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There's a ton of freaky parties, live shows and ghoulish bashes going down in honor of Halloween this year. Here's a giant list of events to help you plan a bit early this year. And a photo of an    More

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Rudy Speerschneider, the man behind beloved Portland ice cream operation (and former cart) Junior Ambassador's needs your help in or...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Last year, more than 500 people crowded into a sweaty conference room in the Pearl District’s Ecotrust building to celebrate rotting food. That is, fermented, pickled, brined and other kinds of ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories 5:30-10 pm Monday-Thursday, 5:30-11 pm Friday-Saturday, 5-10 pm Sunday. Not wheelchair-accessible. $$$$ Very expensive.[NORTHWEST CUISINE PERFECTED] Chef Vitaly Paley has found the fountain of youth—it’s made of veal stock and local greens. How else could this 15-year-old restaurant tast   More

Food Reviews & Stories 4-10 pm Wednesday-Sunday. $$ Moderate. Ignacio and Erin del Solar’s Northeast Alberta Street Peruvian restaurant—a vibrant mashup of South American, Asian and Northwestern flavors—is like sunshine on a plate.    More

Food Reviews & Stories 11 am-10 pm Monday-Thursday, 11 am-midnight Friday-Saturday, 9 am-2 pm Saturday-Sunday. No reservations. $$ Moderate.[ITALIAN] When Accanto debuted late last year as part of the grand return of its remodeled sister space, Genoa, everybody just assumed it was the Old World stalwart’s bar. Not s   More

Food Reviews & Stories 9:30 am-11:30 pm daily. No reservations for dim sum. $$ Moderate.[CANTONESE CHINESE] Sure, dinner at this stately Cantonese banquet hall near Fubonn is enjoyable, but it’s during the midmorning and lunch hours that it really comes alive as the only Portland dim sum spot to rival Wong’s K   More

Food Reviews & Stories Lunch 11 am-3 pm, “apertivo” 3-6 pm, dinner 6-10 pm Monday-Saturday. $$ Moderate.[CURED MEATS] The first restaurant in Oregon where the staff can legally serve its retail batches of cured and dry-aged meat, which opened last December in a cozy, white subway-tiled space that looks like a    More

Special Section Photos by Chris RyanIn the 18 years Willamette Week has chosen a Restaurant of the Year, never once has a single chef received the honor twice—until now. In 2007, we picked Toro Bravo, John Gorh ...   More

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We just can't wait until Wednesday to tell you: Willamette Week's Restaurant of the Year 2010 is John Gorham's amazing brunch haven Tasty n Sons. Read our entire Restaurant of the Year f...   More