Food

A customer leaves the Safeway at 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. The store is set to close in January, destined to become a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership.

East Vancouver Safeway officially closing in January; site will be a Sprinter van dealership

October 14, 2024, 3:35pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Plans are finally afoot to convert east Vancouver’s Safeway into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership. Read story

Volunteer Madison Glenn lends a hand in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Cooking it old school: Fort Vancouver kitchen gives a lesson in 1840s kitchens

October 12, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I could smell woodsmoke from Fort Vancouver’s kitchen as soon as I got out of my car in the Fifth Street visitor lot. The aroma led me to the weathered wood building behind the reconstructed Chief Factor’s House, where John McLoughlin and his family would have lived in the fort’s… Read story

Let your refrigerator know who’s boss

October 12, 2024, 5:57am Food

I swear this was an actual conversation: Read story

Trap Door Brewing offers a flight of four fresh-hop beers for $13.50.

The hoppier the better: Time for a tasting tour of fresh-hop harvest at Vancouver’s taprooms

October 11, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

The two largest hop growing areas in the United States are in the Willamette and Yakima valleys, which has made the Pacific Northwest a beer destination. From mid-August to late September, local brewers rush to fetch these fragile fresh hops straight from farms to create special fresh-hop seasonal brews through… Read story

With rolled oats, apples, applesauce, cranberries, pecans and maple syrup, this baked oatmeal is a sweet way to start your day.

Prepare to seize the day, even when you don’t want to, with Apple Cranberry Baked Oatmeal

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I’ll tell you a secret: I very nearly didn’t show up for my first day at The Columbian. After several years of working part-time at home, I didn’t know whether I still had the interpersonal skills or temperament to work in an office. Read story

Soy sauce transforms Japanese chicken meatballs

Japanese-style Chicken Meatballs (Milk Street)

October 9, 2024, 6:04am Food

Japanese chicken meatballs, called tsukune, are a standard offering in pub-like izakayas and restaurants specializing in yakitori. Sometimes shaped into cigars rather than orbs, the meatballs are grilled on skewers and finished with tare, a savory-sweet soy-based seasoning sauce. Read story