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Karen Brooks
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Karen Brooks eats, drinks and thinks about food for Portland Monthly, as the magazine's trend-spotting food critic. Karen's reviews and think pieces ferret out the restaurants, food carts, and maverick thinkers defining Portland's food voice. In 2017, Karen won one of the food world's most prestigious titles: the James Beard Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Reviewer Award. She's penned nine books on food and drink, and in 2020 guest-starred on Hulu's food series, Eater's Guide to the World.

CHEAP EATS 2013
Date Nights on a Budget

FEATURE
Cheap Eats 2013

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Ultimate PDX Ice Cream Sampler

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Alma Chocolate V2: Sweet surrender

JUST OPENED
Just Opened: Ava Gene's

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Tasty N Alder: The Tasty Details

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Ken Forkish to Open Trifecta Tavern & Bakery

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Chef Thomas Boyce Leaves Bluehour

THE YEAR IN FOOD
Portland’s 2013 Eating Cheat Sheet

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Fressen Artisan Bakery

FOODIE GIFTS
Holiday Baskets at Little T

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Din Din Supper Club Goes Legit

RESTAURANT REVIEW
Animal House

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People's Pig Flies High

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
What You Need to Know About Ava Gene's

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Alma Chocolate Expands

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Market: RIP

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The Soup Annex: A New Pop-Up Sensation

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
New Fressen Bakery Rises

Best Restaurants 2012