This is Verena writing. Mom is in the middle of frying chicken for supper. I peeled potatoes that are now cooking for mashed potatoes.

In these moments, Reel M Inn transcends its identity as merely a bar or restaurant – it becomes a community gathering place where simple culinary pleasures unite diverse individuals. For Oregonians ...

Because food doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and the experience of eating this banana pudding in this place, surrounded by the happy murmur of satisfied diners, the clink of silverware, and the Southern ...