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The Mighty Gastropolis: Portland
How Portland’s Rule-Bending Chefs Hand-Crafted the New Urban Cuisine
By Karen Brooks with Teri Gelber • Photographs by Gideon Bosker
Portland, Oregon, is a city that’s screaming “Hey, world, check me out!” and Karen
Brooks is its food-writing doyenne and ambassador. The Mighty Gastropolis is her insider’s
look at this exciting food scene. The book is part guidebook and part handbook,
painting colorful pictures of the people and places that make Portland unique. More than
75 recipes from Portland’s hottest chefs, mixologists, and confectioners round out this
compilation. A final special feature sets this book apart: a French-folded jacket unfolds
to reveal a map of “The Mighty 100,” Karen’s curated list of the top spots to sample a
taste of in her mighty gastropolis.
Karen Brooks is the author of several books and is the restaurant
critic for the Portland Monthly. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Teri Gelber is a food writer living in Portland, Oregon.
Gideon Bosker is a writer and photographer who lives in many
places, including Portland, Oregon.
The Mighty Gastropolis: Portland
$24.95 US
PB • 978-1-4521-0596-3
7∑ x 9 in, 256 pp, 50 color
photographs, fold-out jacket
with map
Rights: W
Food
JANUARY
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Featuring from the Mighty 100:
• Andy Ricker of Pok Pok and Ping
Grilled Corn with Salty Coconut Cream and Limes
• Naomi Pomeroy of Beast
Maple Sugared Pork Belly with Fava Beans and
Pickled Green Strawberries
• Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon and Little Bird
Foie Gras Profiteroles
• Tommy Habetz of Bunk Sandwiches
Pork Belly Cubano
• Nate Tilen and Elias Cairo of Olympic Provisions
And their Chorizo Doughnuts
Jacket
folds out into
a map!