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Salad Dressing Showdown: The Best Store-Brand Ranch and Italian

365 Organic Ranch and Organic Italian salad dressing bottles on a wooden surface with other assorted dressing bottles in the background.
Romaine calm—we’ve got every leaf covered from Ranch to Italian! Photo credit: Bryan M. Vance/Stumptown Savings.

From Meg: Welcome to this year’s Salad Week taste test, where we searched for the best store-brand ranch and Italian dressings. This was done in conjunction with Bryan M. Vance at Stumptown Savings, and is a version of a piece he ran last week. Many thanks to Bryan, Elsy, and Heather for participating in this experiment that yielded—for me, at least—surprising results. Read on for all the ranch and Italian dressing taste test goodness.

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Small Bites: Phở, Electrica, Ma Cher, Bagel-ish, and More

Phở and spring rolls from Phở Gabo
Vietnamese beef pho with spring rolls. Photo credit: Phở Gabo

Eats History focuses on Phở. As Eats History founder Donnie Dodson writes, phở is “often described as Vietnam’s national dish, but it was not born in peace. It was shaped by colonialism, hunger, war, and a country slowly stitched back together, one bowl at a time.” Phở may very well be a signature dish of Portland, too, thanks to our Vietnamese immigrant community. Read the article on the history of phở on Facebook.

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Small Bites: Beijing Hot Pot, Canard, Pizza Machine, and More

Beijing Hot Pot's offerings in a beautiful blue pot.
Photo credit: Beijing Hot Pot.

Beijing Hot Pot gets some love. The Korean Mama and The Korean Son recently went to Beijing Hot Pot and had a great meal at a good price. Watch them here—and maybe stop by yourself! They are just south of Ha VL and just north of Fubonn in East Portland. 2768 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland

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Bridgetown Bites Roadtrip: Tasting Willamette Valley Salads

Meg in front of Red Hills Market.

While Portland has no shortage of incredible salads—as we’ve showcased throughout Portland Salad Week—Meg and I were eager to explore beyond the city limits in search of more salad treasure. Our adventure took us to the heart of the Willamette Valley, where we visited five distinct food destinations that each offered a unique and delicious taste of the region’s local, seasonal bounty. Here are the Willamette Valley salads we enjoyed and the places we visited.

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