Our Favorite Noun
In a sense, the first bite we take is with our eyes. What you serve something on, or in, sets up your expectations for what’s…
Candy Land
Craft is the name of the game in this town. Craft beer, craft cocktails. And, yes, craft candy. Jami Curl, proprietor of Saint Cupcake, one of…
Duck, Duck, Goose
Portland isn’t the first city that comes to mind when you think about hunting. We’ve got craft cocktails and bike commuters, yes, but gun-toting hunters?…
Alma Caramel Sauce
You can’t meet Sarah Hart, proprietor of Alma Chocolate, and not fall in love with her. Insightful, funny, warm, effortlessly stylish and naturally gorgeous, she’s one…
Easy Clementine Marmalade
When the first shipment of clementines arrives in supermarkets each winter, it’s cause for celebration. By then we’ve eaten our fill of apples and pears and…
Steve’s Cheese
We feel pretty privileged that Portland’s best cheese shop doubles as a cozy, friendly, laid-back neighborhood pub. It’s intimate yet casual, the kind of place that…
Stone Soup
Cucina povera. Italian for the “food of the poor.” It’s also the food of my grandmother. She wasn’t Italian, my grandpa was. She was Spanish, born…
Steal Some Sunshine
Mother Nature is a kind soul. In the gray chill of winter, when all things sunny and bright are distant memories, she gives us citrus. Well,…
Popovers for Breakfast
I have a serious relationship with popovers. Like, happily-ever-after serious. So serious, in fact, that every other dinnertime starch seems like a fling in comparison. Quinoa…
Snow Days
While states to our east see snow as something to endure, in Portland, snow is nothing short of a gift. The brilliant white is a welcome…
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