Andrea Damewood Join the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland’s ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’ Tequila! Enjoy unique tacos from four of Portland’s finest chefs while sampling four unique tequila drinks, all made exclusively for TNT! Like…. TACO: La Taq—Oh you sneaky cantina, La […]
Andrea Damewood
Andrea Damewood is a food writer and restaurant critic. Her interests include noodle soups, fried chicken, and sparkles.
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Q&A with Naomi Pomeroy About Beast’s New Menu
When I mentioned yesterday to someone that I was going to Beast for dinner, she replied, “Oh, that’s the place that’s like all meat, right?” Not anymore. Beast chef and owner and James Beard award winner and former Top Chef Masters competitor Naomi Pomeroy tweaked the format of the $102 six course-plus prix fixe dinner […]
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Tacos ‘n’ Tequila Preview: Mae & Hell Froze Over
Andrea Damewood Join the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland’s ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’ Tequila! Enjoy unique tacos from four of Portland’s finest chefs while sampling four unique tequila drinks, all made exclusively for TNT! Like…. TACO: Mae—New rockstar chef Maya Lovelace is […]
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Naomi Pomeroy Transforms Brunch at Expatriate
A Beast of a Brunch
It’s the best brunch in Portland.
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Tacos ‘n’ Tequila Preview: Stella Taco & Día de las Sandías – Tres Generaciones
Andrea Damewood Join the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland’s ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’ Tequila! Enjoy unique tacos from four of Portland’s finest chefs while sampling four unique tequila drinks, all made exclusively for TNT! Like…. TACO: Stella Taco—Hold on to your hats—this […]
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Tacos ‘n’ Tequila Preview: Taqueria Nueve & Abuelo’s Dark Secret
Andrea Damewood Join the Portland Mercury, Hornitos Tequila, Nicky USA, and Mississippi Studios on Saturday June 18th from 12-4pm for Portland’s ONLY celebration of Tacos ’n’ Tequila! Enjoy unique tacos from four of Portland’s finest chefs while sampling four unique tequila drinks, all made exclusively for TNT! Like…. TACO: Taqueria Nueve—Inspired by taco carts in […]
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Portland’s Top Boozy Smoothies
Our Picks of the City’s Best Alcoholic Slushies
Our picks of the city’s best alcoholic slushies.
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The Chirashi of Pause Japanese Bistro
Healthy, Super Tasty—and Available from a Cart
Healthy, super tasty—and available from a cart.
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Han Oak and Fusspot Chicken: The Quest for Fine Korean Food within City Limits
Han Oak Aaron Lee PORTLAND HAS A WAYS to go on the Korean cuisine front. Beaverton’s got the kimchi crown right now, with its endless parade of all-you-can-eat grilled kalbi and bubbling red-hot bowls of bone-in beef stew. But two newcomers, Han Oak and Fusspot Chicken, are bringing some gochujang pepper paste realness in two […]
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The Lowdown on Han Oak and Fusspot Chicken
The Quest for Fine Korean Food within City Limits
Undertaking a quest for fine Korean food within Portland city limits.
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Is the New Chesa Worth the Early Accolades?
The Tapas Joint Has Been Getting a Lot of Buzz
The tapas joint has been getting a lot of buzz.
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Behind the Scenes at Downtown’s New Pine Street Market
Annie Seo [From E+D, the Mercury‘s new Spring Eat & Drink Guide!] AFTER MONTHS OF DELAYS and mouthwatering teases, the “hard hats required” sign at the Pine Street Market has been taken down. The construction clutter is giving way to a food hall with stalls from some of Portland’s top-flight chefs. Communal tables are in, […]