Blue Star Donuts

Food Reviews & Stories Fried chicken with fancy doughnuts is, apparently, a thing. The combination has taken the East Coast by storm, with four such shops announced in Washington, D.C., alone. But, as best as I can    More

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 MARTIN CIZMAR

Southwest By Northwest

Food Reviews & Stories The smoked pork shoulder quesadilla at Trigger—the Bunk Bar crew’s new Tex-Mex-ish joint underneath Wonder Ballroom—is far from what one might expect from that classic modified grilled-che   More

 

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 MATTHEW KORFHAGE

Lonesome Hearts Club

It’s time to take everyone’s favorite crazy pizzeria seriously.

Food Reviews & Stories Lonesome’s Pizza was too weird to fail. Of course Portlanders fell for the quirky, late-night pizzeria like a nebbishy male lead playing opposite Zooey Deschanel. Toppings include edible glitter,   More

 

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 MARTIN CIZMAR

The Best Thing I Ate 2012

WW writers remember their favorite dishes from 2012.

Food Reviews & Stories The Woodsman Tavern’s roasted trout in crazy water is crazy—like a fox. Chef Jason Barwikowski has created a trifecta of salty, savory and acidic that makes me want each bite more than the one   More

 

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 WW Culture Staff

Christmas Style

A green and red mess of Portland’s tastiest tamales.

Food Reviews & Stories If you want great tamales this Christmas, you have to head south. Not too far south—just to Milwaukie’s pint-size Casa de Tamales, a shop with walls packed with gewgaws including a marlin, fra   More

 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 WW Staff

24th and Meatballs

Food Reviews & Stories With all the attention paid to Kevin Cavenaugh’s micro restaurant pod, the Ocean, at Northeast 24th Avenue and Glisan Street, it would be easy to assume the concept is more important than what's   More

 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 MATTHEW KORFHAGE

Hail Caesar

Where to get the emperor of salads.

Food Reviews & Stories Even the most carnivorous among us concede there’s something special about a Caesar salad. It could be a nostalgic association with haute tableside service, or perhaps it’s the body’s occa   More

 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 MICHAEL C. ZUSMAN

The Blind Onion Pizza & Pub

Food Reviews & Stories Are pizzas, like prophets, without honor only in their hometown? Founded in Portland in 1996, the Blind Onion Pizza & Pub has grown into a mini-chain with locations in Washington and Nevada.   More

 

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 MARTIN CIZMAR

Yaw’s Top Notch

Food Reviews & Stories Keener minds than mine spent much of the latest election cycle confronting and debunking the myth of the Good Old Days. You know the ones: You could buy a brand-new hot rod on one month’s pay, a   More

 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

Toast 'N' Roast

Why Portland streets smell like burnt toast and how to fix it.

Food Reviews & Stories Portlanders are not actually terrible at making toast. That smell of burning breakfast that lands heavy on our streets, especially on wet days, isn’t bread-based—it’s smoke from a small co   More

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 WW Staff