Liz Crain often writes on Pacific Northwest food and drink, and is the coauthor of Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull (McSweeney’s, 2013), author of Food Lover’s Guide to Portland (Hawthorne Books, 2014), coauthor of Hello! My Name is Tasty: Global Diner Favorites from Portland’s Tasty Restaurants with John Gorham (Sasquatch Books, 2017) and coauthor of Grow Your Own: Understanding, Cultivating, and Enjoying Cannabis with Nichole Graf, Micah Sherman, and David Stein (Tin House Books, 2017). She is the editor of True Portland: The Unofficial Guide for Creative People (Hawthorne Books, 2017). Her writing has appeared in publications such as Food & Wine, The Sun, the Guardian, Cooking Light, and The Progressive. Crain is also co-organizer of the annual Portland Fermentation Festival.