Devour 2012 Top Picks: Clive Coffee to ogle the machines.Mr. Green Beans to learn to roast it yourself.Serenity Art for an education in fermented tea.Stumptown Annex for a cupping.Townshend’s Alberta   More

Food & Drink Competitive coffee making: yes, it exists, and it's serious business. There's music and costumes and endless discussion of the notes. Yes, it's a bit pretentious and silly (albeit delicious), but Portland isn't exactly killing it in bigger sporting leagues at the moment, so we'll celebrate a victory where we can get it, and making coffee is something this town does really, really well.So this week...   More

Food Cart Reviews There’s nothing particularly sexy about the intersection of North Rosa Parks Way and Denver Avenue, but there it is, out on the sidewalk: a black-and-white sandwich board announcing “Sexy Coffee   More

Food & Drink Apparently it's National Coffee Day today, which seems like an excuse for 7-Eleven to get a bunch of dubious press (free coffee at 7-Eleven still sounds like a bad deal to me because it means you're ingesting 7-Eleven coffee) and for journalists to write really lazy articles.Just to be contrary, we're advocating boycotting this fabricated holiday by supporting one of Portland's many excellent teah...   More

Food & Drink Twitter is blowing up in the wake of a post on Esquire magazine's website, written by coffee importer and critic Todd Carmichael, alleging that Stumptown Coffee Roasters has been sold "to the highest bidder.""So what will become of culinary coffee's nemesis, Stumptown, now that it's a big-money "brand" — even if its founder does remain as frontman?" Carmichael wrote. "Will it continue its role...   More

Cover Story Why is Portland, of all places, the capital of American coffee culture? There’s no overt explanation why a city celebrated for its slacker attitude also devotes so much energy to the roasting and    More

Food & Drink Stumptown Coffee is taking a page from Sterling Roasters, which began offering growlers of cold-brewed coffee last summer: Starting March 1, Stumptown's Portland cafes will carry Session-style stubbies of cold coffee. Love the design....   More

Food & Drink A few weeks back, we profiled local coffee bar and roaster Coava Coffee, which has been grabbing the attention of the coffee world with its innovative brewing methods. This week, the company is making headlines for another reason: it just won both the Northwest Regional Barista Competition and Brewers Cup, which were held in Tacoma, WA, on the weekend.Also making the trip to throw down for Portlan...   More

Food & Drink Jazz hands—we've all seen ‘em, and now they'll get you free coffee and maybe even some free waffle sandwiches at beloved local cart FlavourSpot (all three locations). All month long for "Jazz Hands January" you'll get a free drip coffee with the purchase of a waffle and the display of electric, sparkly finger dance moves. Spreading some much needed warmth and cheer through gloomy winter, th...   More