Food Reviews & Stories Software marketer Rick Wilson has maneuvered his three-wheeled, 800-pound Dutch-made Bakfiets cargo bike to three of the Portland farmers markets each week since last spring. Once he sets “Cafe Vélo’s” emergency brake, which, considering the bike’s weight, actually res   More

Food Reviews & Stories Lisa DeGrace of Lulu’s Confections says she enjoys giving her cookies away more than keeping them. After tasting her peanut-butter-and-jelly cookies, you’ll understand why. Meltingly tender and wickedly rich from plenty of butter, DeGrace’s peanut-butter shortbreads are nothing if    More

Food Reviews & Stories Step inside newish Firehouse restaurant at the hub of the up-and-coming Woodlawn neighborhood in Northeast Portland, and you’ll notice the smell immediately: a perfume of burning wood, seared-me ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Mangia’s pies have got muscle. At this new pizza spot owned by Mary Starr and Russ Hubbard, forget the sparse, made-for-one pizzas at higher-end pie shops in town—these pizzas eat like a m ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories If you’ve never set foot in a commercial kitchen, the difference between a catering chef and a restaurant chef might seem like splitting hairs. But, in fact, the two are like poodles and German ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories This hip, modern and elegantly sparse upstairs space draws loyal fans of sushi, sake and socializing. Other than its happenin’ happy-hour scene, Masu has long been known to carve up some of the best-quality fish flown into town and turn it into esoteric sashimi, pristine nigiri and jewel-studd   More

Food Reviews & Stories Maybe you haven’t heard of Japan’s infamous scoundrel of a raccoon dog, Tanuki. He’s the portly, friendly-looking, big-balled statue greeting Japanese salarymen as they stream into a ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories It’s not every day that a restaurant gets a second chance to make a first impression. But for the 10-month-old Green Dragon Bistro & Brewpub in industrial Southeast Portland, that rarity has bec ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories BELLY FULL: Not one but two restaurants named for your stomach are hanging out their PDX shingle soon. Equinox owners Tara George and Michele Stultz are turning the stately old home that last housed C ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Bread ain’t just bread anymore—especially if you’re part of the city’s growing legion of vegans or gluten-intolerant. Never fear, two new local bakeries have got you covered. I ...   More