PNW Queer Chef Profile: Summer Bingaman of Portland
Name: Summer Bingaman Current restaurant: Peacock PDX What inspired you to go into the culinary industry? I have always loved
Out Cities covers all things LGBTQ+ for the community. It is built and managed by those that live in that area.
Name: Summer Bingaman Current restaurant: Peacock PDX What inspired you to go into the culinary industry? I have always loved
Name: Nik Sharma Current Position: Editor in Residence, America’s Test Kitchen, Cookbook Author, Photographer, Host of In the Test Kitchen
Name: Michelle DelaPena (AKA… Chef Bombshell), Private Chef Last restaurant worked; I was Prep Lead- Orso’s 2015 Location: Anchorage, AK
Name: Jerry Traunfeld Last Restaurants: Former Executive Chef and Founder at Poppy, and Lionhead, former Executive Chef at The Herbfarm
On Saturday, October 24, the legacy of Entre Hermanos, the voice of Washington’s LatinoLGBTQIA+ community, took center stage at Seattle’s
After more than 35 years of interviewing entertainers, I have learned that some of the best conversations happen when an
Boy George and Culture Club opened the 2026 Washington State Fair concert season Friday night, September 4, with a colorful
Name: Sarah Location: Burien, WA I Identify as…. Lesbian What does Pride mean to you? Pride is about being your authentic self regardless
Name: Zev Rose Cook Running for: Tacoma City Council Position 5 Location: Tacoma, WA ****All Candidates have been endorsed by The Victory Fund******
Name: Jeff Coughlin Running for: Mayor of Bremerton, WA Location: Bremerton, WA ****All Candidates have been endorsed by The Victory Fund******
By Reshma Allu On a warm July evening in Tacoma, Washington, where polished chrome met rich velvet and the scent
Laurie Jinkins, First Lesbian to be Speaker of the Washington State House of Representives What is your pride and joy
Ryan MelloCandidate for Pierce County ExecutiveCurrently on Pierce County Council for District 4Tacoma, Washington What was the first major issue
Ziggy, Tattoo Artist from Tacoma, WA What mediums do you use for your art? I am primarily a tattoo artist,
by Anthony Polimeni and Photography by Anthony Polimeni and Bryce Carithers This week wraps up the main events for Tacoma
What should the community know about who you are? I’ve been performing and pumping the streets of (Tacoma) the 253