

The 82nd Avenue Soup Tour

We showcase three of Portland’s best Asian soups to cure the winter blues.

01/09/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

INTRODUCING

Introducing Trigger

The braintrust from Bunk Sandwiches takes a Tex-Mex detour.

12/19/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Cyril’s at Clay Pigeon Winery

A new urban winery offers tightly curated wine and cheese—and some food for thought.

12/19/2012 By Benjamin Tepler

IN THE KITCHEN

Video: In the Kitchen with Tony Meyers

Watch as Tony Meyers, executive chef at Serratto Restaurant, shows us how to make his venison osso buco.

12/16/2012 By Benjamin Tepler