These five professional and amateur chefs create delicious foods originating from sea, land, and air. STORY BY DWIGHT CASWELL This story was published in the Fall/Winter 2020 issue of Oregon Coast magazine. You’ll never starve on the Oregon coast. The waters, shores, and forests abound in all manner of edibles, […]

STORY BY JENNIFER BURNS BRIGHT In a modern version of an ancient Roman recipe, albacore tuna grills up moist and pretty in healthy summer wraps. James Beard famously proclaimed it tasted better canned than fresh. Shaped like a silvery, shimmery bullet, albacore tuna has been fished commercially on the West […]

STORY BY MARIE SHERLOCK From Tillamook Cheese to Cranberry Sweets, the coast’s unique edibles are as big a draw as the scenery. Last year, in a category called “Cheesy Name Origins,” Jeopardy players saw this prompt: “This yellow cheddar: the Oregon county where it’s produced.” A contestant quickly buzzed in—while […]