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Brooks is a food writer and restaurant critic based in Portland, Oregon.

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Oregon’s Cuisine of the Rain

From Lush Farm Foods to Regional Recipes

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Here’s the beef

Cooking meat on a gas-fired grill

A beef expert offers eight tips for cooking the perfect steak on Memorial Day — or any day.

The Produce Diaries

Morels

Pleasure in the hunt

Dinner Guest Blog

A quiche lesson

The crux is the crust

Features

Fabulous favas

A green herald of summer

Dinner Guest Blog

Wabi-sabi cookery

Cooking is a constant history lesson

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Headcheese and chicken feet

First Person

Headcheese and chicken feet

How the rest of the world treats meat
Egg-boiling essentials

Our Table

Egg-boiling essentials

Mark Bittman’s gone back to basics
Truffle ‘fries’ at home

Spaghetti on the Wall

Truffle ‘fries’ at home

A treat for the happiest of hours
Stir crazy

Unexplained Bacon

Stir crazy

How to make killer stir-fry sauces
A whole-grain glossary

Features

A whole-grain glossary

Twenty whole grains to cook and eat
The science of baking

Features

The science of baking

Kitchen chemistry
Game for wine

Vine to Table

Game for wine

Pairing wild fare and the grape
The food not eaten

Features

The food not eaten

Food waste: out of sight, out of mind

Editor’s Choice

Meat masters

Features

Meat masters

Why we love DIY butchery
Spice world

The Culinate 8

Spice world

Make and use classic spice blends
Mark Winne

The Culinate Interview

Mark Winne

The food-system reformer
Better food for more people

Health+Food

Better food for more people

Changing how we eat
Buying the farm

First Person

Buying the farm

Planting the seeds of agricultural bliss
The cherry orchard

Unexplained Bacon

The cherry orchard

How to make a Japanese picnic
Going nuts

Features

Going nuts

Crunchy, tasty, healthy
Spring onions

Front Burner

Spring onions

Celebrate the season with these fresh alliums

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Turnip Pickles

A Platter of Figs

Turnip Pickles
Carrot Hummus

The Northwest Vegetarian Cookbook

Carrot Hummus
Macaroni and Cauliflower Cheese Bake

Jamie’s Food Revolution

Macaroni and Cauliflower Cheese Bake
A whole-grain glossary

Features

A whole-grain glossary

Twenty whole grains to cook and eat
Spicy Noodles with Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, and Tofu

Culinate Kitchen

Spicy Noodles with Sweet Potatoes, Spinach, and Tofu
Lemon Chicken Breasts

Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That?

Lemon Chicken Breasts
Stir crazy

Unexplained Bacon

Stir crazy

How to make killer stir-fry sauces
Truffle ‘fries’ at home

Spaghetti on the Wall

Truffle ‘fries’ at home

A treat for the happiest of hours

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