Willamette Week

Portland’s Fake Fast Food Beats the Real Thing

Talented chefs have worked up their own approximations of fast-food classics, in most cases vastly outshining their source material.

In 2018, Portland Ate Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Duck, Smoked a Ton of Blue Dream, Listened to SZA and Paid a Lot of Money to Toast Storm Large

The big, small and surprising numbers that define the year in Portland culture.

The Dialogue: What Readers Think About Portland Restauranteur Micah Camden

Last week, WW wrote about Portland’s most successful restaurateur, Micah Camden. Here’s what readers had to say.

Other Portland Chefs Want to Make Food Into Art. Micah Camden Makes Money.

Micah Camden, a high school dropout turned felon turned makeup artist turned chef, has built an empire on burgers, pizzas, doughnuts and ketchup.

The Top Five Places to Eat This Week

Your weekly Hot Plates.

The Five Places We’re Most Excited to Eat This Week

Where to eat this week.

Sugarpine and Super Deluxe Offer Retro Drive-In Vibes With Big-Time Pedigrees

The lines were first to form in mid-July at Sugarpine Drive-In. Just days later, Super Deluxe put its fast-food neighbors in Foster-Powell on notice by pumping out top-notch burgers that had people drawing comparisons to In-N-Out and Shake Shack.

The Five Places We’re Most Excited to Eat This Week

Where to eat this week.

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