The wonderful thing about Portland’s culinary world is that, yes, there are dozens of vegetarian and vegan options in this city, but we are also blessed with an abundance of pig. As the culinary trends move from burgers to meatballs and beyond, pork products keep popping up everywhere.
Forget the greasy movie theater variety that stops getting tasty after the first layer. Stop turning to the microwave kinds that are adorned with strange orange substances on the inside of the bag. Now you have a new way to make popcorn.
From a culinary dream team of Daniel Mondok (formerly of Sel Gris), Kurt Huffman (Ping, Gruner and Whisky Soda Lounge) and The Oregonian’s 2009 Food Star of the Year Andy Ricker (Pok Pok, Ping and Whisky Soda Lounge), a Portland diner can only expect great things. Foster Burger delivers on quality, but perhaps not the kind you would expect.
On Valentine’s Day, it’s not unusual to use cooking to celebrate. Even though they may be popular, cooking on this holiday shouldn’t be limited to just steaks and shrimp. The following recipes are outside the box and look much harder than they taste.
Lately, it feels like holidays are everywhere. During the same time as bean dips and beers for the Super Bowl and candy hearts for Valentine’s Day—and the upcoming Mardi Gras celebration—is a holiday all about generating good fortune.
Wine and seafood are two lights that bring brightness to the dull winter months in Oregon. Sean and Ann Guard, owners of local event company Metro Productions, have been responsible for helping winter become worthwhile with the Portland Seafood and Wine Festival. The idea was born six years ago.
Superbowl Sunday is fast approaching—do you have a game plan? Steak fajitas are a delicious option that can accommodate the tastes of all your guests.
With the bustle of everyday challenges, it’s easy to forget that some have it much harder. As we get on TriMet buses, streetcars and MAX trains, those less fortunate are everywhere—sitting on benches downtown, wrapped in blankets under doorways, maybe even asking for some change outside a coffee house. Many people choose to look the other way.
In a time when newspapers are being replaced by the Internet, books with Kindles and phones with Facebook, the food lover has to wonder if the printed cookbook is becoming obsolete.