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Copper & Heat Copper & Heat is an independent digital studio specializing in creative, human-focused food content.

We are the team behind the two-time James Beard Award-winning Copper & Heat Radio, which explores the forces that shape our meals through narrative, sound-rich podcasts. Our production studio, Copper & Heat Creative, helps brands engage food-curious audiences with unique and thoughtful content. With over a decade of combined experience in journalism, marketing, and the food and restaurant industry, we are a team passionate about crafting content that challenges preconceived notions.

13/05/2026

Eating our way though the Santa Barbara area!

One of the best parts about having a team located in different places is getting to visit each other and play tourist. And eat and drink, of course.

Some of our favorite bites/sips:

🥣 Red curry at
🫔 The tamales at La Super-Rica
🍵 Matcha and lychee donut at
🥣 Bibimbap at
🥥 Oaxacanut at
🥛 Smoked labneh at .sb
🍔 Single Dang at .burger
☕️ Fancy lattes at
🍔 More burgers at (don’t ask us to choose)
🥯 All the bagels
☕️ Even more coffee and matcha

13/05/2026

Eating our way though the Santa Barbara area!

One of the best parts about having a team located in different places is getting to visit each other and play tourist. And eat and drink, of course.

Some of our favorite bites/sips:

🥣 Red curry at
🫔 The tamales at Super Rica
🍵 Matcha and lychee donut at
🥣 Bibimbap at
🥥 Oaxacanut at
🥛 Smoked labneh at .sb
🍔 Single Dang at .burger
☕️ Fancy lattes at
🍔 More burgers at (don’t ask us to choose)
🥯 All the bagels
☕️ Even more coffee and matcha

22/04/2026

There is more to the history of buffets than opulence and overindulgence. Ella Quittner ( ) shared what she learned in her reporting for her new cookbook “Obsessed With the Best”⁠
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Thanks to for hosting and having Katy host the chat with Ella!

04/04/2026

Nominated for a NW Emmy Award! “How Oregon Cheese Became The Best In The World”, the video story that we produced with last year, got nominated in the Business/Consumer (Short or Long Form) Category!

To celebrate, we’re going back to this cheese board that we made last year and eating some delicious Oregon cheese this weekend.

Congratulations to , Mac Campbell, Sarah Marcus, and the rest of the cheese crew that worked on this piece. It was a dream project for us!

27/03/2026

All roads lead to Pendleton, they say. ⁠
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If you're taking a road trip in the Northwest, it's fairly likely you're driving through Pendleton. Why not make a stop and explore all the fun things to do? ⁠
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As someone who was always a can't-stop-must-keep-driving kind of person, it's worth it. ⁠
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Where should we go the next time we drive through?

23/03/2026

Foodfort lineup at is gonna be 🔥

Head over to this week (AKA Foodfort HQ) for a variety of different events all about food and restaurants including:

👩🏻‍🍳 Yes, Chef: A Foodfort Showdown on Wednesday at 4pm

🥡 Street Eats at on Thursday ‼️ This event is ticketed and sold out! See you ticketholders there!

🎙️ You Won’t Believe This Shift: Restaurant Horror Stories on Friday at 3pm

🎤 Restaurants Are Hard: a conversation about restaurants and money on Saturday at 2pm with

🍽️ Behind the Pass: demo with the Kin team on Sunday at 12 ‼️this event is also ticketed and there are still a few spots left! So grab them on the Treefort website.

Share this with your foodie friend and come hang out with all the coolest people in food. See you there!

19/03/2026

Looking for a great pit stop in Pendleton, Oregon?

Great Pacific is part pizza shop, part coffee shop, and part bar. Their pizza dough is made in-house using Northwest wheat, the drink selection is incredible, and the pantry shelves are full of snacks worth grabbing before getting back on the road.

It’s a great place to grab a meal, enjoy the vibes, and end up staying longer than you planned.

Save this for your next Eastern Oregon road trip, and share it with your favorite road-tripping friend!

17/03/2026

For centuries, cattle were central to Gaelic Irish culture, but beef itself was rarely eaten. As Britain colonized Ireland, cattle were raised primarily for export to feed the English. When laws in the 1600s blocked the export of live cattle, Ireland pivoted and became one of the largest producers of salted corned beef for the British Empire.⁠
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Ironically, the people producing it often couldn’t afford to eat it.⁠
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By the time the potato blight forced millions of Irish to emigrate, corned beef had become a luxury back home. In immigrant neighborhoods in the United States, Irish immigrants encountered Jewish delis selling corned beef that was suddenly cheap and accessible.⁠
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And that’s how corned beef became an Irish-American St. Patrick’s Day tradition.

12/03/2026

The Rainbow Cafe has been pouring drinks at their bar in Pendleton, Oregon since the 1880s.

Known locally as “The Bow,” it has long claimed the title of Oregon’s oldest bar. But what really makes it special is the role it plays in the community. Rodeo photos on the walls, ties to the Pendleton Round-Up, and a St. Patrick’s Day parade that lasts just long enough to cross the street.

And of course there’s the food. The famous Rainbow chicken, huge portions, strong drinks, and cold beer.

Save this for your next trip through Eastern Oregon, and share it with someone who loves a good historic bar.

More Pendleton stories coming soon.

05/03/2026

Pendleton’s Chinese-American restaurant history runs deeper than most people realize.

Chinese immigrants arrived in Pendleton, Oregon in the mid-1800s looking for work. As the community grew, a Chinatown developed downtown with homes, businesses, and restaurants. By 1930, most Chinese residents in Pendleton worked in the restaurant industry.

One of those families was the Eng family. Wayne Eng grew up working at The Oregon Cafe on Main Street, run by his father and uncles beginning in 1914.

In 1970, Wayne and his wife Grace bought the Skyroom Restaurant at the Pendleton airport, transforming it into one of Eastern Oregon’s most glamorous dining spots.

Today, the next chapter of this history is being written at Chinese-American restaurants such as the Golden Fountain on Main St. and Susie’s Cafe on Dorion Ave.

Save this for your next trip through Eastern Oregon, and share it with someone who loves uncovering the stories behind a place.

More Pendleton stories coming soon.

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