Ben Coleman is an award-winning freelance writer based in Portland, Oregon. For more than a decade his work has appeared in the Northwest alt weeklies Portland Mercury and Seattle Stranger, as well as ...

It’s worth ordering the full spread at Lil’ Barbecue, a Portland spinoff of one of Texas’s most famous barbecue restaurants.

From okonomiyaki bialys to pastrami-egg breakfast sandwiches, this new cafe is a hotspot for playful breads and brioches ...

At Pal’s on the Columbia River, grilled fish, Oregon bay shrimp cocktail, and local raw bar selections are the stars of the ...