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Gift Certificates from Portland Walking Tours allow you to give the gift of fun, delicious food and flexibility - all year round.

Whether you're buying for Ebenezer or Tiny Tim, a gift from Portland Walking Tours can fill the bill.

Our Best of Portland tour would make gentle Bob Cratchit proud, while Scrooge might prefer tales of our seedier side on the Underground Portland tour. The Epicurean Excursion is a veritable holiday feast - and not even Santa could turn down a scrumptious Chocolate Decadence tour. The Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future would, of course, opt for the spooky Beyond Bizarre tour.

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Featured Vendor:  Benessere
Savor the Flavors

If you have Italian cold pressed olive oil on your pantry shelves - you know, the good stuff - you might not want to read this.

It’s December, which means that Italian oil was pressed about a year ago. Olive oil’s health benefits disappear within nine months of pressing, to say nothing of its superior aromas and flavors.

Besides, Benessere, a locally-owned and independent oil and vinegar tasting room in downtown and Northeast Portland, has something to show you.

Benessere’s traditional olive oils “are the freshest on the market,” says Heather Wade, the shop’s founder. “We have them chemically analyzed before delivery to make sure they’re pure and fresh.”

With over fifty different products to taste, including a variety of Balsamic vinegars (aged at least fourteen years) to pair with the flavored and unflavored oils, Benessere is a great place to let your taste buds get lost for a while. (Try the fresh walnut oil with cinnamon pear Balsamic. Yum!)

Tastings are free - dangerously so, as shoppers soon discover once they start filling bottles from the shiny silver bins positioned around the store.

“I heard about the idea on a TV sitcom,” Heather says, “and started doing some research. Six months later (June, 2010), we opened downtown. I just knew it was meant to be!”

A shop featuring oil and vinegar may sound crazy - “Keep Portland Weird, after all,” Heather says with a laugh. “But this summer, a person came in to apologize - and congratulate us, admitting they thought at first we didn’t have a snowball’s chance.” Now with a second store on Northeast Broadway, “people look to us as a resource,” she says.

Which is perfect. “We don’t want to just make money off the city - we want to be part of it,” Heather says. Benessere was recycling bottles and using recyclable bags long before it became a City mandate.

Benessere also sells its products, including holiday gift packages, on-line. But to truly experience the Benessere concept, we recommend visiting the store.