Food Reviews & Stories Valentine's has all the trappings of a Portland coffee shop, without actually being a coffee shop; it's more like a panini boutique with great music (the restaurant does double duty as a late-night music venue). An abundance of sandwiches grace the menu, all available toasty warm with the telltale m   More

Food Reviews & Stories The sunny, clean aesthetic of this eastside eatery, with its apple-green walls and well-scrubbed hipster staff, is the perfect ambience for its food: a selection of impossibly fresh frittatas, sandwiches and salads peppered with seasonal veggies, homemade sides and Stumptown-only coffee. It's organi   More

Food Reviews & Stories Open up the menu at Le Happy, and you'll understand this late-night cr�pe joint's name: The options to feed an alcohol-fueled (or PMS-ravaged) tummy are endless. Need salt? Order up the Le Trash Blanc ($4.50), a buckwheat cr�pe wrapped around the blessed savory goodness of bacon and cheddar. Cra   More

Food Reviews & Stories It's hard to pinpoint why Skyline Restaurant's burgers are so freaking good. Is it the slightly toasted, gingerly buttered bun? Or is it the juicy burger cooked on a griddle from the '30s that requires (at last count) at least six napkins? Perhaps it's the restaurant's location, glistening at the co   More

Featured Stories It's hard to feel sorry for a 40-something Internet millionaire who drives a sweet Porsche. But that's what locals B. Scott Taylor and Dan Merchant, authors of the roman à clef The Great Americ ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Portlanders and francophiles jonesing for a dose of Gallic soul food need look no further than Le Bouchon, a cozy French joint teetering on the edge of the Pearl. The menu doesn't concern itself with overly creative, fancy dishes; instead, it features the simple countryside bistro classics like duck   More

Featured Stories Thirty-three-year-old Kim Cameron hates money. Sure, it may have to do with her measly salary as a local social worker, but we think it goes a little deeper than her bank account. "I think money is ri ...   More

Featured Stories In 1972, a doll named Blythe wandered into American toy stores. Made by Cincinnati toy company Kenner, she was cute in a disturbing goth sense—her head was disproportionately large compared to h ...   More

Featured Stories There's something twisted going on in Dave Helfrey's brain. The man spends the majority of his time thinking about the psychology of fear—and he's not in a Ph.D. program. His major influences? R ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories This gem nestled in the southwestern Hillsdale neighborhood has been quietly knocking Northwestern cuisine out of the park for years. Chef Kevin Peck's specialty is a cheeky twist on fresh local ingredients—a dish like Oregonzola ravioli with crispy Walla Walla onions could be an overpowering    More