Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage

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Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.

Remembering the 2014 Portland Barmageddon

From the archives: We look back on the 2014 collapse of many beloved Portland bars and what history can teach us about drinking hole demise.

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The Summer Olympics Has Such an Array of Odd Sports. Why Not Dodgeball?

These Oregon athletes are some of the un-anthemed, un-medaled best at what they do.

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Pok Pok Changed Portland. But Its Era Was Over Before the Pandemic Toppled the Thai Food Empire.

Before the Michelin star, before the James Beard Award and the Restaurant of the Year plaudits and the bestselling cookbook, not to mention an empire that stretched to four states and four quadrants of Portland, Pok Pok began 15 years ago as a wee chicken shack.

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Teo Bun Bo Hue

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Pure Spice

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Kenny’s Noodle House

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Grand Army Tavern

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Ha VL

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Kim Jong Smokehouse

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Gastro Mania

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Revelry

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Dil Se Indian Cuisine

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Du’s Grill

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Tortilleria y Tienda de Leon

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The People’s Pig

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