HOLIDAY EATS CHEAT SHEET

Hark! Portland's Christmas and New Year's Eve Feasts

This year, Portland restaurants give us plenty of reasons to raise a glass and toast to the season. Here are our picks to get your partying off to a tasty start.

12/17/2013 By Kristin Leigh

FOOD AND DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Winter solstice feasts, free chowder and gift certificates, a mushroom extravaganza, and more of Portland’s upcoming food and drink events.

12/17/2013 By Kristin Leigh

BOOKS AND TALKS

Q&A: National Book Award–Winning Poet Mary Szybist

The Lewis and Clark professor talks about what it was like to win the biggest poetry award in the US, running into Carrie Brownstein, and why she never considered the book a feminist response to the biblical annunciation until now.

12/17/2013 By Kristin Leigh

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Dine with hunter, blogger, and author Hank Shaw, taste China's national bird, and craft Christmas snowflakes over cocktails at this week's food and drink events.

12/03/2013 By Tuck Woodstock and Kristin Leigh

Article

December Literary Lineup

Our top picks for December book events

12/03/2013 By Kristin Leigh

NIGHTSTAND

Sasquatch Books' New Kiddie Imprint Showcases Northwest Art & Design

Seattle's Sasquatch Books kicks off its new children's imprint with a Portland-centric ABC and other titles.

12/03/2013 By Kristin Leigh

BREAKING FOOD NEWS

Changing of the Guard: Pastry Edition

In a sweet shakeup, talented pastry chefs Lauren Fortgang and Nora Antene switch kitchens, menus at Le Pigeon and Little Bird take on new shape, and everyone wins.

11/26/2013 By Allison Jones and Kristin Leigh

RESTAURANT & BAR UPDATES

Portland News to Chew

Thanksgiving cooking oil donation centers pop up (for the aftermath of your deep-fried turkey), Boke Bowl does Turducken ramen, and a local food cart honors Blazer's free mcmuffin coupons.

11/20/2013 By Allison Jones, Tuck Woodstock, and Kristin Leigh

RECAP

Poetry Press Week in Review

Blood stained ghost costumes, Laura Gibson crooning on guitar, and readers marching down catwalks kicked off a captivating new poetry event.

11/14/2013 By Kristin Leigh

GIFT GUIDE

Handmade Holiday Roundup

After you’ve tucked your Thanksgiving leftovers into the fridge and taken a post-feast nap, it’s time to face the facts—the holiday shopping season has arrived.

11/13/2013 By Kristin Leigh

BOOKS & TALKS

A Windfall of Winter Readings

With the sun on its winter-long hiatus and November chock full of literary happenings, what better time to thrown on your peacoat and head out through the night to one of these storytelling events?

11/12/2013 By Kristin Leigh

HOLIDAY EATS CHEAT SHEET

Portland Restaurants Do Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving provides the year's best excuse to imbibe and indulge until we pass out—and Portland restaurants are doing their part to ensure this year will be no exception.

11/06/2013 By Kristin Leigh