About the Author

Liz Crain is the author of "Food Lover s Guide to Portland" and "Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull." A longtime writer on Pacific Northwest food and drink, her writing has appeared in "Cooking Light," "Budget Travel," "VIA Magazine," "The Sun Magazine," "The Progressive," "The Guardian" and "The Oregonian." She is also an editor and publicity director at Hawthorne Books as well as co-organizer of the annual Portland Fermentation Festival."

Reviews

"An astoundingly comprehensive guide to Portland food. Crain has unearthed numerous gems in the nooks and crannies of Portland." --Tami Parr, Artisan Cheese of the Pacific Northwest "Indispensable . . . Crain's book celebrates the local food scene through hundreds of listings and profiles of Portland producers, purveyors, distillers, bakers, food carts, CSAs, farmers markets and beyond." --Ashley Gartland, The Oregonian "NW Book Lovers is hungry, thanks to Liz Crain. We want her to take us on an eating tour of Portland, hitting all the markets and carts and cafes she writes about in Food Lover's Guide to Portland." --Jamie Passaro, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association "More than just a restaurant guide . . . contains profiles and interviews with the folks . . . producing the high-quality ingredients that are largely responsible for putting this little foodie mecca on the map." --Megan Zabel, Powell's Books "A just-bigger-than-pocket-sized compendium of the PDX eating scene that's sure to resonate with the minds, hearts, and bellies of us all." --Mike Thelin, Portland Monthly "Liz Crain brings the city to life, and makes Food Lover's Guide to Portland an enjoyable read from cover to cover." --Food Dude>/div>