Holiday Food Events Planned in Portland, Pittsburgh

Food and drink coverage highlights seasonal events, new offerings and holiday planning. Portland’s culinary scene is featuring new restaurant openings, special events and Halloween promotions, while local listings point to wine dinners, book signings, a dessert collaboration and the return of winter farmers’ markets. Portland-area businesses are also taking Thanksgiving orders for turkeys, prepared meals, sides and desserts. In Pittsburgh, Best Bites Downtown is scheduled to return December 5 with a self-guided tour of restaurants, bars and sweet shops, plus public-choice awards. Separately, country artist Riley Green’s Duck Club Bourbon is promoting an outdoors-focused brand and conservation angle, with two expressions aimed at retail and hospitality buyers.