The best way to celebrate the arrival of summer is with a cold one. Conveniently, you can enjoy said cold one (and lots more) during Portland Beer Week from June 9-19. Events will take place throughout the brew-loving city, including releases, special fests – beer...
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...
The practice of making shrubs and drinking vinegars has been around for decades, but in the last several years, there has been an explosion of bottled products available in stores, and menu offerings in bars and restaurants. For many DIYers and chefs alike, shrubs...
If the sights of window-side rustic, rye-tinted loaves of fresh bread and an illuminated restaurant sign pointing inward doesn't entice your senses, the smells of smoky wood-fired meat and freshly crafted cocktails will certainly seal the deal. Located in Southeast...
On April 23, Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider will host the 3rd Annual Hopped Cider Fest in Portland, Oregon. From 12 pm to 9 pm, lap up hopped cider galore - over 36 hopped ciders will be on tap! And the fun doesn’t stop there. During Hopped Cider Fest there will be free...
Located on SE Belmont, Cody Auger’s sushi restaurant Hokusei featured one of the best omakase, or chef’s choice, menus in Portland, Oregon. It’s no wonder, then, that Auger decided to play to his strengths when opening his new restaurant, Fukami Sushiya. Soon after...
Among Portland’s culinary achievements, the excellence of its beer, coffee and doughnuts rank high. They’re all cozy items, meant to combat the winter’s constant chill and damp. But opportunities to enjoy all three at the same time are slim. Doughnut shops don’t...
On a rainy Wednesday night during Portland Dining Month, we were able to try the tasting menu at the new concept restaurant Willow. For those of us who aren’t lucky enough to have chefs as best friends, Doug Weiler and John Pickett wanted to serve farm-to-table...
RiverPlace Hotel occupies a stellar piece of real estate along the Willamette River in downtown Portland. The hotel sits next to the open, grassy Tom McCall Waterfront Park and just a few steps away from RiverPlace Marina, while views within the hotel look out on...
Last time around we chatted with Henri Schock of Mr. West, whose new café-bar serves up espresso, light fare, wine, vermouth pours and more alongside freshly cut flowers and pretty, punchy lifestyle magazines, at the heart of one of downtown Seattle’s vibrant...
