[Updated at the bottom - Twice] Another update: I was told today that the Oregonian was raising home delivery rates by 22% effective December 1st. Nice to know. I've been sitting on the sidelines all day, watching the reaction to the latest … [Read more...]

Under the category of "no big surprise" comes yesterday's news from PDXEater, that The Oregonian newspaper has summarily dismissed its last remaining reviewer, Roger Porter. After the announcement last year that publisher Fred Stickel was being … [Read more...]

I wasn't going to say anything about the Oregonian's Diner this year, but I'm getting a ton of emails, so I'll weigh in. 1. God I miss Karen Brooks. Not that I'm a great writer, but I don't charge you to read my posts. Some of these reviews need … [Read more...]

Martha Holmberg, editor of MIX magazine, FoodDay, and cookbook author/food writer is leaving the Oregonian. Under her watchful eye, MIX is the most interesting publication to come out of the newspaper. Though it was sometimes accused of being out of … [Read more...]

This is only news because Lucier tries so hard to be perfect, and because they try so hard, fall so short. After all the pre-publicity and self-aggrandizing, the oncoming crash of this restaurant is as loud as a jet. I haven't had many … [Read more...]