The (very welcome) return of Feast Portland.
Clare Gordon
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More Free Stuff at Bent Brick
Northwest Portland’s Bent Brick is offering us free stuff again (remember their growler party two weeks ago?) so we naturally decided to pass the benefits to our loyal fanbase. This Wednesday, September 11, the restaurant will open their kitchen to fermentation aficionados for a pickling class with chef Will Marquardt, at $35 a head and […]
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Celebrate Bikes with Clyde Chef and Levi’s
Cycling aficionado and Chef at downtown Portland’s Clyde Common, Chris Diminno is currently being featured in a new Levi’s ad campaign for commuter-wear. Check him out here in a picturesque day-in-the-life segment, making biking in well-fitted jeans appear way more comfortable than I would think possible: And to kick off a national tour to appeal […]
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Firehouse Gets Social This Sunday
Offering a tempting mixture of pony rides, barbecue, puppy love, and booze, Northeast’s neighborhood favorite Firehouse Restaurant will celebrate the 100th birthday of their building and the 5th anniversary of their own opening. Asking a small cash donation to benefit the Pixie Project (an incredible pet shelter and adoption agency in Northeast Portland) and the […]
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Free Tickets to The Bent Brick’s Growler Party
Fresh on the heels of the passage of Oregon’s wine growler bill, which permitted licensed establishments to fill appropriate reusable containers with bulk vino (read a good overview of rules here), Northwest Portland’s the Bent Brick is throwing a little soiree to promote the practice this Thursday, August 8. Featuring wines from Boedecker Cellars, Love […]
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Fun Happenings For the French Fourth of July
The other Independence Day, commonly known as Bastille Day, or the anniversary of the beginnings of a bloodbath that made France miserable for about 10 years, provides an excellent afterparty as our red-white-and-blue hangovers slowly fade. Check out these fun events in commemoration of that July 14: Pix Patisserie’s bash on July 13 will feature […]
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Berry Fest Pops Up This Weekend
An hot and early growing season this summer means everything has already sprung into bloom—raspberries are growing faster than they can be harvested, the short cherry season is nearly over, and strawberries are pretty much finished for the season already. Just in time to catch almost everything ripe at the same time, the Ecotrust building […]
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Summer Cocktail Copout
Lose Entire Afternoons with These Delish Drinks
Losing entire afternoons with Portland’s best summer cocktails.
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Smoke It Out
Expert Tips for Smoking Meat at Home!
Tips from an expert on the correct way to smoke your meat!
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Cider City
Move Over Beer! Cider Goes Great with Backyard Grilling
Move over, beer! Cider goes great with your backyard BBQ plans!
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Win Tickets to Sake Fest!
Saké Fest PDX returns for another triumphant year in the town that consumes the most of its namesake rice wine per capita in the entire country (that’s us, Portland). Hosted in the Heritage Ballroom at the Governor Hotel and benefitting the Japanese-American Society of Oregon, the event will take place Thursday, June 27, from 6:30 […]
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Ping-Pong for Prizes and Charity!
Partnering with a ping-pong event group called Pips & Bounce, adidas is throwing a party for Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) tomorrow, June 15, and it’s appropriately game-centric. $10 admission ($8 for students) gets you into this feel-good shindig, 100% of the proceeds from which go directly to a foundation whose efforts center around “critically […]