Sprouting Springfield
Sprout! Regional Food Hub offers worldwide grub
This spring, on a warm Friday afternoon, I decide to play hooky. And now I can say that, should you find yourself in or around … Continue reading
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NAACP ACT-SO Showcase
Jazz Station • 6:00 pm • Tickets→
ACT-SO is an acronym for Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics. ACT-SO is a major youth initiative of the NAACP. ACT-SO provides a forum through … Continue reading
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Bao Wow
New dumpling joint brings bao to Eugene
Kevin Li and his new restaurant Bao Bao House might represent the future of Eugene’s culinary scene. Li, who is from Hangzhou, China, has been … Continue reading
Tolly’s is Back
An old favorite returns to Oakland, Oregon
North of Roseburg and a good 45 minutes south of Eugene, across a single lane bridge and down Locust Street, is Tolly’s, a longtime Oakland, … Continue reading
New Pub on the Block
Claim 52 Kitchen offers a unique menu of pub food and beer
Strolling down Willamette Street downtown, it’s difficult to miss Claim 52 Kitchen with its open garage-style doors, patio seating out front, and black and white … Continue reading
Cheap Lunch Round-Up
Grab all the calories you can for your hard-earned cash
Lunch shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. It’s not fancy, and you’re probably not trying to impress anyone. You’re just hungry. Maybe you’re hangry. … Continue reading
Church of Beer
Former church still serves as a gathering place and welcomes all taste buds
Springfield is in a restaurant Renaissance, and a former church is the latest installment to the city’s thriving food scene. PublicHouse, which was formerly Springfield’s … Continue reading
Carnivores Rejoice!
There’s a new steakhouse in Town
As you enter George + Violet’s Steakhouse, you’re greeted by a framed quote attributed to Charles Bukowski. “The steak was not just a slice of … Continue reading
International Flavors on Main Street USA
Noodle N Thai dishes up a taste of Thailand
As a “theater mom” whose kids more often than not perform at the Wildish Theater on Main Street in Springfield, I’ve put in my time … Continue reading
NAACP Environmental Climate Justice Presentation
First Christian Church • 6:00 pm • Tickets→
Join the NAACP for an Environmental Climate Justice Presentation facilitated by NAACP staff member Luis Alvarez. Free to attend
Home Sweet Home
Halsey has a taste of home in Country Bakery
In a modular home in Halsey, Oregon, Loretta Birky stands behind a kitchen counter where a board sits over a stovetop that now holds a … Continue reading
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Addis Ethiopian Cuisine Opening
Ethiopian food (finally) really comes to Lane County
I’m a little high on spice and the pulsating rhythms of Ethiopian music as I tear off pieces of injera, a light, crepe-like sourdough flatbread. … Continue reading
New Pizza Hits the Whit
The Wheel Apizza is ‘New Haven’ style
The Wheel Apizza Pub aims to fling a new kind of pie our way with their “New Haven” pizzas, and with crunchy, sourdough crust and … Continue reading
Morsels
Food news around Lane County
• UpStar Ice Cream, Oregon’s first high protein, low calorie, low sugar ice cream, started by University of Oregon graduates, is available in grocery stores … Continue reading
The Search for Menudo
Finding family and home in the hunt for a Mexican dish
One of the fondest memories I have of my late aunt is when she taught me how to make menudo. I can still remember holding … Continue reading
Saucefly Spreads its Wings
Sara Willis, the owner and chef of Saucefly, has fans all around the world. The first restaurant she opened was in San Jose del Cabo, … Continue reading
Mama’s Place
Popular Mexican restaurant expands in the Whiteaker
Mayra Medina is from the Michoacán state of Mexico. Her father died when she was six, and to make ends meet, Medina’s mother took jobs … Continue reading