Brooke Jackson-Glidden is the former editor in chief of Portland Monthly, the award-winning magazine celebrating Oregon’s largest city, and the former editor of Eater Portland, a food news outlet and Vox Media affiliate. Her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Eater, USA Today, and the Arizona Republic, covering everything from farm worker conditions to viral outrage.
Portland Monthly
FULL ISSUES (EDITING + STRATEGY SAMPLES):
Spring 2026: Let’s Get Together
Winter 2025/2026: The Restaurants That Made Portland Flipbook here.
Summer 2025: Summer’s Greatest Hits Flipbook here.
Spring 2025: Best of the West(side) Flipbook here.
Winter 2024/2025: Winter Warm-Ups Two CRMA-nominated feature packages in this issue (saunas + cross-country skiing). Flipbook here.
WRITING:
Building Community Isn’t Always Fun. Do It Anyway.
Welcome to Oregon’s Wine Party Scene
The Culinary Case for Beaverton
Oregon’s Sauna Scene Has Never Been Better
Naomi Pomeroy Insisted on Excellence. That’s What Made Her a Legend.
St. Johns: A Dive Bar Paradise with an Up-and-Coming Food Scene
The Public Health Educators Changing How We Think About Fat
Eater
The Flour Mill Behind Portland’s Best Bakeries and Pizzerias
How the Oregonian Pronto Pup Became a Midwestern Legend
Returning to the Goose Hollow Inn, Without Bud
When I Feel Unmoored by Life, I Always Find My Way Back to Either/Or
The Snow Didn’t Stop. Neither Did Chef Lex Grant.
The Story Behind Taste Tickler, One of the Pacific Northwest’s Iconic Teriyaki Sub Shops
Why Isn’t There an Overdose Kit Stocked Behind Every Bar in Portland?
The Portland Restaurant World’s Reckoning, Explained
How the Home of the So-Called “Best Burger in America” Truly Collapsed
‘Shrill’ Shreds Hollywood Stereotypes About How Fat Women Eat
How the Prop Master for ‘Pachinko’ Crafted Perfect-Looking Comfort Korean Food
Everything else (Brooke’s author page)
Statesman Journal
How Oregon hops shaped beer that the world drinks
Mid-Valley farmers adjust to dwindling, uncertain number of workers
Dining review: Must try Peking duck at Independence's Happy Dragon
Review: Happy Jing celebrates American-Chinese food
Happy Bibimbap House feeds homeless diners each week
Taking time to thank the unappreciated chef
Everything else (Brooke’s author page)
Boston Magazine
A Chat With Famed Food Writer Ruth Reichl
Three Questions with Serial’s Sarah Koenig
Elevate Your At-Home Bar with These Nine Essentials
Sex in Boston 2016: This Is How We Do It (Note: Alongside her written components of this magazine package Brooke organized much of this package as an editorial assistant.)
Everything else (Brooke’s author page)
Odds and ends
John Pierce Is the King of Spanish Coffee Punch
You don’t have to be a fancy pants to taste wine — Here are the basics USA Today
Cool summer getaways: Portland The Arizona Republic
Southern Oregon wine country: Wineries, Shakespeare and outdoor adventures The Arizona Republic
The Story that Matters Medium — David Carr collection
Why I’ll Never Call Myself a Gamer Medium — David Carr collection