Just the Kind of Creepy We Need Right Now
Creepy’s is Keeping Portland Weird, and Grounded.
The Food Will Do the Talking
The Women of Arden Wine Bar & Kitchen on What It’s Like Opening a Women-Led Restaurant
Through the Drinking Glass: The Portland Mercury’s Bar Issue
Including 13 Portland Spots That Offer More Than Just Hooch
Pot & Spicy Fulfills Your Hot Soup Dreams
Pick Your Own Skewers for this Fine Bowl of Sichuan Soup On the Cheap
Roe Is Back, And It’s Still the City’s Undisputed Best Seafood
The Restaurant's New Location is Right Where You Want to Be
The Trouble with Tipping
The Pros and Cons of Restaurant Gratuities
The Art of Canned Wine
Oregon Winemakers Are Making the Jump to Wine in a Can
A Taste for Equality
The All-Women Freeland Spirits is Closing the Gender Gap in the Liquor Industry
The Last Straw
Why Local Bar Owners Are Getting Rid of Single-Use Plastic Straws
Discovering Hood River’s Winery Gems
Oregon's Up-and-Coming Wine Country
Digging Deep
The Art of Hunting and Preparing Truffles
Nimblefish: An Almost Epic Sushi Experience
And the Best Tamago Nigiri I've Probably Ever Had
Sammich, Stoopid Burger, and People’s Pig Bring the Mess to Kerns
Now It's the Finger-licking-est Neighborhood in Portland
The 12 Most Delicious Things to Do in Portland: May 2018
A Wealth of Tacos, Bloody Marys, Depressed Cakes, and Corn Dogs Doing Battle!
Portland Food & Drink Events
There’s a good reason why Portland has one of the most respected food and drink scenes in the nation—because we applaud and support our city’s many restaurants and chefs, and encourage them to get creative! As Portlanders, we turn our noses up at boring, standard fare, and are ready and willing to dive headfirst into the latest food and cocktail trends... and if these ideas happen to dovetail with our political and social beliefs? So much the better.
That’s why the Mercury loves producing the Eat and Drink guides. They’re a great way of bringing attention and trumpeting the accomplishments of the chefs, bartenders, and creators who are creatively bending the rules. For example, in this delicious edition of the Spring E & D Guide, you’ll find articles about the new all-women helmed Freeland Spirits and Arden Wine Kitchen & Bar, both of whom are bringing a fresh, feminist perspective to a traditionally male-dominated industry. Wondering where Oregon truffles come from? Okay, fine, maybe not... but you’ll be very interested after reading our writer’s adventures in truffle hunting. And while the thought of canned wine may make you wrinkle your nose in dismay, think again! In some cases, this apparent anomaly is pretty damn great—and we’re picking the best of the bunch from local canned wine makers.
Plus we’re offering up tons of restaurant and bar reviews, think pieces on the service industry, and even a very informative guide to the confusing world of tipping. It’s all in this food-forward edition of the Mercury’s Spring E&D Guide—so what are you waiting for? Grab your silverware, tuck in your napkin, and dig in.
