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FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Portland Cocktail Week! Departure's annual vegan dinner! Día De Los Muertos Festival De Cervezas! And plenty of other upcoming events to fire your appetite.

10/21/2014 By Eat Beat Team

FREE STUFF

Free Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry’s—and a Chance to Meet Jerry Himself

In support of GMO labeling, the ice cream tycoon is offering free scoops on Hawthorne this Thursday.

10/08/2014 By Eat Beat Team

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Slow Food Portland's movie night, Acadia's Hogtoberfest, St. Jude's Autumn Harvest Fundraiser Dinner, Skamania Lodge’s Celebration of Beer Festival, and more!

09/30/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

Woodsman Market shutters, a Jade District night market hits Fubonn, the Doug Fir gets a menu overhaul, Harvester seeks a new name, and tickets go on sale for Nicky USA's Wild About Game

07/09/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

The Portland Farmers Market returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square, Ración gets a new bartender, Nonna and DOC shake up their service, and more updates from around Portland

06/19/2014 By Eat Beat Team

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Portland Monthly's Country Brunch is BACK!

Tickets are now on sale for the June 22 hoedown featuring breakfast fare from six top Portland restaurants and six of the city's best bloody marys.

06/06/2014 By Eat Beat Team

FEAST 2014

Feast Portland Tickets Are Flying Fast

Do your future self a solid and stop waffling on those Feast commitments. Some of the hottest events of the 2014 lineup are selling out soon.

06/05/2014 By Eat Beat Team

READ EM AND EAT

Behind the Scenes of the Kombucha Revolution

Want to develop a healthy kombucha habit without shelling out a few bucks a day at the store? Start making it yourself!

06/05/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

We say goodbye to Bar Dobre and Sauvage, say hello to Case Study Coffee and Little Big Burger on Alberta, and look forward to a new era at Laurelhurst Market.

06/04/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

We say hello to Kachka, Boke Bowl West, and Jackknife, bid farewell to Good Keuken and Viking Soul Food, and share two chances to dine out for a great cause.

04/22/2014 By Eat Beat Team

READ EM AND EAT

Upcoming Foodie Book Events

Whether you’re looking to learn to bake bread, make your own cheese in under an hour, or tap into bartending tips from a Portland pro, these cookbook events have you covered.

04/15/2014 By Eat Beat Team

HIT LIST

9 Fresh Products from Portland Producers

Creamy Stumptown cold brew in a carton, chocolate from a treehouse, and Mexican mole — we've rounded up a new batch of Oregon-made goods for your snacking pleasure.

02/13/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

Shut Up and Eat expands to a DIY sandwich-building deli, Growlers Hawthorne debuts with 40 taps, Mi Mero Mole offers Super Bowl snacks, and more of the city's hottest food stories.

01/22/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

All-day happy hours, Ración's chef shuffles, Smallwares' wine flights, and the rest of the week's food and drink stories.

01/14/2014 By Eat Beat Team

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

Portland gets its first gluten-free gastropub, Broder Nord debuts on North Interstate Avenue, Accanto launches weekday lunch—and more of the week's hottest food stories.

10/30/2013 By Eat Beat Team

HIGH SPIRITS

Portland Negroni Week 2013

Nostrana and Imbibe Magazine team up to create a citywide celebration of the classic Italian cocktail.

05/23/2013 By Eat Beat Team

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including a DIY kimchi class and Breakside Brewery’s 3rd Anniversary Block Party.

04/30/2013 By Eat Beat Team

LEND A HELPING MOUTH

Share Your Favorite Cheap Eats

We want to hear your picks for the best affordable bites in Portland.

12/13/2012 By Eat Beat Team

HOLIDAY WINES

Popping the Cork on Oregon Bubbly

When it comes to celebrating with sparkling wine this holiday season, think local first. Here, Portland Champagne expert David Speer shares his take on the state of Oregon bubbles.

11/01/2012 Edited by Allison Jones By Eat Beat Team

FOODIE TRAVELOGUE

Andy Ricker’s Postcards from Taiwan

When Pok Pok chef Andy Ricker, Portland’s foremost Asian food authority and noted street-food-hopping explorer, mentioned he was invited on a tour of the food-loving island of Taiwan, we knew we wanted to hear about every last bite. Ricker created a serie

11/02/2011 By Eat Beat Team