Gift Guide

Valentine's Gift Guide: Last-Minute Presents to Find Close to Home

Ideas for your sweetie from every Portland quadrant, from vegan doughnuts in Hollywood to pain pillows in Multnomah Village to hand hooks in the Pearl

02/10/2023 By Margaret Seiler

Food News

Egg Prices Send Local Food Businesses Scrambling

Once a cheap source of protein and staple of baking and cooking, eggs are skyrocketing in cost, and business owners are making changes to accommodate.

02/06/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat This Now

Our Favorite Breakfast Sandwich Right Now Lives at Balong, a Filipino American Pop-Up

Stop by the Baon Kainan food cart on Mondays and Tuesdays for house-made sausage on house pan de sal.

01/10/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Food Carts Are the Heart of Portland’s Food Culture. Could January 2023 Regulations Change That?

Some have called it quits for now due to difficulty complying with new wastewater rules.

12/27/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Eat Cheat Sheet

Where PoMo Food Editor Katherine Chew Hamilton Eats Off-Duty

Comfort food is the name of the game.

12/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Review

Birria and Borscht Meet at Rusa PDX, a Standout Sellwood Food Cart

Mexican and Eastern European food seem like an unlikely pair, but they work seamlessly here.

11/01/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Best Restaurants 2022

Jojo Gets a Glow-Up in the Pearl

The social media–famous fried chicken, burger, and jojo cart now has a brick-and-mortar on the west side. Is it really about the chicken sandwiches, or is it just the Instagram personality?

10/10/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Restaurant Opening

Fried Chicken and Burger Sensation Jojo Opens Its Restaurant

The beloved blue food cart has expanded to a restaurant in the Pearl, complete with vegan and gluten-free options, milkshakes, and a full bar.

09/15/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Pop-Ups

4 Can’t-Miss Food Pop-Ups This Weekend

It’s your last chance to get your hands on a peach tea pork belly burnt ends jianbing.

08/26/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Bark City BBQ, One of Portland’s Best Barbecue Spots, Is Closing

Grab your last ribs and brisket by September 4.

08/16/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

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

Television

Which Portland Food Celebrities Made It to Netflix’s Street Food USA?

Our food-obsessed city takes the spotlight in Episode 2 of the new series.

07/26/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

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

Eat This Now

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

Walter Ferrante, a native of Southern Italy, serves up crispy fried dough filled with cheesy, tomatoey goodness.

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

Food on TV

Recap: ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Tours Portland

What were the 'Everybody Loves Raymond' creator’s must-visit Portland spots?

05/26/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Food News

Tito’s Taquitos, Our Favorite Taco Cart, Reopens

Plus, fried food cart ThiccBoi has returned, and McMenamin’s BrewFest is back

05/12/2022 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

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

Food Carts

A Handmade Pasta Cart Is Coming to Killingsworth Street

Meliora Pasta will serve not-so-traditional pasta like braised beef ravioli with coconut caramel, salsa macha, lime, and mint.

03/07/2022 By Katherine Chew Hamilton