Drank Like the national census or U2’s popularity, a cider boom recurs about once a decade. We’re nearing the crest of a wave right now, according to Wandering Aengus co-owner James Kohn. “The n More
Pickin’ Apples
A massive blind taste test of Portland-area apple ciders.
Drank Like the national census or U2’s popularity, a cider boom recurs about once a decade. We’re nearing the crest of a wave right now, according to Wandering Aengus co-owner James Kohn. “The n More
Quarter Stories
Turning Portland pay phones into time portals.
Culture Portlanders are slow to part with public relics. Rather than phase out the iron hitching rings that line our curbs from the days when people actually rode horses in Portland, the city repairs and More
Chez Dodo
Food Cart Reviews You don’t have to know where Mauritius (moh-RISH-us) is to delight in cilantro chutney-embellished vegetarian samosas ($5) at Chez Dodo. Once you pinpoint the tiny island nation in the Indian Oc More
Keeping it Kosher
Five local rabbis pick Portland’s best bagel.
Food Reviews & Stories Five out of five rabbis agree: Portland is still suffering from the closure of Kettleman Bagel Company. Despite the efforts of many who have stepped up to fill the bagel-shaped void, nothing has b More
U-Lock or You Walk
Some surprising bike-theft facts from cops and bike shops.
Culture Brian Leber watched an imposing figure roll into Bike Gallery with a road bike that had been sprayed black with truck bed-liner paint. “I knew right away it was our bike,” he says. A $2,00 More
Pride and Prejudice and Kitties
I can haz crumpetz?
Books As if cat memes haven’t vociferously enough taken over the interwebbed world, they’re digging their claws into classic literature. Pride and Prejudice and Kitties (Skyhorse, $16.95, 195 page More
St. Nicholas (Corrib Theatre)
That’s some bloody good craic.
Performance Deep into Conor McPherson’s St. Nicholas, our devilish, graying narrator is engulfed by the irresistible spell of otherworldly figures, swept into their London mansion of dark wood paneling an More
Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist
The birds and the beers.
Books Amy Stewart’s The Drunken Botanist (Algonquin, 400 pages, $19.95) is a quirky exploration of the plants behind every drink menu. Part field guide for invested gardeners or bartenders, part 1,000 More
Drank: Little Saison (Pfriem Family Brewers)
Drank Pfriem Family Brewers, which opened in Hood River last year, has a lofty goal: capture sunlight in a bottle. Pfriem’s Little Saison, light but not little, almost gets there. Saisons began as t More
Sauvage: Oenogeek Chic
Bar Reviews Although the bar is dubbed “savage” in French, nothing at Sauvage (537 SE Ash St., No. 102, 971-258-5829, sauvagepdx.com) falls below perfectly refined—except maybe the taxidermied goose imp More
Top Articles from ENID SPITZ
Keeping it Kosher
Five local rabbis pick Portland’s best bagel. U-Lock or You Walk
Some surprising bike-theft facts from cops and bike shops. Pot Meet Kettle
Cannabis is better for smoking than eating. Drank: Chocolate Orange Wine (Shallon Winery)
Top Five Films To See At POW Fest
Drank: Little Saison (Pfriem Family Brewers)
Chez Dodo
Pickin’ Apples
A massive blind taste test of Portland-area apple ciders. Headout: Getting Juggy With It
Grab an old bottle and start blowing. Pride and Prejudice and Kitties
I can haz crumpetz?
Five local rabbis pick Portland’s best bagel. U-Lock or You Walk
Some surprising bike-theft facts from cops and bike shops. Pot Meet Kettle
Cannabis is better for smoking than eating. Drank: Chocolate Orange Wine (Shallon Winery)
Top Five Films To See At POW Fest
Drank: Little Saison (Pfriem Family Brewers)
Chez Dodo
Pickin’ Apples
A massive blind taste test of Portland-area apple ciders. Headout: Getting Juggy With It
Grab an old bottle and start blowing. Pride and Prejudice and Kitties
I can haz crumpetz?
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