It’s not a good sign when you walk in for your personal training session to be greeted with the question: “Ribeye steak AND wine?! Where’s my whip?” However, it is a sign that you are in for a rough workout, and that steak and wine will be rattling around while you try and row 250 […]
Andrea Damewood
Andrea Damewood is a food writer and restaurant critic. Her interests include noodle soups, fried chicken, and sparkles.
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Besaw’s Be Back!
The Beloved Longtime Brunch Favorite Isn’t the Same—and That’s Great
The beloved longtime brunch favorite isn’t the same—and that’s great.
Posted inFeature
George’s: A No-Judgment Zone, with Chicken
“This Place Is My Living Room”
The Interstate dive is a living room for its regulars.
Posted inFood and Drink
Olympia Oyster Bar Is Tasty
But It Flounders Between Bar and Restaurant
Olympia Oyster Bar is tasty, but flounders between bar and restaurant.
Posted inPortland
HunnyMilk’s Brunch: Sweet, Savory, Cheap!
Aaron Lee CALL IT THE PORTLAND DILEMMA: Do I go with the sweet or the savory brunch choice? If I go with the Dutch baby, there’s a good chance I’ll be feeling a bit prediabetic before noon. Go with the salty hash, and I’m going to crave a nip of sugar by meal’s end. Note: […]
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HunnyMilk’s Brunch Is a $20 Delight
Pick Any Drink, a Sweet, and a Savory for a Delicious Flat Price
Pick any drink, a sweet, and a savory for a delicious flat price.
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Pizza Jerk Pays Tribute to Parlors of Yore
Exploring Tommy Habetz’s Inner Pizza Child
Exploring Tommy Habetz’s inner pizza child.
Posted inBlogs
Why It’s Okay to Be a Pizza Jerk
WHEN TOMMY HABETZ, co-founder of Bunk Sandwiches, first started talking about opening a pizzeria—one that would be an ode to his time as a young chef in New York in the ’90s—visions of Cubano pizzas floated through my head. Coming from the creator of the city’s most iconic sandwiches, just think of the magic he […]
Posted inFitness
Food Critic Fitness Update: Send New Pants!
In the next few days, I’m going to have a very fit human orbiting my midsection with a measuring tape. Happy Valentine’s, Damewood. Here’s an update on how things have gone since I launched my quest for fitness glory. It turns out, I am always hungry. Even when I’m not, there’s a certain “I could […]
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Inside a Fancy “Chefs Week PDX” Dinner
Chefs Week PDX doesn’t quite reach the citywide level of hysteria that Feast Portland engenders—there’s no multi-city block taste offs, no lines 20 deep for a taster plate of reheated brisket from Austin. Chefs Week is a more insular affair, high-end meals capped with after parties and restaurant take-overs that allow a touch of access […]
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DarSalam’s New Downtown Spot Is an Oasis
Come for Iraqi Cooking, Stay for the Service and Atmosphere at Lazurdi
Come for Iraqi cooking, stay for the service and atmosphere.
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Mae Will Leave You Stuffed and Longing for More
The Down-Home Finesse of Chef Maya Lovelace
Enjoy the down-home finesse of chef Maya Lovelace.