Restaurants
Szechuan Peppercorns Are the Cure for SAD
With the forecast calling for a the Pacific Northwest Special—45 degrees and raining—head to an outpost of Xin Ding Dumpling House.
By Aaron Mesh
What We’re Cooking This Week: Bread Salad With Beets
Stale bread knows no season, and winter vegetables sometimes need the Italian treatment, too.
By Jim Dixon
Kid Tested, Chef Approved
Portland restaurants have dining options for budding foodies beyond butter noodles.
Form & Flavor: Elizabeth Leach Gallery and Allora
The Pearl District art gallery and restaurant can pair well for a day of light sophistication.
What We’re Cooking This Week: Radicchio Caesar
Ancient Romans and Americans fleeing Prohibition a century ago have enjoyed fishy, eggy salads like this one.
By Jim Dixon
Bartini and Urban Fondue to Close in February
The owner of both Nob Hill businesses blames city taxes, untenable landlord demands and “ongoing neighborhood decline” for the closures.




