Masa? No Mas.

Food Reviews & Stories At Uno Mas, the new taco shop from Oswaldo Bibiano (Autentica, Mextiza), the al pastor pork is carved off a spinning spit and paired with a shard of pineapple in a taco’s 3-inch corn masa enve   More

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 MATTHEW KORFHAGE

Pooch Hooch

Beer for dogs is a funny idea, but do dogs actually like it?

Food Reviews & Stories Everyone knows dogs like beer. Thing is, you’re not supposed to give it to them. The science is a little iffy—and anecdotes contradict claims that beer will harm your pooch—but giving a do   More

 

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 WW Culture Staff

Bar Dobre

Food Reviews & Stories I fear saying good things about a still-obscure Polish spot like Bar Dobre. The last time WW brought attention to one (Grandpa’s Cafe), it made itself membership-only. Well, fingers crossed: The   More

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 MATTHEW KORFHAGE

Pot Meet Kettle

Cannabis is better for smoking than eating.

Food Reviews & Stories Toasted, rolled, burnt and baked—can one exist solely off cannabis? Hemp advocates trumpet the many great qualities of this “wonder crop,” which has been cultivated since the dawn of civil   More

 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 ENID SPITZ

Simply Fed

Goat’s the go-to dish at a new Vietnamese spot on 82nd Avenue.

Food Reviews & Stories Simply Vietnamese is anything but. Or, at least, it’s not one of the myriad bun or pho or banh mi shops that Portlanders have grown accustomed to. The menu is one of the most distinctive among   More

 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 MATTHEW KORFHAGE

The Woodsman Market

Food Reviews & Stories Upon first glance, the main trade of the Woodsman Market, the concern Duane Sorenson has situated in a vacant storefront between his successful tavern and coffee roastery, seems to be a random a   More

 

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 MARTIN CIZMAR

Knives Out

Notorious chef Morgan Brownlow resurfaces at Tasty N Alder.

Food Reviews & Stories The rap on Morgan Brownlow is that he’s brutal on pastry chefs. During his tenure at Clarklewis, Brownlow even fired one just as dinner service was starting. The Portland-raised Brownlow cou   More

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 MICHAEL C. ZUSMAN

Ava-Garde

A user’s guide to Duane Sorenson’s offbeat Italian joint.

Food Reviews & Stories Why was my beer coming in bottles? Tap handles hang behind the bar at Ava Gene’s, the new Italian restaurant from coffee kingpin Duane Sorenson, and the tables   More

 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 MARTIN CIZMAR

Queen of Crust

Food Reviews & Stories The eternal question: dessert or the check? In Portland, you’re usually better off with the check. Our town’s eateries can rarely afford a dedicated pastry chef, so even meals at excellent res   More

 

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 MARTIN CIZMAR

Big-Tent Cooking

Food Reviews & Stories The Baowry, a charmingly domestic former hovel in St. Johns, recalls a vacationer’s eatery in a picturesque riverfront town—which, of course, St. Johns very much is. On weekdays, the spot’   More

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 MATTHEW KORFHAGE