Plant a Butterfly Garden
Try this fun planting project from Al’s Garden Center to bring more butterflies into your yard!
Review: El Inka, a Carb-lover’s Dream
Peruvian dishes from the reopened El Inka please the whole family, especially a starch-loving mom and kid.
Review: Ezell’s Famous Chicken
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Kids’ Books to Calm Worries - August 1, 2020
- COVID-19 Pediatric Practice Pivots - July 31, 2020
- Portland’s Helpers during COVID-19 - July 28, 2020
Perfectly fried chicken, kid-approved sides and quick service make Ezell’s Famous Chicken a hit. EDITOR’S NOTE: We reviewed Ezell’s before Governor Brown closed restaurant dining. Currently Ezell’s is open for pickup or delivery through Door Dash. Oprah’s favorite fried chicken recently moved into a space in Tigard, right next to Washington Square mall. So my …
Family Supper Review: Pizza Doughnais
Thick-crust pizza squares hit Southeast’s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Family Supper: Grixsen Brewing Company
Managing Editor at PDX Parent
Latest posts by Erin Bernard (see all)
- Kid to Know: The Artist for a Cause - March 26, 2020
- Financial and Practical Resources for Portland Families during COVID-19 - March 24, 2020
- Family Supper Review: Beeswing - February 25, 2020
Brews, families and ’90s nostalgia mix at Division Street’s Grixsen Brewing Company. What on earth is a Grixsen? It’s a made-up word, according to the Grixsen Brewing Company’s website, hybridizing the family names of three friends who founded this Division Street tap room in 2016, and it describes someone who is honest, righteous and celebrates …
Family Supper: Drive-ins for Days
Latest posts by PDX Parent Staff - Admin (see all)
- Winner & Top 5: Museums & Family Memberships - May 1, 2020
- Spring Break Camps - March 5, 2020
- 2020 Summer Camps Guide - March 1, 2020
Load your family in the car for a memory-making meal at these two drive-thru restaurants. Sugarpine Drive In By Julia Silverman I grew up on the East Coast, where soft serve in the summertime is pretty much a religion. I always get the same order: vanilla, in a cup, with rainbow sprinkles and a maraschino …
Atlas Pizza: Family Supper Review
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Kids’ Books to Calm Worries - August 1, 2020
- COVID-19 Pediatric Practice Pivots - July 31, 2020
- Portland’s Helpers during COVID-19 - July 28, 2020
Local chain Atlas Pizza opens a new, kid-friendly spot on Southeast Foster Road. Story and photo by Denise Castañon Big changes are happening on Foster Road, a long-overlooked thoroughfare in Southeast Portland mostly known as home to one of the city’s most celebrated strip clubs — and as a way to avoid traffic on Powell …
Family Supper: Lovejoy's Tearoom
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Kids’ Books to Calm Worries - August 1, 2020
- COVID-19 Pediatric Practice Pivots - July 31, 2020
- Portland’s Helpers during COVID-19 - July 28, 2020
Introduce your kids to the joys of finger sandwiches and scones at the new Lovejoy’s Tearoom of Portland — just in time for Mother’s Day. Little sandwiches, warm scones, dainty desserts, beautiful cups — all the small touches elevate high tea from a plain, old meal. It’s something I’ve appreciated for a long time. So …
Review: Jinx
Editor at PDX Parent Magazine
PDX Parent's editor Denise Castañon loves sharing new ideas with other Portland parents. You can find her cooking, eating, crafting and writing in Southeast where she lives with her husband, 5-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter.
Latest posts by Denise Castañon (see all)
- Kids’ Books to Calm Worries - August 1, 2020
- COVID-19 Pediatric Practice Pivots - July 31, 2020
- Portland’s Helpers during COVID-19 - July 28, 2020
With pinball and New Orleans-style grub, Jinx on Killingsworth is a fam-friendly bar destination. Even though some of my family’s favorite dining out destinations are brewpubs, whenever we hit a restaurant that also markets itself as a bar, I think of that line from the Reese Witherspoon movie Sweet Home Alabama: “You have a baby … in …
Family Supper Review: Din Tai Fung
Hit the mall for the newest outpost of Taiwan’s wildly popular hot spot, Din Tai Fung.
Family Supper Review: WildFin American Grill
Savor Pacific Northwest cuisine, kid-friendly service, and remarkable river views at Vancouver’s WildFin American Grill.
Review: Rose City Book Pub
Head to the new Rose City Book Pub for a read-aloud session with the kiddos, plus a menu built for bookworms.
Family Supper Review: Cully Central
Laotian street food + an uncrowded play area = jackpot, at Cully Central.
Family Supper: Bergerac (Review)
For a special meal out that’s still kid-friendly, French-accented Bergerac fits the bill.
Family Supper: Kitchen Sink Food + Drink
A new breakfast joint on East Burnside wins over kids and parents.
Family Supper: Review of etc… eatery
Exploring the menu and play area at etc… eatery, an eclectic new restaurant in SW Portland.
Family Supper: Game On
A cool new board game café on North Williams, just in time for the rainy season.
Family Supper: On the Level
Level Beer strikes the right balance for families at their new brewery with a play area and onsite food cart pod.
Old School Eats
Buckman Public House on the ground floor of SE’s old Washington high school, serves fancied up pub fare.
Family Supper: Wrapped Up
California chain Spitz brings fresh Mediterranean sandwiches to North Portland.
Hop to Vancouver
Hopworks Urban Brewery delivers up the same rad beer and family friendliness at a new location in east Vancouver.
Try It, Try It
Fast casual meets curry at Open Tandoor on North Williams
