Good thing I looked up “embargo”! Portland finally got its own Zagat guide, which is one of those weird feelings not unlike hearing that INXS is coming to play. What is Zagat, you might ask? Well, it’s kind of like a party where everybody gets an A and if you couldn’t pin the tail on […]
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Southland Whiskey Kitchen
Hospitality By The Numbers
More whiskey than you can shake a stick at… but how’s the food?
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Foodworx Conference: The Future of Food, Tomorrow!
The first Foodworx conference hits Portland tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan 15), and it looks like a must-visit for the food and beverage industry. From their site: “FoodWorx is a new kind of conference that lays the foundation of what our food, beverage and hospitality industry will look like in 5-10 years, from production and manufacturing, to […]
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Swiss Classics at Cafe Hibiscus
Waiter, There’s Aloha In My Soup
Delicious Swiss food with an aloha vibe.
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Reality Check
Where I Spent My Own Money in 2012
Where our food writer spent his own money in 2012.
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Ocean’s 11 (AM to PM)
Sea Change in Casual Dining at the Micro-Restaurant Row
Four micro-restaurants let you mix ‘n’ match.
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Soup Sanctuary at the Edge of the City
Hanoi Kitchen’s Family Values
Great pho—but so much more.
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RaciÓn Pops Up at Boke Bowl Tonight
Anthony Cafiero’s upcoming restaurant RaciÓn is popping up again, this time at Boke Bowl. These dinners amount to previews of the food he’ll be doing in his new space when he opens “sometime in January,” and previous dinners have had high payoff. Tonight’s meal is described as, “A reception of a featured cocktail and snacks, […]
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(Legal) Free Pie Today
The Honey Pot A Recent Marionberry Pie. The Honey Pot Bakery, whose heart-lifting story of Thanksgiving thievery and community support recently wowed all those who had dashed their hat to the ground and thrown up their hands at this whole “humanity” thing, is giving away free pie this afternoon from 2-3pm. The offer is limited […]
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This Week’s Top Dinner Deals
Two especially cool dining events of note this week: TONIGHTDouble Dragon‘s one-year anniversary party, complete with free food and booze, is tonight. From 6-9pm, or until they run out, enjoy complimentary banh mi, bao, duck wings, and a host of other upcoming menu additions, as well as three different exotic liquor-based punches. It’s an incredibly […]
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This Bird Can Sing
Q&A with Aviary’s Kitchen Team
What makes Portland’s awesome Aviary tick?
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Sugar Your Own Plums
My Wish List or Tools for the DIY Gourmet
Food critic Chris Onstad’s wish list of stuff you should definitely buy for him!