Samantha Bakall
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Portland, OR, United States
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45 boxed wines ranked from best to worst
If you're trying to drink wine on a budget and you're not drinking boxed wine, you're missing out. Boxed wine has long been one of the most maligned wines in the industry, even though it's always been the more affordable and environmentally friendly option. In the past few years, boxed wine has grown into a compelling genre of its own, reaching beyond the familiar Franzia and Carlo Rossi to… → Read More
The procrastinator's guide to Feast Portland
If you didn't nab your tickets to the fifth annual food and drink festival back in May, you're mostly out of luck. But, all is not lost. → Read More
RIP Smallwares: The Northeast Portland restaurant calls it quits
The brainchild of one-time Momofuku Ssam Bar sous chef Johanna Ware, the restaurant will shutter after service on Sept. 24. → Read More
Portland's best new restaurant bar: Chesa
The second restaurant from Portland's most talented Spanish-born chef leads with its bar. → Read More
Portland's best new bar hideaway: Skyline Tavern
Northwest Skyline Boulevard might be the last place you'd think to look for a drink. → Read More
Southeast Portland wine bar Oso Market + Bar to close
Oso Market & Bar, the European wine bar along Southeast Grand and Morrison Avenue's bustling drinking district, is closing. Hours will remain the same through Aug. 30 when the bar will switch over to dinner service, only. The bar will shutter... → Read More
Five reasons you need to eat at Tusk right now
The much-anticipated follow-up from Ava Gene's chef Joshua McFadden opens Monday. → Read More
Chick-fil-A sets opening date for Vancouver restaurant
Get ready for more fried chicken sandwiches. → Read More
Northwest restaurant chain adds 'Living Wage' surcharge
Restaurants Unlimited, Inc., a Seattle-based restaurant group with locations in nearly a dozen states, has added a one percent "living wage" surcharge to all bills. The company, which runs restaurants in 10 states, owns Stanford's, Newport Seafood Grill, Henry's Tavern and a number of other restaurants across Portland. → Read More
First look: Revelry, the late-night, Korean-inspired restaurant from two star Seattle chefs
Yang and Chirchi, repeat James Beard Award finalists and owners of three Seattle restaurants, have partnered with Eric and Karen Bowler, owners of Portland's Fortune and Tube bar and lounges, on the 48-seat space. → Read More
Five injured in Powell Butte Highway rollover crash
Oregon State Police troopers responded to a vehicle rollover on U.S. 20 at 12:55 a.m. on Aug. 13 that injured five. The preliminary investigation found a 2001 Isuzu SUV was speeding southbound on Powell Butte Highway when it failed to stop at the... → Read More
Smoke, hazardous air conditions for cities near Rail Fire
A number of cities in the vicinity of the Rail Fire in Eastern Oregon are expected to see smoke and possibly hazardous air conditions today. → Read More
The summer you've been waiting for is finally here
After a wishy washy month of cooler-than-normal temperatures spiked with the occasional blast of heat, the weather seems to be hitting its stride. → Read More
Why you should feast at The Bite, still Oregon's largest food festival
Oregon's largest food festival, the Bite no longer draws headlines, with Feast Portland coming into its fifth year. But the three-day event, a benefit for Special Olympics Oregon, still draws huge crowds after 33 years. → Read More
First look: Double Mountain's first Portland taphouse opens
Double Mountain Brewery fans, your drive just got a lot shorter. → Read More
The tipping point: Why some Portland restaurants are ditching gratuities
Why half a dozen Portland restaurants, including Park Kitchen, Le Pigeon and Farm Spirit, have decided to ditch tipping. → Read More
How tipping works in restaurants
We break down how tipping works in most restaurants, and how three Portland restaurants, Park Kitchen, Le Pigeon and SuperBite, are tackling gratuity-free dining. → Read More
Blue Star Donuts to open shop at Portland International Airport
Those pink Voodoo Doughnut boxes are about to get some competition. → Read More
Pip's Original Doughnuts lands in hot water for vegan-free hiring practices
Pip's Original Doughnuts has found itself in the middle of a hiring controversy. → Read More
Portland's 10 most anticipated summer restaurant openings
We've already seen number of big restaurants open across Portland this year. And there's plenty more on the way. Here are 10 that we're most looking forward to this summer. → Read More