Your Destination Guide to Portland

The Food Network is now casting for The Great Food Truck Race with Tyler Florence! The twist for Season 3 is that they are looking for aspiring truck operators to participate and compete. Have you ever wanted to open your dream food truck? Here is your chance to get some professional guidance and be on TV. The show is looking for people from all walks of life – trained chefs, amateur chefs, line cooks, sous chefs, home cooks or even just foodies to compete for the chance to own and operate their first food truck. You and 2 teammates would make up the truck dream team and food network supplies the rest. Oh, and there will be multiple teams and it will be a race, so you should have the drive to do that also.

If you’re interested, apply today by emailing the following information to FoodTruckRaceCasting@rrstaff.com

For $5, get two tickets to the 2011 Bite of Oregon Festival, good for one day of the festival (a $20 value) and delight your taste buds while benefiting Special Olympics Oregon. The event will feature over 130 menu items on sale; prices range from $2-$10. Get the deal through Google Offers. Read More >

Be one of the first 100,000 people to sign up and "like" Ruby Tuesday on Facebook and get a FREE burger! Here's the link: offers.rubytuesday.com/FreeBurger/ - and hurry because coupons are going quick! Read More >

Have you signed up for google offers yet? Don't miss this awesome deal if you're in the Portland area: Get your fill of great reads with $10 for $20 of paperbacks, hardcovers and more at Powell's Books. With an endless stock of hardcovers, paperbacks, hard-to-find and out-of-print titles, Powell's is beloved by Portlanders and tourists alike and particularly known for its near mint-condition used books. Get the deal: www.google.com Read More >

Portland Sunday Parkways is about connecting neighborhoods and people: walkers, runners, bicyclists, seniors, adults, and children all enjoying streets filled with surprises, performers, physical activities and food and traffic-free. A 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump and skip - without having to watch out for cars! The 8-mile North Portland Sunday Parkways route will have two loops, connecting Peninsula, Arbor Lodge, Kenton, and McCoy Parks, plus the Willamette Bluff. Food, music and activities are located in the parks and along the route. The second Sunday Parkways in North Portland will take place on Sunday, June 26th, 2011. Read More >

During the month of June 2011, Portland's chef elite, from downtown and beyond, will please every eager palate with select 3-course meals for only $25. For every reservation made through OpenTable during Dining Month, a donation will be given to the Oregon Food Bank. Read More >

Celebrate the versatility of these rosy blooms with today's Groupon to the Portland Rose Festival's CityFair, which takes place May 27–30, June 2–5, and June 9–12, 2011. Choose between the following options: Read More >

Learn the secrets, fun facts, and behind-the-scenes mysteries of Portland's blushing beauties at the world-famous International Test Rose Garden on Portland Walking Tours' "Roses Gone Wild Tour". This brand new tour kicks off May 21st, 2011 and runs through the Fall. Read More >

The Kenton Street Fair will be held Sunday, May 22nd, 2011, 11am to 7pm in the heart of the downtown Kenton commercial district on N. Denver Avenue between N. Schofield & N. Willis. The event will feature interactive games, kids crafts, bingo, intro to yoga street practice, face-painting and much more. For more information, visit: kentonbusiness.com. Read More >

See 16 of the rarest, most luxurious and ingenious cars ever designed, from Alfa Romeo to Talbot-Lago, at the Portland Art Museum, from June 11th to September 11th, 2011. The Allure of the Automobile is the first exhibition to consider the stylistic development of cars in the context of prominent design movements such as Art Moderne and Postwar Modernity. Visitors will learn about the contrasts between European and American design, the influence of decorative arts, and the significant changes in automotive styling and engineering before and after World War II. Read More >