Hot summer days are ahead. Treat yourself to a glass of pure, minty refreshment, and enjoy it while it lasts.

The Best of Oregon Food & Wine Festival showcases the very best of Oregon’s culinary culture — world class wineries and culinary artisans.

Attend Food, Inc. on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 pm at Cinema 21 and $2 of your ticket price will be donated to Slow Food!

Opening Day features 10 new vendors, including Gabriel’s Bakery and Lilikoi (Southeast Asian prepared foods), the Healthy Rewards program (a food stamp match program), and several great events.

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To complement the new light-filled days, we bring you the spring issue of Edible Portland. Click here to read more

This breakfast version of clafouti–an egg-rich pancake–is bright, thanks to lemon zest and fresh berries. It’s just right for Sunday mornings with a strong coffee at its side.

From Ellen Jackson.

This bean salad from Matthew Busetto of Firehouse is lovely scooped on grilled bread, tossed with homemade croutons, or heaped under fried fish.

Peaches are measures in lugs. One lug, about 22 pounds of fruit, will make about 18 pints or 9 quarts of peaches.

Watch fishermen as they reel in black cod, experience the beauty of the reefs surrounding Port Orford, and hear what one small Oregon fishing community is doing to strengthen their industry and the environment.