PITY ME: My day job is in the Lloyd District, the wonderland of Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King, and mall food. All the better reason to pack a lunch. Yet there’s one sure bet to draw me out of my cube and out to the E-San Thai truck parked in the Oregon Square between NE […]
Andrea Damewood
Andrea Damewood is a food writer and restaurant critic. Her interests include noodle soups, fried chicken, and sparkles.
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Last Supper: Hamlet Blows the House Down
Photo: Danguole Lekaviciute BACK IN THE NOT-SO-OLD days, I worked at the daily newspaper just north of the Columbia River, a place where it was entirely appropriate to give a Christmas “bonus” of HoneyBaked Hams—vegetarians, Muslims, and Jews be damned. From those gifts arose HAMping, a now annual tradition whereupon a large ham travels to […]
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Going Hog Wild in the Pearl
Hamlet Blows the House Down
Hamlet, from owners of Nostrana, ChefStable, blows the house down.
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Eat This: Our Top Picks from the New Portland Mercado!
Photo: Ashley Vaughn THERE’S A WHOLE LOT going on at the Portland Mercado, which opened this spring at the corner of SE 72nd and Foster. It’s a whole lot of good, in fact—a rainbow-colored building and food carts built through the efforts of nonprofits and donations to create an incubator for Latino-owned businesses. The result […]
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Supermercado Sweep!
Digging Deep into the New Portland Mercado
We combed through the new Portland Mercado to find its very best.
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Batter Up!
Batter Griddle & Drinkery Delivers (Despite Dumb Name, Stunt Ingredients)
Batter Griddle & Drinkery delivers, despite dumb name and stunt ingredients.
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Drink This!
Who’s Up for Some Boozy Snapple?
Who’s up for some boozy Snapple?
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BBQ Chic
Smokehouse Tavern: High Fashion Goes Down Home
Smokehouse Tavern: High fashion goes down home.
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Say Chizu
Steve Jones’ New Spot Is Like a Sushi Joint, But with Cheese!
Steve Jones’ new downtown spot is like a sushi joint, only it serves cheese!
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Bang Bang, Womp Womp
Beaumont’s New Thai Fusion Option Has Promise
Beaumont’s new Thai fusion option has promise, but needs more spark.
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Ramen Right Meow
Biwa’s Noraneko Is Dishing Savory Ramen and Ungodly Good Chicken
Biwa’s Noraneko is dishing savory ramen and ungodly good fried chicken.