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With Fermenter, Chef Aaron Adams Changes the Game for Vegan Food in Portland—Again

The food at Fermenter is uniformly excellent. Not just “good for vegan food,” but good no matter what you choose to eat for the rest of your day. But it’s that tempeh that deserves extra ink.

Laika’s “Missing Link” Was a Historic Bomb, But Nike Tie-In Shoes Were an Unexpected Hit

Missing Link, the fifth movie from Oregon animation production company Laika, debuted in April, then disappeared faster than Bigfoot the second a camera comes out.

The Co-Owner of One of Portland’s Best Wine Bar Has Released Three Unique Summer Sippers

Each year, Les Caves owner Jeff Vejr releases an annual compendium of wines under the Golden Cluster label. The project focuses on historic vineyards and esoteric, deeply rare grape varieties like savagnin rose, flora and garanoir.

A New Festival Celebrates the Vibrancy of Portland’s Sneaker Culture

Hanging out with Ian Williams, it’s easy to see why he is the ideal guy to helm a streetwear festival in Portland.

Secret Pizza Society Is Making Some of Portland’s Best Vegan Pies—and a Crazy-Good Pizza-Gyro Hybrid Called the Pyro

At this small shop—referred to on its enigmatic website as “the Great and Secret Motion Pizza”—the motto is “Vegan Pizzas That Don’t Suck.” Here, the pizzas are served only as 10-inch, personal-style pies, and made entirely with organic ingredients. Don’t think of it as “health food,” though—these are the ultimate munchies for the vegan stoner.

One of Portland’s Most Unique Vintage Clothing Stores Just Got Bigger—and Possibly Better

It’s been a wild few years for Christopher Yen.

Scotch Lodge Appeals to a Range of Whisky Aficionados, from Newbies to Fedora Bros

Scotch consumption carries a lot of cultural baggage. In America, at least, it’s seen as a signifier of class and status. So it was hardly surprising to see Scotch Lodge—the new venture from Multnomah Whiskey Library curator Tommy Klus, located in the basement space that formerly housed landmark izakaya Biwa—packed on a recent Thursday night with swole 50-something CEO bros, polished gentlemen in fedoras and neckties and young dudes in pink button-ups you suspect voted for Trump.

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