Food Reviews & Stories The Woodsman Tavern’s roasted trout in crazy water is crazy—like a fox. Chef Jason Barwikowski has created a trifecta of salty, savory and acidic that makes me want each bite more than the one   More

Food Reviews & Stories Beef jerky is a primal pleasure. Drying meat for storage was practical for cave dwellers, of course, but we keep making it in an era of refrigerators because there’s something satisfying about g   More

News Laurelhurst Market, the highly anticipated deli/butcher shop/steakhouse from the owners of Viande and Simpatica, opened for business last week. As I reported with glee in January, the new restaurant is just up the hill from my apartment, in the building that last housed the not-much-missed Laurelhurs Market (the "t" went missing long ago). Four months later, the building is unrecognizable. The ...   More

News The latest missive from Simpatica's (and Laurelhurst Market's) Benjamin Dyer contains big news: Dyer and his partners are opening a third east-side eatery, this time with a Hawaiian theme. The name? (Ate-Oh-Ate). It's a pun. Where? 2452 E Burnside St., in the building that used to house the Velveteria. The jist? Plate lunch, opening in August. The menu? Dyer gives a quick preview: "yes, we will ...   More