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High gasoline prices are sending ripple effects through the economy, and people in Oregon and Washington who drive as part of their jobs are among the first to feel the ramifications.

After 32 years of helping shape Portland's culinary scene, James Beard Award-winning chef Greg Higgins plans to sell his namesake Higgins restaurant and retire.

In Portland and Seattle, artisan bagel shops are drawing lines around the block and selling out daily.

Outside of New York, bagels have been slow to garner the cachet of other beloved foods, but that seems to be changing especially in the Pacific Northwest.

Nodoguro’s Ryan Roadhouse won Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific, while Scotch Lodge won Outstanding Bar.

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While Canadians celebrate their national day every July 1, at least two bakers in Portland are spreading Canadian cheer year-round with their delicious Nanaimo bars, a dessert named after a coastal British Columbia city.

The Big Portland Bake Show is recreating the celebrated Great British Bake Off with a series of weekend competitions in June, July and August at Pix Pâtisserie in Portland.

Warm Springs rancher Jason Smith has helped manage the wild horse population on the reservation for decades. Now, he’s helping keep the horses safe from a nearby wildfire.

A wine trailblazer and a James Beard Award-nominated chef are teaming up to reimagine a dinner party with a soundtrack inspired by Charlie “Bird” Parker and a menu that’s “all things bird.”