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Ahh, autumn. As I savor the brisk, clean sensation of early fall air in my lungs, and delight upon the peaceful drift of brilliantly colored leaves as they descend from tall trees, spinning and dancing like tiny ballet dancers, I find myself yearning to do one thing: Get delightfully drunk off of seasonal beer. Local […]

Kyo-Fu 4811 SE Powell233-7616 Todai. Sushi. Koji. Sushi. Yuki, Saburo, Hama. SUSHI. Japanese restaurants are everywhere, but most of them are sushi bars, buffets, or at least tout sushi as the primary reason to go. Except for a few noodle shops–none of which have the feisty energy of those in Japan–there’s not much out of […]

Sure, all anyone is talking about these days is the mod new Jupiter Hotel and its trendy rock ‘n’ roll bar/restaurant, the Doug Fir. But what of the old ways? Let’s not forget about those cushy hotel bars of yore, filled with mysterious out-of-towners and crusty local regulars, their voices mingling with the clink of […]

What goes better with a steak than boobs? Not much. If you’re going treat your mouth to a big slab of juicy meat, might as well treat your eyes to a pair of breasts and beaver shot–and while you’re at it, why not give your anxiety disorder a healthy dose of liquor? Eating steak at […]

It is a popular belief that there is a pie behind every diner counter, but that conceit may be waning. According to pie expert and New York Daily News food critic Pascale Le Draoulec, over the past 20 years homemade pies have been vanishing from restaurants. A few calls to local cafés and restaurants found […]

Saffron 1126 SW 18th 241-1141 It’s 10 in the morning and I’m already hovering over my Saffron leftovers, devouring the rest of what was a beautiful meal. I’m not one of those wusses who needs to eat fruit and yogurt in the morning–a turkey sandwich is just as good–but even if I was, the addictive […]

You can’t swing a dead cat in Portland without hitting a Thai restaurant, but quite often people don’t have the time or resources to find (let alone swing) a dead cat for the sake of choosing a spot to eat. So, in order to save you the hassle–and the cleanup–we’ve compiled this handy list of […]

Eleni’s Philoxenia 112 NW 9th 227-2158 Eleni’s Estiatorio 7712 SE 13th Ave 230-2165 Homer crafted two enormous and magnificent epic poems, The Odyssey and The Iliad. Likewise, Eleni’s has created their own Greek masterpieces, in the form of two restaurants, which share a similar menu as exhaustive as The Odyssey‘s list of characters. For those […]

I pride myself on being a good entertainer. When friends come to town, I make sure they see the most of Portland, so they can tell all their buddies how cool the city is and what an exciting life I have. Of course most of my entertaining has to do with drinking and eating, so […]