Restaurant Review

At Javelina and Inisha, Indigenous Cuisine Finds Portland Quirk

With fry bread burgers and a precolonial tasting menu, the conjoined restaurants stand in a major gap of the city’s restaurant scene.

09/02/2025 By Jordan Michelman Photography by Thomas Teal

Wine Country

The Most Exciting Chefs in the Willamette Valley Right Now

‘Farm to table’ is nothing new. But Oregon’s wine country cooks are making local food feel fresh.

08/18/2025 By Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Emily Teel, and Matthew Trueherz Photography by Michael Novak

Wine Lunch

The Best Wine Tasting Lunch Is at the Vineyard

A long-standing tradition elsewhere, formal-ish lunches among the vines are finding their place in the valley.

08/06/2025 By Jordan Michelman Illustrations by Amanda Lanzone

food news

OK Omens Shakes Things Up with a New Chef

Though young, chef Joseph Papas brings enthusiasm and experience to the wine-focused bistro.

04/04/2025 By Alex Frane Photography by Josh Chang

Dining Picks

Where to Eat in Beaverton, According to the Portland Restaurant World

Where the people behind Gado Gado, Mariscos con Onda, and more eat in the burbs.

03/04/2025 By Alex Frane

Dish Exploder

Pasture PDX’s Mouthwatering O.G. Sandwich, Broken Down

A banh mi–inspired pastrami sandwich with hazelnut chile oil is a Portland rising star.

03/04/2025 By Alex Frane Illustrations by Amber Day

Beaverton and Beyond

Asian Flavors Inspire Some of Beaverton’s Best New Pizzerias

The cohort of Beaverton pizzaiolos with a galaxy-brain approach to toppings.

02/14/2025 By Emily Teel Photography by Thomas Teal

Dining Picks

Three New Portland Restaurants to Try This Fall

Pandan waffles with fish sauce bacon, roe-dotted scrambled eggs, and more.

10/09/2024 By Brooke Jackson-Glidden and Daniel Barnett

Food News

Modern Parisian Pop-Up Le Clown Takes Over Måurice for the Month

Chef John Denison brings his neo-bistro flair to the downtown French-Norwegian lunch restaurant.

09/04/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Chef’s Notes

Five Portland Chefs Trace Back Their Favorite Dishes and Ingredients

Güero’s specialty import mezcal, Jeju’s riff on the Big Mac, and Måurice’s black pepper cheesecake.

08/23/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Illustrations by Rebecca Nguyen

Restaurant Review

It’s Exclusive, But Is the Soho House Restaurant Cool?

Members-only restaurants are having a national renaissance. Soho House is the closest thing Portland has.

07/11/2024 By Matthew Trueherz Photography by Thomas Teal

Restaurant Review

Xiao Ye’s Cuisine of Delicious Defiance

A menu of canonical Roman pastas, mochi-flour madeleines, and Japanese curry eludes simple labels.

04/09/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Shortlisted

These Are the 6 James Beard Award Finalists from Oregon

As the list of nominees narrows, Oregon chefs and restaurants are holding strong.

04/03/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Our TED Talk

The Most Anticipated Talks and Performances of TEDxPortland 2024

A Jordan executive, Y La Bamba, and two James Beard Award winners are billed for the annual event.

04/03/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Breaking Food News

James Beard Chef Gregory Gourdet Inks a Major Deal on a Home Cookbook

The acclaimed Kann chef will add a new ingredient to his second global cookbook: easy.

10/31/2023 By Karen Brooks

Food News

These 10 Oregon Chefs and Restaurants Are James Beard Award Semifinalists

Kann, Okta, and beloved local chefs Peter Cho, Vince Nguyen, and Thomas Pisha-Duffly made the list. But who got snubbed?

01/25/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Best Restaurants 2022

Chef of the Year: At Berlu, Vince Nguyen Stretches the Definition of Vietnamese Cooking

The Portland chef embraces his inner rebel.

11/17/2022 By Karen Brooks Photography by Thomas Teal

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

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

Breaking Food News

Two-Michelin Star Chef Matthew Lightner Will Open ōkta and Tributary Hotel in McMinnville This Summer

The progressive restaurant and boutique hotel aspires to be a destination game-changer for Oregon wine country.

04/07/2022 By Karen Brooks