Ten-01 restaurant with its seasonal-American menu in Northwest Portland is one of our 101 Best Restaurants. Photo by Randy Rasmussen

Features

101 Best Restaurants From the established elite to the newest Houses of Quirk, these are the places to put on your eating agenda this year. Pull up a chair — and dig in.
– Dining: What’s In — and Out
– The Top 101 Restaurants of 2008
– Master Mixologists
– Date Night Hot Spots
– 5 Dishes We Crave
– 5 New Places to Try

Northwest Travel: A Wave of Luxury
Romance is in the (salt) air at these four inns on the Oregon coast

Fall fashion Turn those over-the-top runway looks into a real-life wardrobe

Departments

PicksLlang Llang and “Spring Awakening” season the fall arts scene.

Around Town Come tango: PDX puts this Argentine dance on the U.S. map

On the Market
– The collapse of the condominium market
– World-class kitchens

Scene Summer’s must-do list: Cool blues? Check. Hot dogs? Oh, yeah. And don’t forget the professional dancers. (We’ve got those, too.)

Penultimate Dining out with kids: It takes the ‘rest’ out of restaurant

Basalt cliffs gather the shadows, and the mosses gather the last of the sun, on an evening paddle trip down the upper Clackamas. Photo by Steven Nehl.

The Outdoors Issue

8 great hikes
*Get on your feet for one of these scenic Northwest treks
*Douglas Lorain: From bears to bugs to bullets, this hiker’s seen it all — and logged 31,000 miles in the process

Tee time!
*Our top 10 golf spots in Oregon — plus 13 more from around the Pacific Northwest
*David McLay Kidd: A Scot’s golf courses are turning heads here — and around the world

The Clackamas River
*For whitewater kayakers, a backyard river — front and center
*Tao Berman: This world-famous kayaker grew up without running water. Now he has lots of it

Mountain bike high
*The Sisters Loop offers a day of knobby-tire perfection
*Scott Rapp: A former ad man gets on the right track with his mapmaking venture

The summer slopes of Bachelor
Thousands of visitors flock to the central Oregon mountain after the ski season has ended

Five rugged SUVs
Use them. Abuse them. These vehicles can tackle some tough terrain

High-end living at high altitude
Luxurious new homes in Government Camp will change your idea of ‘mountain cabin’

Departments

Picks
From concerts at the zoo to “Avenue Q,” the summer arts slate is full of fun.

On the Market
*Sellers pile on the incentives — a Beemer, anyone? — to offload their homes
*Beautiful vacation properties

Community Connections
Raise money for your favorite charity just by being a good sport

Scene
Red dresses, purse power, amazing art and stylin’ hair: Portland parties for four good purposes

Penultimate
The outdoors life? Have yourself a great time, but leave me, well, out

Spring fashion for Ultimate Magazine. Green taffeta dress by Oscar de la Renta, $2,950 at Mario’s. Photo by Motoya Nakamura.

The latest issue

Come on, get color happy
It’s a whole new hue: Spring fashions are bold and beautiful

Fashion by the foot
This season’s gorgeous shoes beg to be admired

Make up with spring’s lush shades
Cosmetic companies are thinking pink

Knit knack
Suzi Johnson’s boutique, Souchi, shows off her knack for knitwear

A closet beauty
Custom designers can turn your disarray into a walk-in wonder

Sky-high penthouse
Gaze at Portland’s $4 million view

Scottsdale’s spring allure
Throw in a side trip to Sedona, and you’ve got the perfect antidote to the Northwest’s spring showers

Fierce and sleek
Motorbike lovers are going to like what’s in store in 2008

Did someone say chocolate?
Portland has great affection for this confection

On the market
Eastmoreland neighborhood is as downturn-proof as it gets

Prom dresses for all
Abby’s Closet gives secondhand dresses to those who can’t afford them