Elizabeth Dinh

3 weeks ago | koin.com | Elizabeth Dinh |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Miriam Weiskind is a former graphic designer-turned-New York City pizza pro with an eye for details. She’s about to open a permanent pizza spot in Portland and is excited to show off what she knows will be a favorite spot for Portland foodies and pizza lovers. Miriam Weiskind will open Yum’s of PDX near SE 7th and Belmont, featuring neo-Neopolitan and wood-fired Sicilian pizzas, March 2025 (KOIN)“I found a home to make pizza.

4 weeks ago | koin.com | Elizabeth Dinh

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Love a good sandwich? Melissa McMillan has the place for you. McMillan owns Sammich, designed to be an inviting place for everyone who loves what she loves — roasting, curing and smoking meats. Though she spent most of her life in Chicago, she was born in Texas. Her family has a ranch and conversations with her big brothers often revolve around barbecue.

1 month ago | koin.com | Elizabeth Dinh |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Alexa Numkena-Anderson and her husband Nick opened Javelina as a pop-up restaurant in 2023 to share their Native American cuisine with Portlanders. Now, they’ve opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant near Northeast 30th and Killingsworth and added a new concept to their eatery. Javelina’s offers counter service and fast casual lunch style. It’s a chance to introduce people to indigenous dishes like fry bread or for other Native Americans to enjoy comfort meals.

1 month ago | koin.com | Elizabeth Dinh

TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN) — At the western edge of the Columbia River Gorge, magnificent conifers grow. Specifically sugar pines, whose “name refers to the sweet, resinous sap it exudes from bark wounds,” according to the Oregon Encyclopedia. “Sugar pine is the king of the conifers,” said Ryan Domingo, who owns the Sugarpine Drive-In in Troutdale with his wife Emily Cafazzo. “When we’re out here living and working in the Gorge, we’re surrounded by all these beautiful trees.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elizabeth Dinh

TROUTDALE, Ore. (KOIN) — At the western edge of the Columbia River Gorge, magnificent conifers grow. Specifically sugar pines, whose “name refers to the sweet, resinous sap it exudes from bark wounds,” “Sugar pine is the king of the conifers,” said Ryan Domingo, who owns the Sugarpine Drive-In in Troutdale with his wife Emily Cafazzo. “When we’re out here living and working in the Gorge, we’re surrounded by all these beautiful trees.