Katherine Chew Hamilton is a former food editor at Portland Monthly.

Ice Cream

Kate’s Ice Cream Offers Pastel-Hued, Plant-Based Desserts Everyone Can Enjoy

From pistachio to cotton candy ice cream to cookies and brownies, everything is vegan and gluten-free—but Katelyn Williams doesn’t want to sacrifice flavor.

04/20/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Kulfi Opens its Long-Awaited Ice Cream Shop April 30

Come for ice pops in flavors including mango lassi, rosewater, and Vietnamese coffee—plus treats like floats, chai, and falooda.

04/18/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News & Events

Food News: So Many Baked Goods, Plus Soup Dumplings, Are on the Horizon

Plus, join an adult-friendly Easter egg hunt, and find out where to get springtime treats made with Peeps and Cadbury eggs.

04/14/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Interview

Ehow Chen Talks Food Carts, Cats, and Supporting Small Businesses

The instagrammer behind @ehow.eats also dishes on how he started ordering his burgers medium-rare, and his favorite mac ‘n’ cheese in town

04/12/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Recipe

This Steak Salad Recipe Channels Year-Round Summer Vibes

The PNW-raised authors of recipe blog The Modern Proper have the perfect warm-weather dish—no grill required.

04/08/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Beer Staff Picks

Our Favorite Places to Grab a Beer in Portland

’Tis the season for sun, fun, and good brews. From St. Johns to Buckman to the Pearl, here are some staff picks for where to grab a pint.

04/07/2022 By Dalila Brent, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Michelle Harris, Rose Lee, Michael Novak, Margaret Seiler, and Conner Reed

Food News & Events

Food News: Sports Bra Opens, Yui Reopens, and The Joy of Cooking Authors Visit Vivienne

Plus, a multicourse wine tasting dinner comes to Dimo’s Apizza, Maurice offers prix fixe lunch and dinner, and vegan Cuban pop-up Miami Nice is closing for the time being.

03/30/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat This Now

At Pho Van, the Ideal Family Meal Isn’t Pho—It’s Whole Roast Fish

Skip the personal bowls and bond with relatives or friends over an entire catfish.

03/25/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Music

50 Oregon Albums That Define Our State

From Elliott Smith to Emancipator, Cool Nutz to Quasi, we’re running down the Beaver State’s most essential LPs.

03/23/2022 Edited by Conner Reed By Conner Reed, Gabriel Granillo, Karly Quadros, Katherine Chew Hamilton, Margaret Seiler, and Fiona McCann

Midday Meal

Let’s Do Lunch

In the new world—and especially in Portland—lunch refuses to be typecast.

03/23/2022 Edited by Katherine Chew Hamilton Photography by Thomas Teal By Karen Brooks, Fiona McCann, Michael Novak, and Conner Reed

Let's Do Lunch

Portland Lunch Locator: Pick a Quadrant and Eat!

No matter if you’re working in your office downtown, stationed at your home desk, running errands in the 'burbs, or taking a leisurely weekend lunch in a new neighborhood, here are highlights in almost every quadrant.

03/23/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Dining Picks

20 Food Carts that Define Portland Now

Find super-fresh sushi, quesabirria tacos, hand-pulled noodles, and more at the best carts in the city.

03/22/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Travel

The Ultimate Guide to the Columbia River Gorge

Waterfalls, hikes, history, breweries, wineries, great food, a historic post office, and views galore

03/17/2022 Edited by Gabriel Granillo By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Conner Reed, Margaret Seiler, Julia Silverman, and Matt Wastradowski

Gorge Guide

Where to Eat, Stay & Play Closest to Portland in the Columbia River Gorge

1920s-era spring-fed bathhouses, piled-high soft serve, and waterfalls galore.

03/17/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Conner Reed, and Julia Silverman

Food News

These Are Portland's James Beard Award Finalists for 2022

The chef and restaurant finalists in food’s most prestigious awards were announced on March 16.

03/16/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Portland Restaurant Owners and Workers on Lifting the Mask Mandate

Some are embracing the opportunity to go mask-free, while for others, it’s pandemic precautions as usual.

03/16/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Bakeries

7 Portland Pie Shops, Ranked

Whether you’re celebrating Pi Day, a birthday, Thanksgiving, or simply being alive, we dish on the best places for tantalizing fillings and flaky, buttery crust.

03/11/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton