Portland, OR gets called Beervana, but it is a great place for good food, too. I just live a couple of blocks off “Restaurant Row”, where NE & SE 28th cross Burnside. Lucy Knisley has a great graphic novel out.
RELISH: My Life in the Kitchen, celebrates her development as a foodie as would be a great read for young adults who love food & memoir, as well as those of us who are older than the author. Not just a straightforward, chronological narrative, she shows us significant culinary points and discoveries in her younger years,
as well as offering some of her favorite recipes. like this one for huevos rancheros.
This is a fun read that will get you thinking about your life in the kitchen.It might even inspire you to write your own kitchen memoir.