Bar Reviews Smoking is strongly discouraged in vicinity of the new Lompoc Tavern (1620 NW 23rd Ave., 894-9374, lompocbrewing.com). Management is so obsessive about it that one of my companions was actually as More
Lompoc Tavern: New New Lompoc
Bar Reviews Smoking is strongly discouraged in vicinity of the new Lompoc Tavern (1620 NW 23rd Ave., 894-9374, lompocbrewing.com). Management is so obsessive about it that one of my companions was actually as More
Drank: The Field of Fruits
Drank Geography is destiny, Napoleon said. The emperor wasn’t talking specifically about booze, but he could have been. Europe is almost evenly split into wine and beer. South of the Alps, where fruit More
The Cake Wars
Who among us is righteous enough to eat of the sacred buttercream Bible-beating Oregon bakers have denied gays?
Food Reviews & Stories Sugar, flour, eggs and water are now munitions in America’s culture war. Or so you’d think from two Oregon bakeries that recently refused to make cakes for same-sex weddings, getting national More
Headout: What is This Thing?
Archaeologists examine the public’s purported fossils and artifacts, separating pterodactyl teeth from white pebbles.
Headout When I was in grade school, I found something weird in the woods not far from my house. It’s old and brown, made of smooth, hard bone. It’s six inches long, shaped like a tool, sawed square on More
Lay Off the Sauce
No, Lake Oswego’s Pine Shed Ribs is not the best barbecue in Portland.
Food Reviews & Stories Earlier this month, Stephen Colbert’s sister lost a congressional election to philandering former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. In response, the TV host shunned his home state, declaring a More
The Fireside: Warming Up
Bar Reviews For all its supposed trendiness, Northwest 23rd Avenue’s pub life is in a sad state. Especially before New Old Lompoc reopened recently, when Nob Hill Bar & Grill was the only barlike bar be More
Yellow Bellies
Which local mustards pass muster?
Food Reviews & Stories Most shelves at the Made in Oregon store are stocked with the obvious: Jams made from native berries, our famous wines and cheeses, the blankets our pioneers traded to indigenous people before s More
Slide Inn: Slide By
Bar Reviews The vaguely Germanic Slide Inn (2348 SE Ankeny St., 236-4997, slideinnpdx.com) is an ambitious restaurant. It’s also an abject failure: Fried polenta is a flavorless crunch coated in a discordan More
Drank: Lila (Hair of the Dog)
Drank Old dogs are notoriously reluctant to perform new tricks. So someone give Hair of the Dog brewmaster Alan Sprints a good belly scratching for his new Lila Maibock. Sprints’ brewery will celebr More
C.B. Bernard, Chasing Alaska
Dead polar bears everywhere.
Books Anyone who has lost a weekend pursuing their heritage through the waggling leaves of Ancestry.com understands the dynamic driving C.B. Bernard’s Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier T More
Top Articles from MARTIN CIZMAR
Oregon’s 10 Best Beers
2011’s finest brews from Portland and the rest of the state. Restaurant Guide 2012: Smallwares, Restaurant of the Year Runner-Up
Beer of the Future
A new era of Oregon hops will better your brew. The President of Beers
We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Teff Love
Crowning Portland’s best Ethiopian restaurant. Cod Save The Queen
Giving the gold to Portland’s best fish and chips. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error. Restaurant Review: Cibo
2011’s finest brews from Portland and the rest of the state. Restaurant Guide 2012: Smallwares, Restaurant of the Year Runner-Up
Beer of the Future
A new era of Oregon hops will better your brew. The President of Beers
We bootlegged beer from all 50 states for the ultimate American taste-off. Lake Affront
Oswego Lake’s big secret: It’s public and you can paddle it. In fact, I did. Teff Love
Crowning Portland’s best Ethiopian restaurant. Cod Save The Queen
Giving the gold to Portland’s best fish and chips. Confessions of a Chubster
The moral crusade against fatties. How To: Stay Warm And Dry
Coping with Oregon sunshine through trial and error. Restaurant Review: Cibo
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