The new restaurant, which is aiming at LEED gold-certified status, incorporates many materials salvaged from the original historic building, including repurposed bricks and wood, and features design details that evoke the Victorian era.  Full story »

Vernon Shepherd, barista at Palio Dessert & Espresso House in Ladd's Addition, has watched the neighborhood kids grow up from his post behind the cash register. Full story »

The leader of a new Marylhurst degree program calls Portland "a living lab for innovative food system models."  Full story »

Plus a beery gift guide. Full story »

Roe isn't just Portland's finest seafood restaurant. Right now, it's Portland's most creative restaurant, period.  Full story »

Roe is Trent Pierce's new Southeast Portland restaurant deals in stunning dishes, such as Ceviche of Hawaiian ono, smoked dashi noodle, fried shallot, shrimp chips and nuoc cham.  Full story »

Bars will be buzzing on New Year's Eve, and the days leading up to the holiday are a popular time to raise a glass with friends at home or out on the town. Do you have a plan? If not, don't worry -- just read on. Full story »

This Bethany Village vegetarian restaurant recently expanded, doubling its seating space while increasing its menu options to include more items made without any meat, eggs or dairy, with a number of gluten-free options. Full story »

Holiday baking isn't complete without at least one batch of Christmas cookies. These favorites from recent years were hits with tasters in the Foodday Test Kitchen.  Full story »

Stu's Stews, run by comedians Matt Lucas (as Stu) and Jim Gaffigan (as Donald), struggles to find customers for their wintery menu, which includes "New Orleans Gumbo," "Meat and Potaters," "Salt Lick Lamb," "Pickled Matzo" and "Moroccan Raisin." Full story »

Stumptown Coffee's Duane Sorenson just sent word that he plans to donate all profits tonight from his two Southeast Division Street restaurants, The Woodsman Tavern and Ava Gene's, to the families of victims of the Clackamas Town Center and Newtown, Connecticut shootings.  Full story »

Imperial is an entirely different concept from Paley's Place. Evoking the Lucia's previous identity as the Hotel Imperial, the Portland stop of Eastern Oregon visitors and cattlemen, the restaurant seems to rest on a kind of quasi comfort cuisine. Under executive chef Benjamin Bettinger, former chef de cuisine of Paley's Place before venturing out to Beaker & Flask, the kitchen's impression might be called nouveau retro. Full story »

For the second time this week, a Portland-based restaurant has announced plans to open a new location in Asia. Full story »