Arts & Books You may or may not remember that back in '08, Aaron Durand, the son of Portland's Broadway Books owner Roberta Dyer, wrote a blog post offering to buy a burrito for anyone who spent over $50 at his mom's ailing store. Long...   More

Food Cart Reviews As the weather turns chilly, there are few things more comforting than gobbling down fistfuls of carbs, fat and salt. Well, except maybe chasing it with a pint. That’s one reason chef Bradley Jon   More

Food & Drink With the release of WW's 2011 Restaurant Guide yesterday, I decided to venture into the our archives to see how the annual guide—and Portland's dining scene—has changed over the years.Using a highly scientific method—the Wordle—we can see exactly what we've been eating over the years. Behold the...   More

Food & Drink The Burlingame Fred Meyer on Southwest Barbur Boulevard is finally reopening tomorrow after a long renovation, and it's celebrating with... live cheese sculpting.

According to a press release, the store has invited "cheese carver" Sarah Kaufman to sculpt 300 pounds of Wisconsin cheese into a "history of Fred Meyer’s presence in the community."

This is by far the best thing we've ...   More

Headout The second annual Portland Cocktail Week (it’s actually only three days, but you can always start drinking a few days early) hits town Thursday. It’s more a conference for professional mixologi   More

Restaurant Guide 2011 This time last year, Aaron Woo was definitely not a name synonymous with innovative vegetarian food in Portland. Despite a background in fine dining, including a stint at Clarklewis, Woo had spent    More

Restaurant Guide 2011 Ned Ludd This pre-industrial-inspired hideaway on busy MLK cooks every conceivable pig part and whole fish in its big wood-fired oven, but it also uses the hearth to roast buttery carrots and toasty   More

Headout Sunday, Oct. 16, is National Boss Day. Why does such a thing exist? Could it be that there are bosses out there who, unlike our own cruel and capricious overseer, are so beloved by their underlings    More

Features UPDATE: Nominations have now closed and a winner has been chosen. The enthusiastic response has truly warmed our cold, cynical hearts. Thanks to everyone who send in nominations.
Oct. 16 is National Boss Day and we're looking for Portland's best boss. Does your boss buy the office doughnuts every week? Do they organize company vacations in Hawaii? Do they give you a hug every morning just to le...   More

Features On Saturday morning, two of America’s most influential cultural figures were sitting in the bowels of Wieden + Kennedy, arguing about pictures of cats and My Little Pony fans, while several hundred people stared and took notes. It was just one of many slightly surreal scenes at ROFLcon Summit—a spin-off of the larger ROFLcon Interne...   More