Andrea Damewood

Portland winery restaurant L’Orange is French, it’s Pacific Northwest, it’s a little bit Mediterranean depending on the mood, and it’s probably food critic Andrea Damewood’s favorite new restaurant.

Chef Joel Stocks can charge a mint for his cooking, but at L’Orange, no entree tops $29, with portions that are right sized to allow you to taste around, without feeling like you and your date are splitting peas.

Every year Portland food critic Andrea Damewood breaks down her favorite dishes found in the city’s hot restaurants (and one pop-up). On the list, you’ll find chocolate truffle dumplings, Tuna Toast you could share (but you won’t), and a French onion soup that lives rent free in her head 24/7.

Top ten restaurant lists are a little overwhelming—so every year Portland food critic Andrea Damewood breaks down her favorite dishes found in the city’s restaurants (and one pop-up). On the list you’ll find chocolate truffle dumplings, Tuna Toast you could share (but you won’t), and a French onion soup that lives rent free in her head 24/7.

A sushi roll that’s what the ocean wishes it tasted like.
I would watch a show named Top Soups.
Opening a mescal and dessert bar on Southeast Clinton was the best damn idea

Xin Ding Dumpling House gives off a sports pub feel around the bar, where TVs hang overhead, but in the kitchen, Liu is rolling out handmade pork and shrimp xiao long bao as good as any in Portland.
the dumplings are the star
Liu hand pulls the noodles for chow mein

Leek and pork potstickers arrive stuck to each other thanks to a crispy, frilly cornstarch skirt that provides a crunchy contrast to the succulent insides

Owning a food cart in the year of our lord 2023 requires more footwork and power moves than a breakdancer.  Chef Richard Văn Lê should know: Until recently, he was behind the iconic Matta food cart, which he opened to immediate success in 2019. Critics, myself included, fawned over Lê’s interpretations of family dishes he […]

The hand-rolled pasta at the St. John’s Pastificio d’Oro is like a comforting hug, followed by a sexy slap. Like the sound of that? There’s even more in Andrea Damewood’s review.

The extreme handmade and farm-to-table ethos at Pastificio d’Oro could have turned out too Portlandia-precious, but in Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin’s capable, flour-dusted hands, it’s instead a new St. John’s landmark.

The extreme handmade and farm-to-table ethos at Pastificio d’Oro could have turned out too Portlandia-precious, but in Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin’s capable, flour-dusted hands, it’s instead a new St. John’s landmark.

Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin’s capable hands rolled Pastificio d’Oro into a new St. John’s landmark.