Portland

“Las penas con pan son menos,” is a common Spanish saying that translates as, “Sadness with bread is less,” or “Sorrows with bread are lessened.” With an abundance of bread …

Few of us would turn down the opportunity to board the next plane for Madrid and enjoy Spain’s creative, flavorful and fragrant cuisine. But if you can’t do that, spend …

On a damp, winter Portland evening, Chef Joey Gibson stood outside Teutonic Wine Company’s tasting room parking lot, stirring “caldrons” of German spätzle perched on propane burners. Ingenuity, including make-shift …

Portland in winter is not prime season for visitors, but there is a certain charm about the place in December with all the holiday decorations and Christmas cheer—plus the winter …

A great-tasting and authentic seafood gumbo begins with its roux. The first five ingredients of Chef Seamus Foran’s roux says it all: a hefty portion of animal fat and flour, …

Entering the doors of Smith Teamaker’s tasting room and headquarters in Northeast Portland, I’m wrapped in aromas of peppermint, licorice, and other herbals, cacao, cream, cranberries, pine, and whiskey. Wherever …

Mead, or honey wine, is made by fermenting honey, water, and yeast, and it may very well be the world’s first wine and first alcoholic beverage. Chemical traces of a …

It’s Saturday morning, and Jana Daisy-Ensign leads twenty-four women and men through a yoga class in the warehouse behind Portland Cider Company’s Tasting Room. Jana is a certified yoga instructor …

Summer salads are the best, and today’s chefs are creating fresh and new recipes that make the most of what’s available. The combination of fava beans and sweet Oregon strawberries …

Housed at the rooftop of the Hotel Eastlund in Portland’s Eastside Lloyd District, Altabira City Tavern offers a wonderful panoramic view of the city’s downtown skyline and the West Hills …