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How To Make Mulled Wine

You don’t have to spend the holidays in Germany to experience the tradition of drinking glühwein, or mulled wine.

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Designer Spotlight: Erez Russo

Oregon’s natural beauty is hard to resist. Just ask architect Erez Russo. “I’ve been all around the world but wound up in Portland because I fell in love with how big nature is here,” Russo said.

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The Good Mod

As a kid in Indiana, Spencer Staley liked to tag along with his grandfather. “He would always take us to garage sales,” Staley recalled. “I really enjoyed it.” Staley kept up the practice when he moved to Portland in 1998, spending days off from his restaurant job cruising estate sales. On these outings, Staley was repeatedly drawn to Danish and Mid-century modern furniture. Over time, he taught himself to recognize key designers and restore damaged pieces, then selling his restored finds from his garage. By 2006, he opened his own storefront called The Good Mod. photo by Arthur Hitchcock Today, Staley’s shop has expanded to a 20,000-square-foot space downtown, complete with a showroom for his vintage furniture and a studio where he fabricates his own designs. “A lot of the things I make are not traditional,” Staley said. “I really like to experiment.” In 2013, this led to the creation of his first chair, called .001,…

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Untap Oregon’s Spirits at Chi Chinese & Sushi Bar

written by Anna Bird | photo by Talia Galvin “We felt like there was a void for good Chinese food (in Bend),” said Howie Long, co-owner of the new Chi Chinese & Sushi Bar in downtown Bend. Long and his sister Di opened Chi this summer, aiming to fill the void with more modern Chinese food made with quality, fresh ingredients. Di is an accomplished chef, showcasing her expertise with dim sum made from scratch. Aside from good food, Chi has an extensive cocktail list, adding more flare to Bend’s libation scene. Chi’s main bartender, Serenity Vetter (pictured), is currently bartending her way through school on the way to becoming a doctor. Vetter, a California native, has been in Bend for a couple years now, and at Chi since its inception. Among Chi’s many cocktails is a tasty twist on an old classic—the Bend Whiskey Sour using local Oregon Spirit Distillers Whiskey. Bend Whiskey Sour 2 ounces Oregon Spirit Distillers Whiskey 3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lemon juice 3/4 ounce…

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Classic Wines Auction

Classic Wines Auction has raised more than $36 million for children and families throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington since 1982.

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Thanksgiving in Wine Country

The pilgrims come by private jet, stretch limos and even on horseback, but most arrive in the family car via Highway 99W or head off the beaten path in Southern Oregon and the Gorge. It’s Thanksgiving weekend in wine country, a tradition started in 1974 at The Eyrie Vineyards in the Willamette Valley.

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Of Ink and Accidents

Portland artist Ursula Barton has made a career built on spilled ink.

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Spiritually Sound

Singer Liz Vice will win you over in one of two ways.

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Back to Bison

Buffalo once wandered the wide open lands around Burns, munching grass and providing a food source for native people. Overhunting decimated the population. By the late 1800s, there were no buffalo in Oregon and fewer than 700 left in the United States.