As a restaurant critic, I have a Cheers fantasy: that I’m a regular somewhere where everybody knows my name.
Author: Andrea Damewood
The Chef and Sommelier Who Founded St. Jack Have Teamed Up for Another Divine Project, Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures was predestined to be excellent.
A Longtime Server at Kenny’s Noodle House Is Now Selling Cantonese Roasted Meats and Congee at Her Own Joint
It’s been less than six months since Corina Wang opened Fortune BBQ Noodle House in a strip mall at the corner of Southeast 82nd Avenue and East Burnside Street, and the place is thriving.
Food Review: Street Disco Went from a Pop-Up to a Brick-and-Mortar Success
There’s something about Foster-Powell restaurant Street Disco that makes us want to shout, “I”m back, baby! I’m back!” The popular Portland pop-up’s brick-and-mortar success is a sign that independent res…
Best Bites from Portland Chefs and Restaurants in 2022
Mercury food critic Andrea Damewood on the best sides, desserts, prix fixe courses, and other delights she tasted this year.
by Andrea Damewood
It’s the end of the ye…
Two Local Organizations Seek to Get a Wider Range of People Involved in Mountain Recreation
For a range of activities held in a wide open winter wonderland, snow sports have a lot of barriers.
Longtime Portland Chef and Social Media Standout Ricky Bella Now Helms the Kitchen at Palomar
It’s been a long series of mostly unfortunate events that brought Palomar and chef Ricky Bella together, but now everything feels as if it is how it should be.
Get Ready to Make a Delicious Mess at Bag O’ Crab’s First Oregon Outpost
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Explore Portland’s Plant-Based Paradise for a Day
We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to eating vegan in Portland.
Tercet Is One of Portland’s Few Remaining Prix Fixe Restaurants. Yes, It’s Downtown. Yes, It’s More Than Worth a Visit.
This feels weird to say about a restaurant that charges $150 a diner, but I’m rooting for Tercet.