Drink

The brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin are personal local heroes of mine. I had visited many of their properties and brewpubs in the Portland area but never realized their impact until my first time at the Kennedy School while living in NE PDX circa the early 2000s. I love Oregon history so much...

In general Oregonians love nature, coffee, wine, craft beer, and pets. We recently wrote about a Portland Cat Cafe and this week we want to show off another Oregon gem: the world's first dog tap house, a place with good food, craft beer, and adorable dogs that need someone to love them. Fido's is...

If you're looking for an overdose of cute and cuddly, Purrington's Cat Lounge in Portland Oregon has you covered. You can sit down with a cup of good coffee and enjoy some time with cute, adorable, adoptable cats at Portland's first cat cafe! Purrington's - A Cafe With A Goal Purrington's Cat...

This is not such a bummer, Dude. Somewhere between Deschutes Brewery and Ground Kontrol in the Pearl, Portland is home to its very own Big Lebowski-themed bar and its awesome. Brendan Jones founded The Big Legrowlski in 2014, and since then the business has grown to include live music every night...

Clearwater Restaurant is the Gem Restaurant of Newport The first time I indulged in food and drinks at Clearwater the sea lions brought me in. Their cacophonous, yet endearing, yelps and sneezes draw in thousands of onlookers to the Yaquina Bayfront every year. My second visit was only for the...