Jordan Michelman

Higgins’ New Outdoor Bistro Is a Pandemic Pivot That Should Become a Summer Tradition

Remove the paper plates, plastic forks, considerable care taken with social distancing, and the mask-clad staff and this would double as a passing fancy—a fun summer pop-up idea from any other normal year.

At Taquería los Puñales, the Taco Shop Tradition Gets a Queer Makeover

It took a few years, but Madrigal, now 45, has reconciled with his parents—and not only that, he’s joined the family tradition. In June, he and his business partner, Brian Aster, opened Taquería los Puñales on Southeast Belmont Street, making him a third-generation taquero.

Sunshine Noodles Brings Unheralded Cambodian Street Food Into the Daylight on Mississippi Avenue

In the middle of it all is Sunshine Noodles, an avowedly irreverent, none too serious take on contemporary Cambodian food by chef and founder Diane Lam.

Street Disco’s Cheeseburger Pie Filters Detroit Style Pizza Through Nostalgia for Little Caesar’s—and Tops It With Pickles and American Cheese

Early versions of the pizza concept were developed by the chef at the height of the initial coronavirus lockdown, used as a ploy to trade with winemaker friends in exchange for their bottles.

Kachka’s Outdoor Spinoff Is Like a Trans-Siberian TGI Friday’s

In 2018, Kachka—Bonnie and Israel Morales’ all-world love letter to 20th century Soviet cuisine, widely hailed as one of the best Russian restaurants in America—moved from its original home on Southeast Grand Avenue to the Goat Blocks development on Southeast 11th Avenue between Belmont and Taylor Streets. Their new home directly abutted a sprawling, inaccessible parking lot—a vacant asphalt canvas chef Bonnie Morales describes as “chronically underused.”

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Jordan Michelman

Higgins’ New Outdoor Bistro Is a Pandemic Pivot That Should Become a Summer Tradition

At Taquería los Puñales, the Taco Shop Tradition Gets a Queer Makeover

Sunshine Noodles Brings Unheralded Cambodian Street Food Into the Daylight on Mississippi Avenue

Street Disco’s Cheeseburger Pie Filters Detroit Style Pizza Through Nostalgia for Little Caesar’s—and Tops It With Pickles and American Cheese

Kachka’s Outdoor Spinoff Is Like a Trans-Siberian TGI Friday’s

The Team Behind Nodoguro Has Unveiled Portland’s Sleekest New Dining Room. Maybe You’ll Get to Eat There Some Day.

Five Wines You Must Drink This Summer

Cam Gilly Flea Market Sells the 20th Century to Generation Z

Voysey Is a Welcome Throwback to the Great American Cocktail Revival of the Early Aughts

Portland’s Premier Champagne Bar Ends the Year by Toasting to Its Own Survival

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