Food & Drink

Brookings is the last town on the Southern Oregon coast before you cross over into California, and though it takes a while to get there, it’s completely worth a visit! And, one must-do stop when you’re there is Mattie’s Pancake House located right on Highway 101.  Mattie’s was established way back...

In the heart of Lincoln City, away from the glitz and glam, there lies a secret haven for taco aficionados: Melo's Taqueria. A genuine hole in the wall, this modest establishment boasts authenticity that echoes through every dish they serve. When restaurants toss around the term "authentic," they...

As a kid growing up in the Portland area, there were a lot of great school field trips to look forward to, but the clear favorite was visiting the Tillamook Cheese Factory (now just called the Tillamook Creamery). We’d pile into school buses and make our way to the coast to witness cheese and ice...

You’ve no doubt seen the ubiquitous pink boxes being carefully shepherded through the Portland airport by tourists, giddy to bring home a taste of “quirky” Portlandia. You may have also seen the long lines of customers snaking around the block on 3rd Ave in Old Town, waiting for their turn in this...

The Southern Oregon tourist mecca of Ashland has no shortage of fine dining options to serve the literally hundreds of thousands of theater-goers who flock to the city’s annual Shakespeare Festival. And to say that Peerless Restaurant and Bar stands out among the pack is not an understatement. It...