Located in the Irvington neighborhood of northeast Portland, Verdigris is the quiet, unassuming restaurant of accomplished chef Johnny Nunn, who opened it in late 2014 with his wife Kristina. When we visited Verdigris on a snowy Wednesday night in December, Nunn...
Since 2003, Portland-based farm-to-table restaurant Park Kitchen has been one of the best places to get a drink and catch summer breezes and children’s laughter floating in off the aptly named Park Blocks. But as the days shorten and get colder and rainier, chef...
In the case of Art Larrance, “influencer” might be a less accurate term than “creator.” Along with the McMenamins, the Widmer brothers, the Ponzis and several other iconic beverage families, Larrance is responsible for passing the Brewpub Bill in 1985, the historic...
One of the most highly anticipated projects in Portland, Wayfinder Beer is the brainchild of a host of celebrated brewers and restaurateurs. A collaboration between Charlie Devereux of Double Mountain Brewery, Matthew Jacobson of Sizzle Pie and Rodney Muirhead of...
Milk Glass Mrkt is less like a café and more like a dream that you once had about being the star of a romantic comedy. Every aesthetic detail has been thoughtfully attended to — from the deep caramel color of the wood, the shelves so charmingly stocked with...
On an uncharacteristically gray and chilly August weeknight, the line for restaurateur Earl Ninsom’s latest venture, Hat Yai, extends onto the sidewalk. It’s located on a small, busy strip of road on NE Killingsworth Street, next to Portland mainstays like Podnah’s...
In the middle of a raucous Oregon Brewers Festival, Northwest cidermakers set aside an evening for a convivial, fraternal gathering at Widmer Brothers Brewing for the Portland International Cider Cup. Reserved for only Northwest makers, the fourth annual Portland...
Collaboration is the name of the game of Portland Beer Week 2016. To celebrate, a group of writers from regional and national magazines went on a tour given by Brewvana to sample several Beer Week creations made by Portland foodie destinations. Each one—BUNK...
At first glance, Gearhart, Oregon, appears to be just another of the small beach towns that liberally dot the Oregon Coast. Rain stipples the windshield as we turn off the Highway 101, leaving behind a generic commercial zone of gas stations and outlet malls. But...
Itching for some people-watching? Try the crowded corner of SE 6th Street and SE Ankeny in Portland, Oregon, where the newly-opened Marukin Ramen shares a building and a hallway with the equally popular Nong’s Khao Man Gai. Ramen-loving Portlanders had been...
