PDX Trend: Fried-chicken Goodness
Portlanders of all ages are reaching for another piece of the ultimate comfort food: crispy-crunchy chicken.
Family Supper Review: Food Cart Nacheaux
Food cart Nacheaux brings Cajun/Mexican fusion cuisine to Southeast Portland.
New Burgerville No. 6 Burger Will Make Parents Happy
Jill Weisensee is our Westside account representative and die-hard Portland foodie. She and her family enjoy trying new restaurants and food carts around the city, as well as frequenting tried and true favorites. If she had her choice, they’d eat out more and she’d cook less!
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- New Burgerville No. 6 Burger Will Make Parents Happy - October 31, 2020
For as long as my husband, John, and I have been together (20 years!), we’ve kept a running “Top 5” restaurant list in different categories from Best Pizza to Best Cocktails. When our twins joined us almost 11 years ago, we took them to restaurants on a weekly basis from the time we could strap them …
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Review: Lazy Susan
Splurge on an outdoor dining experience at Lazy Susan in Montavilla — and remember the magic of restaurants.
A Sweet Bit of Magic at Unicorn Bake Shop
Make your kiddo’s birthday (or any day!) a little more enchanting with a kaleidoscope-colored treat from Unicorn Bake Shop.
Readers Respond: Kids’ Go-to Snacks during Quarantine
So. Many. Snacks. Being with our families 24/7 can mean that we are the ones buying, preparing and cleaning up after every meal and snack.
Portland-Area Meal Kit Delivery Services
Meal delivery kits help to streamline your dinner prep. Each comes with recipes, all the ingredients you need and—best yet—they’re delivered straight to your door.
Recipe File: Homemade Taco Bowls
Judith Klein Rich has been blogging about food since 2007. Born in Slovakia, her enthusiasm for food experimentation and creation stems from her deeply seated Eastern European roots. Currently writing under the alias of Eaty Pie (eatypie.com), her blog explores dining experiences, meal creation and travel adventures from a kid and a grown-up perspective.
Latest posts by Judith Rich (see all)
- Recipe File: Homemade Lemonade - June 16, 2020
- Gluten-free Eggplant Parm - April 13, 2020
- Recipe File: Easy Cheesy Bread - March 9, 2020
Add a twist to your Taco Tuesday with crispy tortilla bowls and a choice of toppings. Every parent knows that mealtime with kids is all about control. Kids love to have control over what they eat, when they eat it, and how they eat it — which is why I love a good ol’ DIY …
The PDX Parent Dining Guide
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- Vote for PDX Parent Picks - January 14, 2021
- Care in the Time of Corona - January 13, 2021
- School is Online for Now, But Kids Still Need Their Vaccines - January 10, 2021
Why did we decide to do a family dining guide? Because we love eating writing about food. And Portland’s legendary restaurant scene is not just for kidless 20-somethings. Family-friendly options abound in every quadrant for every type of cuisine imaginable. So whether you’re craving perfect croissants, off-the-wall pizza or comforting soup dumplings — we’ve got …
Field Trip: Cooking Class at Northwest Nibbles
Ali Wilkinson is one of the founders of PDX Kids Calendar. She loves exploring Portland with her three small children, especially when the explorations lead outdoors, to music or to ice cream. You can read more from Ali at www.runknitlove.com.
Latest posts by Ali Wilkinson (see all)
- Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids - November 13, 2020
- Head Into the Woods: Hopkins Demonstration Forest - November 1, 2020
- 10-Plus Easy, Healthy Halloween Treats - October 6, 2020
Can a single cooking class save lunch? A picky family takes on the mealtime dilemma — and lives to tell the tale. Getting three kids out the door for an 8 am school start is no easy feat. For us, the biggest time suck is having the kids find their shoes — and then having …
Family Supper: Grixsen Brewing Company
Managing Editor at PDX Parent
Latest posts by Erin Bernard (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: St. Johns - December 26, 2020
- Neighborhood We Love: King - December 20, 2020
- Kid to Know: The Artist for a Cause - March 26, 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 …
Top 5 Allergy-Friendly After-School Treat Stops
Managing Editor at PDX Parent
Latest posts by Erin Bernard (see all)
- Neighborhood We Love: St. Johns - December 26, 2020
- Neighborhood We Love: King - December 20, 2020
- Kid to Know: The Artist for a Cause - March 26, 2020
1. Shake off the day at Cully’s cozy whole-foods café Tiny Moreso and tuck into a Rawdacious mini-cake — GF, vegan, raw and available in a rainbow of flavors from pumpkin to blueberry coconut. 2.Over on Alberta Street, Back to Eden’s bakery-café serves up a mighty assortment of plant-based, vegan and gluten-free goodies …
Top 5 Spots for Grilled Cheese
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)
- Neighborhood We Love: Sellwood-Moreland - December 31, 2020
- Supporting Local Black-owned Businesses - December 24, 2020
- South Portland, What’s In a Name? - December 20, 2020
➊ If you haven’t taken your kindergartener to eat The Kindergartener sandwich on the converted school bus at The Grilled Cheese Grill, what are you waiting for? NE Alberta at 11th Ave.➋ Olympia Provisions and Tillamook Cheese’s Melty & Meaty food truck at Pioneer Courthouse Square features a basic grilled cheese for your kiddo and more interesting combos …
Recipe File: Zpaghetti & Meatballs
A fresh new take on an old standby, with zucchini noodles and cheese-stuffed meatballs.
Family Meal
Irene Tejaratchi Hess is a photographer, video editor and writer. She spent her early career as a producer and editor at the PBS series "Nature". In 2011, Irene moved to Portland, where she and her husband raise a fabulous toddler. Her photos have appeared in "The New York Times", "The Brooklyn Paper" and other publications. Backpacking with her family, photographing wild locales,and Halloween are a few of her favorite things.
Latest posts by Irene Tejaratchi Hess (see all)
- Family Meal - November 4, 2018
Off the clock, local chefs share traditional holiday recipes Food does more than nourish. It connects us to our culture, creates good memories, and can even bring us closer to loved ones who have passed. And for so many of us, making and serving food to our families is a daily expression of love. That’s …
12 Kid-Friendly Counter-Service Restaurants
Ali Wilkinson is one of the founders of PDX Kids Calendar. She loves exploring Portland with her three small children, especially when the explorations lead outdoors, to music or to ice cream. You can read more from Ali at www.runknitlove.com.
Latest posts by Ali Wilkinson (see all)
- Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids - November 13, 2020
- Head Into the Woods: Hopkins Demonstration Forest - November 1, 2020
- 10-Plus Easy, Healthy Halloween Treats - October 6, 2020
Here’s the thing with restaurants when you have young kids. In theory, they are a dream come true. Getting to eat delicious food prepared by someone other than you? And then not having to do dishes afterwards? What’s not to love! But then you get to the restaurant and you are waiting for seating and then …
6 Ways to Help Your Kids Love Great Food and Avoid Picky Eating
6 Ways to Help Your Kids Love Great Food and Avoid Picky Eating
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.
10-Plus Family-Friendly, Allergy-Friendly Restaurants
10-Plus Family-Friendly, Allergy-Friendly Restaurants
Recipes & Kid-Friendly Restaurants
Latest posts by PDX Parent Staff (see all)
- Vote for PDX Parent Picks - January 14, 2021
- Care in the Time of Corona - January 13, 2021
- School is Online for Now, But Kids Still Need Their Vaccines - January 10, 2021
