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Holy Triple Fat-Fried-Chicken! Southern Pop-Up Mae to Open Two Restaurants

Next spring, expect a homey, counter-service spot up front, and story-slinging, prix fixe fine dinners in the back.

10/25/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Restaurant Openings

Smallwares Space Reopens as Southern-Leaning SouthFork

Former Common Law chef Patrick McKee will add French-Asian touches to the NE Fremont spot's Southern menu.

04/28/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Big Bird

The Pearl District restaurant chauffeurs buckets of one of the city’s best fried birds to your doorstep.

04/17/2017 By Elise Herron

Best Restaurants 2016: Bucket List

Hope you’re hungry. Here are 30 top picks from Portland Monthly editors.

Best Restaurants 2016: Repeat Offenders

Fried catfish to porridge (no, really), we just can’t get enough.

Best Restaurants 2016: Southern Comfort

Three days a week, Maya Lovelace transplants a new vision of Southern comfort.

10/10/2016 By Kelly Clarke

EAT THIS NOW

Texas brisket–topped Thai porridge to coconut hush puppies, this downtown cart makes the Southern-fried Asian eats you never knew you craved.

03/11/2016 By Kelly Clarke

EAT HERE NOW

The year-old temple to Southern cookery is hitting its stride with “Nashville Hot” catfish, buttermilk fried chicken, and heirloom red peas.

Beyond the Bridges

1 tank of gas. 14 Destinations. From Crater Lake to Whidbey Island, fossil beds to quiet beach towns, here are 48-hour trips made (really) easy.