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Your guide for cracking into Oregon’s Dungeness crab season
Ryan Rogers, owner of Fisherman’s Market in Eugene, offers tips on where to buy and how to order, cook and eat the crustacean.
The damp chill of winter has settled in. Here are some places to get cozy.
Sweat, soak or sit by the fire at these local winter-weather escapes.
Winter cocktails to brighten Eugene’s darkest months
From tequila with a spicy twist to citrus-forward classics, local bars are leaning into winter drinks that hint at spring.
This local mushroom once drew the world’s eye. Now, it grows quietly.
Each fall, the rare matsutake rises from sandy soil beneath the pines in a brief season for foragers. Prized for generations and wrapped up in a global export market, the wild…
Two Lookout readers, two secrets for better mashed potatoes (and one cranky spouse)
Maybe turkey is not really the centerpiece of Thanksgiving. Or maybe you’re a vegetarian. What if it’s all about the mashed potatoes? Here are a couple ideas to make them stand…
Plans move forward for Sunday farmers market in downtown Springfield
The Springfield Economic Development Agency voted Nov. 10 to enter into a three-year agreement with the Lane County Farmers Market to host a weekly market in the library parking lot.
A Frenchman’s long, winding road leads him to opening a one-man artisan bakery in Eugene
Math teacher-turned-baker Guillaume Gras opened La Mouette Bread Shop in Eugene in August, after a meandering journey through multiple countries and careers.
Euphoria Chocolate’s new owners get back to basics, but have big plans, too
Husband and wife Shane and Casey Meisel bought the 45-year-old Eugene chocolate-maker in July. The couple hopes to make Euphoria’s factory a destination for visitors.
Springfield Creamery co-founder Chuck Kesey dies at 87
He founded Springfield Creamery and created Nancy’s Probiotic Foods with his wife, Sue, who died in August. They had been married 65 years. Chuck Kesey was also brother to Oregon counterculture…
Lane County neighbors, organizations prep for federal food benefits to stop
Neighbors are helping each other out, and food pantries are bracing for an uptick in demand and putting out calls for help with federal food benefits on track to stop Nov.…
UPCOMING FOOD & DRINK EVENTS
Here are food pantries and meal sites in Lane County
These county sites are providing free groceries or meals.
Tavern on Main: Springfield’s classy-looking but not-at-all-fussy dining destination
The restaurant on Main Street downtown doesn’t take itself too seriously. There’s no dress code and kids are welcome. The menu features seasonal specialties and crowd favorites.
How Eugene’s ‘coffee chemist’ might help save your morning cup
A University of Oregon professor’s research has led to new ways of making great-tasting espresso while using less coffee.
With SNAP benefits threatened, county urges donations to Food for Lane County
With funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program scheduled to run out, Lane County is encouraging donations of money or food to Food for Lane County.
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King Estate founder named ‘American Wine Legend’
A long-time Eugene winemaker is being recognized as a “wine legend” by one of the country’s premier industry magazines. King Estate Winery co-founder Ed King has been named Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s…
Eugene entrepreneur brings fresh Ugandan vanilla to Oregon
David Laker imports premium vanilla beans from small-scale Ugandan farmers, and has introduced them to modern beekeeping techniques that give them an additional crop.
Food Scene: U-pick apples, gold for Alesong, new coffees and sandwiches, and more
Read on for U-Pick apple orchards, information about Alesong taking home gold at a huge beer competition, plus new sandwiches and coffee flavors at Peek-A-Boo, lunch and learns in the country…
Italian authenticity has been the quest of Rocky Maselli’s winding culinary journey
His newest ventures in Eugene are Pizzeria DOP and Osteria DOP, one a simple food truck that belies its authentic wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, and the other a sit-down family-style experience with…
Eugene Foodies! is a force for local food culture
Nearly 41,000 members share information and opinions about food in an active Facebook group founded 16 years ago.
Food Scene: Eugene heats up with new pizzerias, a candy store, campus food spots
A coffee shop challenge, Chicago deep dish landing near campus, chain expansions and reopenings, a new downtown candy store, and more.
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