Monica Salazar is a video producer at Portland Monthly, where she shoots and edits videos highlighting the city’s ever changing food scene, local business owners and individuals who are reshaping Portland. Monica takes a deep interest in the immigrant community and before joining Portland Monthly helped produce the podcast, Many Roads to Here featuring stories of immigrants in the Portland area.

Eat This Now

Bari Food Cart’s Italian Street Treat Is Fried Pizza and We Love It

Walter Ferrante, a native of Southern Italy, is dishing out crispy fried dough filled with cheesy, tomatoey goodness to Rose City customers.

06/28/2022 Videography by Monica Salazar and Rose Lee By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Video

The Portland Winter Light Festival Is Back

For eight days—up from last year's two—a slew of installations are lighting up the Rose City.

01/27/2022 By Karly Quadros With Monica Salazar and Rose Lee

Coffee

5 Portland Roasters Weaving Culture and Identity into Coffee

The owners of Portland Cà Phê, Café Zamora, Super Joy, and more source beans from countries where they have deep family roots.

10/21/2021 By Monica Salazar

Video

Apizza Scholls: Behind the Scenes at a Portland Culinary Institution

As part of our new video series spotlighting 'Tried and True' Portland locales, we connected with pizza guru Brian Spangler.

10/08/2021 Videography by Rose Lee and Monica Salazar

Bars & Nightlife

These Portland Rooftop Bars Offer Excellent Drinks & Views

A summer cocktail, beer, or glass of wine tastes even better with a spectacular view of the city.

07/30/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton, Gabriel Granillo, Monica Salazar, and Riley Bass