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Karen Brooks

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As seen in: Portland Monthly (Oregon), Brookings Institution, The Daily Telegraph, American Automobile Association (AAA), Fine Cooking Magazine, Bicycling Magazine, Waco Tribune-Herald‎, New Pittsburgh Courier
Food critic Portland Monthly, hoop dreamer. James Beard Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Review Award 2017. Netflix Chef’s Table Pizza; Street Food USA
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The Definitive Guide to Portland’s Best Indie Coffee Shops

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By Karen Brooks Verified
| Portland Monthly (Oregon) Verified
Even when the focus is elsewhere—maybe it’s on rocks, as at Carnelian Coffee—Portland cafés and roasters don’t tolerate sub-par coffee. Portland’s coffee scene never stopped. While more fancy beans are being roasted around town than ever before, putting “stuff” in them is no longer sacrilege. We’re far past the pretentious habits of the aughts. You have your purists, sure, your honey processed connoisseurs and the set who can’t stop talking about the gesha they cupped over the weekend.
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Acclaimed Portland Chef Naomi Pomeroy Has Died

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By Karen Brooks Verified
| Portland Monthly (Oregon) Verified
On Saturday evening, what started as a joyful river outing near Corvallis turned profoundly tragic. Today, the family of Naomi Pomeroy confirmed to me that the chef is feared drowned. Her body has not yet been recovered. Pomeroy, 49, whose name is synonymous with Portland’s independent food scene, was inner tubing with her husband Kyle Linden Webster, co-owner of esteemed restaurants Expatriate and Yaowarat.
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Opening Oct 6, Four Culinary All-Stars Bring Bangkok's Chinatown Street Food to Yaowarat Original

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By Karen Brooks Verified
| Portland Monthly (Oregon) Verified
Every once in a while, a restaurant opening screams Holy Smokes. As in, this could be Portland’s next big thing. Right now, the honor goes to the highly anticipated Yaowarat. Opening date is Friday, October 6 in the former Lazy Susan space at 7937 SE Stark St. Expect a Thai Chinese joint like no other. One reason: it’s hard to find this cuisine, much less an entire menu devoted to it, outside of Thailand.
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