Michael Russell

4 days ago | oregonlive.com | Michael Russell

Doug Adams stands in the street outside Grand Fir Brewing, lifting the lid on a mid-sized smoker. Inside, a slab of deeply bronzed pork belly emerges from a cloud of white smoke. That pork isn’t destined for a burger at the brewpub he co-owns with his wife, brewmaster Whitney Burnside. Instead, it will top a blue cheese baked potato at Bitterroot, a new steak-focused supper club coming to a former office around back. That’s right. Move over pop-ups, residencies, all-day cafes and even snack bars.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Vickie Connor |Michael Russell

Hundreds of hungry customers eagerly awaited the 9 a.m. opening of Oregon’s first Jollibee on Friday. The beloved Filipino fast-food chain, known for its fried chicken and hotdog-topped spaghetti has a strong following. So strong, in fact, that Jollibee fans began lining up at the new Hillsboro location the day before. Kris Asafo-Adjei and Kat Harris, sisters from Bethany, were first and second in line.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Michael Russell

Donald Kenney knows that the Suttle Lodge Boathouse’s success can’t all be attributed to what comes from the kitchen. “We did a great job with the drinks, the food, the soft serve,” Kenney said of the lake-side lodge near Sisters that he and his partners began running a decade ago. “And we have this big body of water that does the heavy lifting for us.”This summer, Kenney hopes to recreate that Suttle Lodge magic on a Portland property with its own big body of water.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Michael Russell

When it comes to the menu at Lilia Comedor, Juan Gomez doesn’t like to sit still. Whether it’s citrus-cured Columbia River chinook scattered with borage flowers, tender fava beans in strawberry sofrito, or the show-stopping tlacoyo — a pre-Hispanic oval of blue corn stuffed with pommes aligot — chances are what you see one week will be gone the next. And now the restaurant itself is on the move.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Michael Russell

For an 81-year-old restaurant, RingSide has a lot more experience being open than it does being closed. But five years ago, the West Burnside Street steakhouse started a sensation — and caused a miles-long traffic jam — when it offered its dry-aged steaks to-go for the very first time. Next month, RingSide will revive its steak sale for one day only.