Eating in Oregon: The Portland Farmers Market
Sure, Seattle has plenty of farmers' markets that delight and dazzle. But Portland’s sprawling Saturday market, laid out over the central grounds of Portland State University, is a gem. Continue...
It was May. It was winter. It was cold. And I was at the bottom of the world. Continue...
Sure, Seattle has plenty of farmers' markets that delight and dazzle. But Portland’s sprawling Saturday market, laid out over the central grounds of Portland State University, is a gem. Continue...
While the pastry shop Tartine has had a loyal and buoyant following, Bar Tartine, its sit-down, fancier sister, had trouble finding its identity earlier this year. But now, Chris Kronner is heading the kitchen in the restaurant's new incarnation. Continue...
It certainly seems that many of the country's tipplers are marinating in speakeasy culture these days, but it’s a concept that Robert Heugel latched onto more than seven years ago, when he first started bartending. Continue...
Where can you shoot pool in between bites of rich goat curry and spicy vindaloo? Taurat Tandoori is a bright and cheery Indian-Bangladeshi restaurant in a corner of Koreatown with a somewhat incongruous pool table smack dab in the middle of the dining area. Continue...
I spent the better part of late September exploring down east and mid-coast Maine, surveying the Lobster Trail and enjoying the region's post-summer exhale. With the help of friends who knew coastal Maine well, I armed myself with an extensive list of not-to-miss shacks, luncheonettes, and white-tablecloth eateries. Continue...
Curry rice, which is a staple in the Japanese diet, has recently been finding its way to the breakfast table (the term is asa curry, literally "curry for breakfast"), and fast-food shops are including it on their menu. Continue...
The Little Fat Lamb (a branch of a global restaurant chain with locations seemingly everywhere, including California and Malaysia) serves its hot pot in straightforward fashion: customers can choose either a spicy red broth dotted with chiles or a luscious milky-white pork broth—or both, in a single pot divided in two. Continue...
Do you fancy yourself something of a chef? You might lie awake at night counting lamb chops in order to throw 12-course dinner parties at home. But, in the back of your mind, you may have always wondered if you could cut it in a real restaurant. Now you can find out—maybe. Continue...
Chinatown’s Yuet Lee has remained one of San Francisco’s favorite secrets for over 30 years. Open until 3 a.m., cash only, and gloriously un-remodeled save for a lick of new paint, this Cantonese restaurant feels like a place where Steve McQueen might be sucking on clay pot short ribs at the next table. Continue...