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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Main Street Vegan
Cornbread Café brings Southern-inspired plant-based food to Springfield
For Cornbread Café owner Sheree Walters, it’s always been about the food. After opening a food cart at 8th Avenue and Oak Street, Walters pinned … Continue reading
Food for Less
Great places to eat and not spend too much in Eugene
Part of college life culture is the hunt for cheap meals. Since University of Oregon students are heading back to Eugene and Lane Community College … Continue reading
An Izakaya Closer to Home
Izakaya Jinsei brings the izakaya experience to campus
On a recent summer Tuesday when the University of Oregon campus was still relatively quiet, the delightfully-named Sunny Moon was busy with a lunch rush … Continue reading
Big Flavor in a Little Korea Taqueria
One of downtown’s newer food additions serves up Korean fusion
“Do you serve cat?” This racist question was asked of Chi Shin shortly after he opened Chi’s Korean Tacos in downtown Eugene last year. When … Continue reading
Eating Fatty Duck in UO Duck Country
Rye isn’t ducking around with its Pekin duck
Rye has some wicked good duck on its menu. After all, everyone should try their duck poutine if they are going to live near a … Continue reading
Whole-Lotta Mangonada
Just in time for Summer, Eugene welcomes Zero Degrees
Glenn Liu’s wife Jenny Liu spent so much time at Portland locations of the California chain Zero Degrees, he asked her “Why are you waiting … 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
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Fabulous Frenchie and a Side of Home Fries, Please
Around for 25 years, Studio One Cafe is a Eugene breakfast staple
Studio One Cafe is a cozy café on 19th Avenue nestled between East 19th Street Café McMenamins and Agate Alley Bistro. Movie posters and black-and-white … Continue reading
Fawn Dietz Wants You to Shut Up and Eat
STFU & NOM serves up gluten-free, ‘not flavor-free,’ food
STFU & NOM owner Fawn Dietz doesn’t want to serve her gluten-free food just to gluten-free people. With her food cart STFU & NOM, she … Continue reading
Brightness and Beauty
Krob Krua takes local Thai food to new heights
On a sunny Sunday, hungry from yard work and too lazy to grocery shop, the siren call of craft cider and Thai food beckons. A … Continue reading
Magic Window
Checking in with Newman’s Fish Market’s take-out window
There’s almost always a line at the Newman’s Fish Market’s take-out fish and chips window, just off the south side of Newman’s Fish Market on … Continue reading
Best Brunch in Town
The Lion & Owl is as cute as it is delish
The first thing you’ll notice when you duck inside the bright, cheery new Lion & Owl space is the 1977 Airstream Land Yacht parked inside. … Continue reading
We Need to Talk about Uki Uki
Downtown Tiki Bar Next-Levels Eugene Sushi
Once you get Michael Zito talking fish, he won’t stop. And that’s OK, because not only is Zito the sushi chef and owner at Uki … Continue reading