SUGAR RUSH

Portland's Most Creative Ice Cream Dreams

Local spots, from restaurants to pop-ups, flaunt fresh churns on ice cream—and yes, fro-yo!

02/11/2015 By Kelly Clarke

FREE STUFF

Free Ice Cream at Ben & Jerry’s—and a Chance to Meet Jerry Himself

In support of GMO labeling, the ice cream tycoon is offering free scoops on Hawthorne this Thursday.

10/08/2014 By Eat Beat Team

TREND WATCH

'Tis the Season for Strawberry Ice Cream

Strawberries seem to be the favorite berry among local scoop shops, so grab a cone and see how these ice cream gurus are getting fresh with summer flavors.

07/23/2014 By Erica Iannitti

FOOD EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Ice Cream for Dinner? A New Pop-Up Makes it Work

Morgan St. Theatre, a fresh ice cream pop-up from a Portland dessert obsessive, weaves together sweets and stories

05/12/2014 By Salish Davis

BEST RESTAURANTS 2013

Cart to Bricks Boomtown

Five erstwhile food carts turned brick-and-mortar eateries that keep us coming back

11/01/2013 By Allison Jones

RECIPE

Fifty Licks' Frozen Whiskey Lemonade

Ice cream entrepreneur Chad Draizin shares his recipe for a summer-stretching spiked sorbet.

09/03/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

OPENING WATCH

Inside Fifty Licks' SE Clinton Scoop Shop

The brick-and-mortar cone and cocktail joint from one of Portland's favorite food cart ice cream makers debuts with new flavors, toppings, and treats.

08/29/2013 By Allison Jones

Slideshow

Slide Show: Inside Fifty Licks' Scoop Shop

The brick-and-mortar cone and cocktail joint from one of Portland's favorite food cart ice cream makers debuts on SE Clinton with new flavors, toppings, and treats.

08/29/2013

HOMETOWN PRIDE

Ben & Jerry's Portland Flavor Revealed

The PDX contender in the ice cream empire's City Churned series combines beer, coffee, shortbread, and caramel. But where's the bacon?

08/08/2013 By Allison Jones and Molly Woodstock

EAT THIS NOW

The Ice Cream Sandwiches of Summer

For Lovely’s Fifty Fifty and Two Tarts Bakery, the ice cream sandwich isn’t just business—it’s personal.

08/07/2013 By Karen Brooks

FOOD & DRINK EVENTS

Eat Beat Weekly Planner

Our digest of Portland’s top upcoming food and drink events, including back-to-back chef battles with the Ice Cream Churn-a-ment and the Country Chef Challenge.

07/09/2013 By Julia Raymond

HIT LIST

The Scoop: Breaking Ice Cream Bulletin

Fifty Licks brick-and-mortar details, ice cream CSAs, and the best restaurants to satisfy your frozen dessert cravings.

07/03/2013 By Benjamin Tepler

FOOD FINDER

Central Eastside Food Carts Put the Mmmm in MLK

A new Southeast Portland cart pod is dishing out Mexican, Thai, ice cream, and more—with plenty of room to grow.

06/07/2013 By Allison Jones

FEEL-GOOD FOODIES

Ice Cream with a Heart

Ruby Jewel's ice cream shops will serve up a special Raspberry Heart Cookie ice cream flavor this February to raise money for local kids living with Congenital Heart Defects.

01/31/2013 By Allison Jones

Slideshow

Slide Show: Inside Hattie's Sweet Shop on NE Fremont

Tricia Leahy's latest candy-fueled venture brings jelly beans, licorice, truffles, handmade fudge, and ice cream to the family-friendly Northeast neighborhood.

11/12/2012

THE SWEET SCOOP

Introducing Portland Monthly's Winning Salt & Straw Flavor

Portland Monthly's food editors unmask the winner of our Dream Ice Cream Flavor, available throughout November at all Salt & Straw locations.

11/02/2012 By Allison Jones

EAT THIS NOW

Salt & Straw's Feast-Inspired Flavor

In celebration of Feast Portland, PDX's ice cream experts are unveiling a new flavor with ingredients from five regions of Oregon.

08/30/2012 By Allison Jones

Portland Monthly | Contests

Ice Cream Contest

Submit your dream ice cream flavor for the chance to have it featured at Salt & Straw.

08/27/2012

Insider's Guide to the Gorge

Where to Eat in the Columbia River Gorge

Rest assured that beer, burgers, coffee, and pizza are readily available to hungry Gorge explorers.

05/25/2012 By Kasey Cordell Edited by Ramona DeNies