Veronica Eats
Enhance Your Food with Wine Salt!
What do you do with leftover wine? For some, that’s never a problem,...
5 Generations of Salmon Fishing!
It’s May so it’s Copper River Fishing Season! Sena and Rich Wheeler know...
Getting Caffeinated in the Northwest is Easy!
Northwesterners LOVE to get their caffeine on! There are more than 200 specialty...
Finding the Perfect Pizza in the Northwest!
KXL Traffic guy Jeff Austin and his son Tyler have joined me on...
Lost Restaurants of Portland
We’ve talked about the oldies but goodies when it comes to restaurants that...
Northwest Food Fans Getting the ‘Royal Treatment”
There’s a new buzz in Vancouver when it comes to food carts. There’s...
Kornblatt’s Says Goodbye to Uptown
The old saying is the only thing constant is change, and that’s the...
Portland’s Tamale Festival Kicks Off Wednesday
If you love tamales, this is for you! The food carts at...
A Visit with a Sponsored Child Leads to a Chocolate Making Business
Maureen Nikado founder of Moku Chocolate in Philomath, Oregon cooks up batches of...
In Search of a Bowl of “Soul Soothing Ramen”
There’s a lot to hate about winter, but one thing that’s good...
New Flaming Hot Burger Available at PDX SLIDERS
How hot is too hot? PDX Sliders has a new breaded chicken breast...
Too Much Taco Bell? Not Possible Says This Guy!
Is there something that you could eat every day? I’ve said that before,...
North Portland Soul Food Restaurant Adds a New Location
A church-based Portland restaurant is expanding. Po’ Shines in the Kenton neighborhood is...
Pizza, Hot Dogs and Italian Beef Sandwiches!
Listen here: Many of us are fresh off the road from the holidays. ...
Missionary Chocolate: Just What the Doctor Ordered
Melissa Berry is a Naturopathic Physician. She’s also a chocolate maker. Melissa actually...
Celebrating the Pear! It’s Oregon’s State Fruit!
If someone asked you if you know what Oregon’s state fruit is would...
Fantastic Food in Florida PLUS: Miracle Berries!
For many of us, one of the best parts about vacation is the...
Help a Child Who’s Never Had a Birthday Cake
There’s an organization that matches foster children with bakers to make sure every...
Beaverton Restaurant Offers Desserts from Every Corner of the World!
There’s a dessert shop in Beaverton that’s offering up some amazing and unique...
Local Chocolate Company Has Won Over 100 Awards
If you want to start a restaurant, or in this case, a chocolate...
New Vancouver Restaurant Aims to Keep it Local
A new restaurant in Hazel Dell in Vancouver called the Wheelhouse Taproom has...
Check Out These New Restaurants!
Restaurants come and go around the Northwest. Here are a couple of new...
Searching for the Perfect Tomato
Ever notice that the tomatoes you buy from the grocery store just aren’t...
Dinner on the Willamette!
The Portland Spirit cruises up and down the Willamette River every day. It’s...
Free Sandwiches Today!
Subway is giving away a million sandwiches today. The event is from 10am...
Americans Want to Know Where Their Seafood Comes From
Most Americans want to know where their seafood comes from, and whether it...
BBQ Fest Winners Say it’s all About the Sauce!
When you think of great BBQ states, Washington doesn’t usually come to mind,...
Wilsonville Business Helping Get New Food Products to the Grocery Store
There are a lot of creative, inventive people in the Northwest. Once...
What Would YOUR LAST MEAL Be?
There are a LOT of food podcasts out there, and it’s hard to...
New to the Kitchen? Practice Makes Perfect!
I love to cook and I’ve been doing it a long time but...
Two Delicious Local Eateries Add New Locations
Afuri and Nola Doughnuts are adding new locations. I’ve had the pleasure of...
A Steakhouse, and a Vegan Restaurant. BOTH Delicious!
I’ve lived in the Portland area for almost two years now, and I...
Southern Food Vacation: Seafood and All Things Fried!
New Orleans is well known for food. As a matter of fact, when...
Want Lunch? A Robot is on the Way!
When COVID hit, it was all about keeping away from each other. Some...
Irish Food Highlighted During St Patrick’s Day Celebrations
What’s your favorite Irish dish? A lot of people would say Corned Beef...
Wood Village Russian Deli Customers Get Aggressive
Babushka means “grandmother” in Russian, and at Babushka’s Russian Deli and Bakery in...
Where to Find Good FAT TUESDAY Food in the Northwest
Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French. Tradition has it as the day...
After Closing 5 Locations, Boxer Ramen Survives Pandemic
A local restaurant chain that closed five locations during the pandemic is starting...
Pandemic Leads to a Boom in Kitchen Gadgets
Most of us spent a lot more time in the kitchen during the...
Making Pizza from Scratch! Take a Class in Tigard
There are some really delicious pizzas in the Northwest, but to save yourself...
This Week: Burgers, Bites and Brews to help Law Enforcement!
If you’re like me, you feel a little guilty going out to eat...
Philly Cheesesteak: Yes, it’s Vegan, and it’s Delicious!
Vegan food is getting more like “regular food”. Not that long ago if...
Hot Sauce: Flavor or Heat?
There are a lot of entrepreneurs here in the Northwest who like some...
Gift ideas for the “Foodies” on the Holiday Gift List
This is my favorite gift to give! I really spend a lot of...
Plenty of Choices in Oregon for Traditional Hanukkah Food
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday which celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the...
Wanted: Pumpkin Pies!
The Great Pumpkin Pie Drive is on! Youth Charity League is...
Weird Food that Actually Tastes Good!
There are some pretty strange food combinations out there! We decided to delve...
Donate that Halloween Candy to the Troops!
Too much candy on hand after trick or treaters ran door to...
What’s Your Favorite Frozen Pizza??
National Pizza Month continues! We are looking for the best FROZEN PIZZA!...
Mighty Bowl Aims to be Mighty Again Post-Pandemic
One of Vancouver’s success stories during the last decade is struggling because of...
Cooks Needed for the Free Fridge Project
Neighbors helping neighbors is the idea behind a community pantry called the...
Beaverton Couple Produce Award Winning Salsa
I’m a salsa lover for sure! The stuff in a jar just...
What’s YOUR Favorite Comfort Food???
When times are rough, when we’re tired or stressed out or when we’re...
Helping Your Neighbors One Lasagna at a Time
If you love messing around in the kitchen and want to help your...
Oregon Startups Compete “Shark Tank” style for Seed Money
We are a “foody state”. Oregon is known for innovation when it comes...
Picky Eater or “I’ll Try Anything”?
I recently had a visit from my cousin Michelle and her husband Brian...
Spectacular Views and a Delicious Meal on the Willamette River
I signed up for what I thought would be a great way to...
“Will Work for Food”
The pandemic put the brakes on a food assistance program in Portland. Sisters...
Fiesta at Mt. Hood Meadows!
Ski resorts are for skiing, but what happens when there is no snow?...
Midwesterners Check Out the Northwest Food Scene
For summer vacation 2021 I hosted four first time visitors to the Pacific...