Willamette Week

New Latin American Bar and Grill Carne Is Basically the Budget Version of Ox

Modeled after the wood-fired parrillas of South America, Carne, the small Irvington bar and grill, which replaced innocuous tavern Sullivan’s Gulch in August, prepares its meats with a similar Latin touch to the lauded Argentine steakhouse a mile and a half west, only at prices that won’t make your eyes cross when the bill arrives.

Meat Mansions

Ox Restaurant

James Beard Award-winning restaurateurs (Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quinonez) wrote the book here on grilling—literally, in the form of 2016 recipe guide Around the Fire.

We Went Pub Crawling on the Mount Hood Express to Find the Best Bars on the Way Down From Timberline

Even with the aid of two bus fleets and a well-planned schedule, it’d be nearly impossible to hit every bar between Timberline and Sandy in a single day. But here are some of my favorites that are worth a pit stop and a far preferable way to wait out homeward-bound ski traffic than sitting in your car.

We Went to Blazers Media Day and Asked Players About Their Favorite Portland Restaurants

There is one thing our city can claim—one hot magnet that, if promoted properly, could presumably attract stars from all over the world: We have some damn good-ass restaurants.

The Five Places You’ll Find Us Eating This Week

Hot plates.

The Five Places You’ll Find Us Eating This Week

Where to eat this week.

The Chefs Behind Ox Recover From Disappointment With Bistro Agnes

Out of SuperBite’s ashes comes Bistro Agnes. And while it may not match the multidimensional transcendence of Ox, this bright and expertly operated French-casual dining room takes a long stride toward the form that earned the Dentons a James Beard Award in 2017.

Where to Eat in North Portland, Home to the City’s Best BBQ, Ethiopian and Soup Dumplings

Chi-chi Mexican and California Turkish in the fifth quadrant.

At Argentinian-Style Ox, the Chefs Know How to Make a 1,200-Pound Cow Dance

Steak is only a player in a meal whose gargantuan flavors present with admirable balance.

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