Andrea Damewood, Author at Portland Mercury

Food and Drink

Delicious Décor

The Stories Behind Some of Portland’s Most Iconic Restaurant Interiors

Andrea DamewoodJanuary 4, 2017 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:57 pm

The stories behind some of Portland’s most iconic restaurant interiors.

Food and Drink

Our Favorite Restaurants of 2016

Andrea DamewoodDecember 28, 2016 2:00 pmJuly 12, 2022 9:38 pm

Marukin Ramen Natalie Behring EVEN RESTAURANTS weren’t immune to the dumpster fire that was 2016—we lost more than a few good spots to the tumult of Portland’s urban churn (RIP Smallwares, Umai, the Lotus Cardroom, and so many more). At the same time, this year’s also been kind to the city’s eaters, with more fantastic […]

Food and Drink

The Merc Food Critic’s Personal Favorites

Where This Pro Eats on Her Own Time and Dime

Andrea DamewoodDecember 28, 2016 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:57 pm

Where this pro eats on her own time and dime.

Food and Drink

Aim for Monday Nights at Deadshot

Holdfast’s Once-A-Week Bar Night Is Your Reason to Start the Week

Andrea DamewoodDecember 14, 2016 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:57 pm

Holdfast’s once-a-week bar night is your reason to start the week.

Liquor/Wine/Beer

Bull Run’s Oregon Single Malt Whiskey

Andrea DamewoodDecember 14, 2016 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:57 pm

Bull Run’s Oregon single malt whiskey.

Last Supper

Swank, Ambitious Japanese Outpost Is A New Chapter In Portland Dining

Andrea DamewoodDecember 7, 2016 12:02 pmJuly 12, 2022 9:37 pm

Dina Avila AFURI, the latest cult Japanese chain to hang a shingle in Portland, draws lines of tourists and locals alike to its modest kitchens across eight locations in Tokyo (and one in Kanagawa), where locals pay 980 Yen (about $8.66) to order its signature yuzu-based ramen. In Southeast Portland, the lines for Afuri’s first […]

Food and Drink

Afuri’s High Concept, High Dollar Izakaya

Swank, Ambitious Japanese Outpost Is A New Chapter In Portland Dining

Andrea DamewoodDecember 7, 2016 4:00 amAugust 22, 2022 7:57 pm

Swank, ambitious Japanese outpost is a new chapter in Portland dining.

Food and Drink

BJ Smith on Top Chef Tryouts and His Secret Weapon

Andrea DamewoodDecember 2, 2016 9:26 amJuly 12, 2022 9:37 pm

Top Chef went 11 seasons before it cast any chef from Portland—and then gave us a two-fer with Departure’s Gregory Gourdet and Doug Adams, then of Imperial and of the upcoming Bullard. Now, Padma and Co. couldn’t last more than one season before putting another local into the ring: BJ Smith, behind Smokehouse Tavern, Smokehouse […]