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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Dumpling Week, The Oregonian's annual celebration of all things wrapped in dough, returns for its eighth year, running Jan. 30-Feb. 5. More than 30 Portland area restaurants will create special dumplings for the annual effort. https://trib.al/WtcO9zG
Dumpling week is supported by Travel Portland and Here Is Oregon. Follow along at for the latest updates.
The wait is over!
It’s prime time for tomatoes, and we’ve got five great recipes that show off their flavor.
These are the Portland area’s top 10 boba shops worth a special trip.
Since 2018, at least 32 boba tea shops have opened in the Portland area. These are the shops that are worth a special trip.
Since he was 14 years old, Todd Freeman, now 59, has worked at Mike’s Drive-In, the small burger chain known not just for milkshakes and burgers, but for the smiling cartoon character on its logo, Mike.
Its current owner started working at Mike's when he was 14 and bought the business after founder Mike Martin's tragic death.
Chicken Sammy’s? The Wing Dept.? Fresh Set? You might know these Portland "ghost" eateries by another name: Red Robin, the 570-location chain that's masquerading as four different restaurants on popular delivery apps.
National chain Red Robin operates three ghost brands: Chicken Sammy’s, The Wing Dept. and Fresh Set. Those brands appear on multiple delivery apps and have their own logos, but outside of the branding there is nothing to distinguish them from Red Robin.
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The restaurant and roadside attraction in Rockaway Beach is looking for a new owner.
A long-awaited butcher shop and restaurant from a heritage pig farmer in Sandy has opened on Northeast Sandy Boulevard. Take a look at the opening menu for Piccone's Corner, which opened quietly last week.
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Take a look at the opening menu for Piccone's Corner, which opened quietly last week.
Sally Dussin grew The Old Spaghetti Factory with her husband Guss from a single location in Portland to more than 40 locations across the country.
Sally Dussin grew The Old Spaghetti Factory with her husband Guss from a single restaurant in Portland to more than 40 locations across the country.
Happy National Pizza Day! Where's your favorite place to get a slice? 🍕
September’s wildfire smoke hit local vineyards with all the randomness of a tornado touchdown. Some were hit hard with smoke-impacted grapes, while others were skipped over. When four Willamette Valley winemakers discovered some of their grapes didn’t escape unscathed, they accepted what nature threw at them.
In Japan, this idea of embracing imperfection is called wabi-sabi. In America, it’s known as making lemons into lemonade.
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The first Willamette Valley wines made with smoke-impacted grapes are hitting the market. Making the best of a bad situation never tasted so good.
“If they’re going to come by, we’d better entertain them while they’re here.”
Shine’s Distillery & Grill on North Williams Avenue pivots to drag performances on the takeout line as Oregon's freeze shuts down in-person dining.
The new restaurant will open as soon as Gov. Kate Brown lifts her current ban on outdoor dining.
Through a promotion with American Express, the wood-fired Haitian restaurant will launch as soon as Gov. Kate Brown lifts her current ban on outdoor dining.
Don’t panic! 🦃
Thanksgiving is almost here, bringing with it the biggest meal of the year. If you don’t have your game-plan nailed down, don’t panic! We’ve got every recipe you need for the holiday, along with tips to make the meal a success.
Here are 16 cranberry sauce, relish and chutney recipes that are worthy additions to your holiday feast.
There's no need to resort to cranberry sauce out of a can when a homemade version can be so easy to make.
You don't have to be vegan to love these dishes: stuffed squash, pumpkin pate, mushroom tarts, spicy pumpkin bisque and more.
The plant-based dishes are perfect for Thanksgiving and other holiday celebrations.
Still looking for a flawless dessert for your Thanksgiving meal? Try Pumpkin Chess Pie, one of the amazing holiday recipes you'll find in @[The Oregonian]'s Recipe Box: https://trib.al/XLzHUWg
Recipe Box from The Oregonian/OregonLive is brought to you by Zupan’s Markets.
Here's a checklist of stuff you can start doing now to make Thanksgiving a breeze, along with strategies for getting everything to the table on time on the big day itself.
Thanksgiving dinner is daunting for many people. But you can pull it off -- and keep your sanity -- by doing a few things now. Here's a handy checklist of holiday tasks that can keep you from any last-minute scrambles.
You don't have to be vegan to love these dishes: stuffed squash, pumpkin pate, mushroom tarts, spicy pumpkin bisque and more.
The plant-based dishes are perfect for Thanksgiving and other holiday celebrations.
Due of the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are warning against large gatherings for Thanksgiving this year. That means there will be increased demand for turkey breasts, turkey parts, and smaller whole turkeys, so you may want to order in advance.
If you’ve never cooked a Thanksgiving turkey, don’t stress out. We’ve got the answers to all of your thawing and roasting questions.
ICYMI: The last of the Pok Poks has closed.
Pok Pok began serving Thai street food from a shack on a then-sleepy stretch of Southeast Division Street in 2005. Portland's food scene would never be the same.
ICYMI: The burger chain has had at least one meeting with Washington County regarding a site in Beaverton.
In addition to an in-the-works Tualatin location, the burger chain has eyed Beaverton for one of its first Portland area restaurants.
Warm hugs and dumplings sound really good right about now. 🥟
Portland food writer Liz Crain captures their universal appeal in her new cookbook “Dumplings = Love.”
In addition to Portland, Season 18 of “Top Chef” is also scheduled to visit the Hood River Fruit Loop, the Columbia River Gorge, the area known as the Mt. Hood Territory, Tillamook Bay, the Tualatin Valley and Willamette Valley wine country.
Observing coronavirus safety protocols, Bravo's Emmy-winning culinary competition is filming a season spotlighting Oregon's food scene.
Our previous people's choice 'best burger award' winner is back with a new food cart.
The Oregonian's people's choice best burger award winner is back with a new food cart.
Driven almost entirely by word-of-mouth support, wait times at Hawaiian food cart Grind Wit Tryz can now stretch to two hours during an average Friday or Saturday lunch.
“It’s big portions and affordable."
The year-old Grind Wit Tryz draws some of Oregon’s longest lines for food
Driven almost entirely by word-of-mouth support, wait times at Hawaiian food cart Grind Wit Tryz can now stretch to two hours during an average Friday or Saturday lunch.
“It’s big portions and affordable."
The year-old Grind Wit Tryz draws some of Oregon’s longest lines for food
Here is a running list of Oregon restaurants and bars that have closed for good during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A running list of Oregon restaurants and bars that have closed for good during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hoo-boy, did we need this news.
Avenida Tropicale will officially open Friday with live music, DJs and piña coladas served in hollowed-out pineapples.
Pop Pizza brings Detroit-style pies from the baker behind Portland's best croissants. 🍕
Opening Thursday, Pop Pizza brings Detroit-style pies from the baker behind Portland's best croissants.
Mango-dotted cake rolls, green-hued pandan waffles, cream puffs flavored with banana or coffee, the Vietnamese meatloaf chả trứng hấp and seasonal fruit tarts ... 🤤
Avocado-topped banana toast, mango-dotted cake rolls, green-hued pandan waffles and more, right this way.
Juanita's came in 5th...?
There are great tortilla chip options out there — and some terrible ones, too.
After closing its doors last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ending 27 years of business, Le Bistro Montage is being reborn as a food cart.
What’s being called the 28th Ave Promenade is part of a larger statewide project called Portland Promenades, which is led by community members and business owners who strove to expand seating for businesses to stay at capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, all while following social distancing guidelines.
After just a month-long pilot study, the promenade created on Southeast Ankeny Street between 27th and 28th Avenue has been deemed a success by the business owners there.
Alfredo Climaco, a former manager at Little Big Burger, plans to open Avenida Tropicale next month, with blended piña coladas, fresh-squeezed margaritas and a pan-Latin small bites menu that ranges from cool Peruvian ceviche to tortas filled with Yucatecan cochinita pibil.
Avenida Tropicale is taking over the former Uno Mas space with piña coladas, margaritas and a menu of pan-Latin small bites.
On Jan. 6, 2019, Pollos a la Brasa El Inka posted a heartfelt goodbye on Facebook, marking the end of a decade as Gresham’s top restaurant and one of the best places to eat wood-fired rotisserie chicken and other traditional Peruvian fare in the metro area.
That page remained dormant...until this morning.
Finally, some good news.
The former gas station and restaurant best known for the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber that once loomed above its Milwaukie building has closed for good.
The restaurant was once home to once of Oregon's signature roadside attractions
The episode, titled “Sicilian and Seafood,” brings the spiky-haired host to Seasons & Regions Seafood Grill, on Southwest Capitol Highway.
In the episode that premieres Friday, "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" host Guy Fieri visits Seasons & Regions Seafood Grill.
ICYMI: Le Bistro Montage was known for its epic mac and cheese menu and extravagant to-go tin foil creatures.
Le Bistro Montage, a classic Portland late-night restaurant known for an epic mac and cheese menu and extravagant to-go tin foil creatures, is closing permanently.
Come along as our restaurant critic enjoys his first meal out since restaurants shut down in mid-March.
An erstwhile critic walks Portland's signature restaurant row on the day of Portland's grand reopening.
A previous event sponsored by Portland-born rapper Aminé drew more than 300 people to the cart on June 6. This time around, Trap Kitchen PDX, rapper Kool Nutz and CJ McCollum are teaming up to host an event this Saturday.
“Free food on me,” McCollum wrote in his Instagram stories. “Pull up Saturday before it’s gone.”
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Dumpling Week, The Oregonian's annual celebration of all things wrapped in dough, returns for its eighth year, running Jan. 30-Feb. 5. More than 30 Portland area restaurants will create special dumplings for the annual effort. https://trib.al/WtcO9zG Dumpling week is supported by Travel Portland and Here Is Oregon. Follow along at #DumplingWeek for the latest updates. #HereisOregon
Oregon's Rogue Creamery Blue Cheese was just named the Best Cheese in the World! We went to talk to Rogue Creamery co-owner David Gremmels and Cheese Shop Manager Tom Van Voorhees.https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2019/10/oregon-blue-cheese-named-the-best-cheese-in-the-world.html
Meet Chef Dom, Food Network star, who's taking the country's local food scenes by storm, one city at a time. Chef Dom met up with our food guy Michael Russell to visit a few Portland spots. Watch the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B05wkUSaD64&t=26s
Meet Chef Dom, Food Network star, who's taking the country's local food scenes by storm, one city at a time. Chef Dom met up with our food guy Michael Russell to visit a few Portland spots. Check out this teaser before the episode drops next week! Read more about his visit here: https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2019/10/coming-soon-dom-eats-local-a-tasty-tour-across-six-states.html
The red vest. The white beard. The wire glasses. Meet Bob Moore from Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods who happens to turn 90 later this week! #ThisIsOregon is a new series that celebrates the quirky, wild and beautiful place we call home. You can follow the This is Oregon page here: https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsOregon
Easy-to-serve large sandwiches simplify your Super Bowl party spread. https://trib.al/WMTvXPe
Make your sweetheart bacon roses for Valentine's Day. Because everything's better with bacon. 🥓 🌹
The Cookie Dough Cafe in the Pearl District is now serving up raw cookie dough -- without the DANGER. Their eggless recipe is safe to eat, and comes with toppings, waffle bowls and ice cream. Some of their flavors are vegan and gluten free!
Trap Kitchen L.A. brings its Compton cuisine to Portland. We've named it one of the best new food carts of 2018. Read more here: https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/0cbdc7f9847326/portlands-best-new-food-carts.html
Rose City Book Pub is a full bookstore AND a full bar and restaurant. https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/11/portlands_rose_city_book_pub_a.html
Portland food cart Hell-O Jello sells fancy Jell-O shots that are almost too pretty to eat.
PBJ's Grilled opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant this fall in the Pearl District. The former food cart serves the classic sandwiches but with a twist.
The government shutdown could delay the release of your favorite craft beer.
We've named Canard PDX our 2018 Restaurant of the Year. The duck stack is a short stack of savory pancakes topped with duck gravy, a duck egg and an optional seared foie gras add-on. Available at Canard, the casual resto-bar next door to Portland's award-winning Le Pigeon on East Burnside. Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/0cb6a223df5388/portlands-2018-restaurant-of-t.html
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Our Grant Butler and Molly Harbarger show you how to choose the perfect avocados and make basic guacamole.
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