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Karen Brooks
Food Critic Email

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.

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Naomi Pomeroy to Relocate and Update Beast

Eat Here Now
Review: Boke Bowl

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
UPDATE: Christopher Israel’s New Mexican Restaurant

FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Milwaukie Kitchen & Wine

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Kristen Murray Leaving Paley’s Place
BEST OF PDX
Foodie Retrospectives

Review
Littlest Italy

BEST OF PDX
The Dish on Portland Dining: 2011

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Christopher Israel’s New Project

FOOD CART WATCH
Nong’s Khao Man Gai at PSU

Review
Pie High

Best of the City
Portland's Best Restaurants 2011

SNEAK PEEK
Get Ready for Oven and Shaker

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Paleys Plan New Downtown Location

FOOD & WINE EVENTS
Chef Studio Dinners

BREAKING FOOD NEWS
Nong’s Khao Man Gai Grows

SNEAK PEEK
Noisette

Best Restaurants 2011
Best Restaurants 2011

Best Restaurants 2011
Best Restaurants 2011: Amped Up

Best Restaurants 2011