Matthew Trueherz is a former Portland Monthly associate editor.

Food

Bread Isn’t Free Anymore. It’s a Good Thing, and Here’s Why.

Local chefs say charging for bread creates higher-quality loaves and reduces waste.

09/13/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Environment

Air Quality Across Oregon Is Improving Despite Ongoing Wildfires

And the power's back on, too.

09/12/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Gyms

The Cult of Barry’s Is Landing in Portland

Open October 15, the lavish HIIT class gym marks a new height for Portland’s fitness scene.

09/08/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food

Recipe: Lunchbox-Friendly Chicken and Zucchini Meatballs

Lunchbox is a local guide to the art of packing lunch for kids.

08/25/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food

What to Eat at the Oregon State Fair 2022

Enjoy deep-fried Dr. Pepper, bacon-wrapped Reese’s, and kale rice bowls.

08/24/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Trend

Recess Therapy Got You Craving Corn? Have a Corntastic Day in PDX!

Where to find the best dishes featuring corn. Because corn. Is. Awesome!

08/19/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton and Matthew Trueherz

Graphic Design

Toro Y Moi and Raveena’s Graphic Designer Talks Representation Through Design

Portland design agency FISK works with everyone from major label recording artists to local restaurants.

08/18/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Eat This Now

The Best Thing I Ate This Week: St. Jack’s Oeuf En Gelée

Yes, the diminutive ham and egg Jell-O salad is delish.

08/18/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Interview

Portland Tattoo Artist Alena Chun on Social Media Cred, Why Her Shop’s Not for Everyone, and More

‘My intention doing American Traditional tattoos is to carry and respect some of the mindsets, techniques, and imagery, and leave behind the stuff that doesn't serve us anymore.’

08/11/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Music Festivals

Pickathon Is Back (and Vibier Than Ever) After a Three-Year Hiatus

The 10,000-person Happy Valley festival returns, and it’s bigger and weirder than ever.

08/04/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food News

Berlu’s Summer of Ice Cream

The Vietnamese fine dining restaurant puts a pause on tasting menus for August, making way for extended bakery hours and a Saturday afternoon ice cream window.

08/03/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Wine

Can You Moonlight as a Winemaker?

While holding down a day job, Tyler Magyar vinified 20,000 pounds of grapes last year.

08/02/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Trending Food News

What Would You Do for a Gluten-Free Plant-Based Choco Taco?

They might not be served out a truck next to Rocket Pops and Drumsticks, but just about everyone in town is riffing on the 1984 classic.

07/29/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Inflation

Are $5 Cheeseburgers Gone for Good?

Fryer oil, the latest soaring food cost, puts local independent food carts between a rock and a hard place.

07/29/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Openings

New, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+-Focused Food Cart Pod to Open in Southeast Portland

It's the first project from the new restaurant group Win Win, from the owners of soup dumpling spot XLB.

07/26/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Real Estate

Every Portland Suburb in a Nutshell

Beaverton to Wood Village, Camas to Wilsonville.

07/26/2022 By Julia Silverman, Matthew Trueherz, Conner Reed, and Dalila Brent

Dining Picks

Obsessed with The Bear? Here's Where to Eat Messy, Juicy Italian Beef Sandwiches

The Chicago-born sandwich is alive and well in Portland.

07/22/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Matthew Trueherz, and Dalila Brent

Visual Art

Perspectives at PAM Helps Metabolize Portland's 2020 Protests

The new Portland Art Museum exhibition features photographs from six artists that challenge the notion of a fixed takeaway from the city's uneasy moment in the spotlight.

07/20/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Agriculture

It's Not Your Imagination—This Is a Tough Year for Oregon Summer Fruit

A warm January, April's unexpected frost and an exceptionally rainy spring is making for watery strawberries and low yield orchard fruit.

07/15/2022 By Matthew Trueherz

Food on TV

What Do Portland Chefs Make of Hulu’s The Bear?

“A chef finally took the time to show what it's really like in a kitchen,” says Melissa McMillan, Sammich owner and Portland's authority on all things Chicago-style Italian beef sandwiches.

07/14/2022 By Matthew Trueherz