Food Reviews & Stories It might lack the truly lunatic ring of Portland’s favorite restaurant name, “Husky or Maltese Whatever,” but Angel Food and Fun is a downright silly designation for an establishment ...   More

Books On Bad Religion’s seminal 1988 album Suffer, thesaurus-wielding frontman Greg Graffin offered this decidedly straightforward declaration of empiricist independence: “Hey, I don’t kno ...   More

Headout Picks “When research for this book began,” writes Zack Carlson in Destroy All Movies!!!, a brain-splittingly comprehensive guide to every single appearance of a punk rocker on film, “it w ...   More

Movie Reviews & Stories Imagine you are not reading these words. Imagine these words flickering and then fading into non-being before your eyes. Imagine these disappearing words conveying you into my head. You are no longer ...   More

Movie Reviews & Stories There’s a heavily trafficked shortcut to critical “seriousness” that goes something like this: Steven Spielberg is a “manipulative” director who does a disservice to the ...   More

Food Reviews & Stories Lunch 11:30 am-2 pm Monday-Friday, dinner 5-10 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5-11 pm Friday-Saturday. $$ Moderate.   More

Food Reviews & Stories Dinner at 6 and 8:45 pm Wednesday-Saturday, brunch at 10 am and noon Sunday. The clamorous conversation about Beast seems to have intensified this year: Newsweek, Iron Chef America, O magazine and pissed-off animal-rights activists (they’re not huge fans of foie gras) have all stuck their snouts into chef Naomi Pomeroy’s tiny dining room to scope the fuss.   More

Food Reviews & Stories 6 pm-close Tuesday-Saturday. $$-$$$ Moderate-expensive. [ITALIANATE INTIMACY] The Italian anchor of Micah Camden’s restaurant relay race up Northeast 30th Avenue exudes a playful arrogance. Like a magician who shows you how a trick works, only to build to an even grander illusion, DOC’s layout plops the kitchen between the front door and the dining room.   More

Food Reviews & Stories 5-9 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday. 5-10 pm Friday-Saturday. $$ Moderate. Firehouse has an ingenious way of rushing you through your salad course: On warm evenings, it throws the doors open to the elements, one of which is a mischievous wind that funnels through the dining room to lift shaved pecorino from your plate of romaine hearts with lemon-anchovy vinaigrette.   More

Food Reviews & Stories Lunch 11 am-3 pm, dinner 5 pm-close Thursday-Monday. $$ Moderate. Ned Ludd’s country clutter and campfire fragrance inspire the loveliest wintry daydreams. Picture it: The mother of all blizzards blitzes the city as you sip an aperitif in the toasty dining room.    More