Perhaps we can help nurses working Thanksgiving by getting together and giving them a Thanksgiving meal. [We have been getting lots of emails from people who want to help. I am working with several people in the industry to put this together. Once they have figured out their costs, we will run a Go …

The new orders will impact restaurant Thanksgiving plans. Restaurants will be limited to delivery and take-out only, impacting those who were poised to allow diners inside to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner. [Updated: Multnomah County will be under the restrictions “for at least four weeks”]Governor Kate Brown announced a statewide set of new two-week restrictions in an …

Sad news for the Cheese Bar in Portland: I consider it one of the best cheese shops in the Northwest. I certainly will be stopping in many times before January 24th!If you have enjoyed purchasing holiday treats for friends and family from Cheese Bar or Steve’s Cheese over the last 15 years, this will …

I have a dinner tank and a dessert tank Note: I think most of us are pretty stressed this evening, and going through old posts today, I thought I’d republish this one from 2005. It just makes me happy remembering this life, and the days when I tended to regularly write stories like this.When …

A Farewell to Pok Pok [from Andy Ricker] From Facebook: It’s Loi Krathong in Thailand, a festival where one floats a small boat made of a slice of banana trunk and decorated with folded banana leaves with a candle on it and other offerings down the river, carrying away your negative thoughts and transgressions …

After 13 incredible years (thank you, we love you!), we’re transitioning the space formerly known as BEAST into something totally new:We’re excited to reconnect home cooks with the joy of cooking and redefine what a sustainable community marketplace looks like today.We make food in the spirit of dining out— with the best ingredients, beautiful plating, …