Monday Interview: Morgan Brownlow
February 25, 2007 by Nancy Rommelmann
Filed under Interviews
Since returning to Portland in 2002, Morgan Brownlow has seen his star rise higher, faster, than any local chef in recent memory. After two years with Ripe and Family Supper, he became partner and founding chef at Clarklewis, which won the Oregonian’s Restaurant of the Year for 2004, barely three months after it opened. More, according to his peers, when
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Monday Interview: Troy MacClarty
February 19, 2007 by Nancy Rommelmann
Filed under Interviews
After training at the Culinary Institute of America, and spending four years at Chez Panisse, Troy MacLarty landed in Portland, as chef of Family Supper, a job he left in late 2005. After stints at Simpatica and Saucebox, in November 2006, he took over as chef at Lovely Hula Hands, when it debuted at its new North Mississippi location. As
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News for Late February
February 17, 2007 by Food Dude
Filed under News/Discussion
Red Star Tavern and Roast House, have started the year with a new chef. Thomas Dunklin, originally from New Orleans has taken over the Executive position. He’s worked with Emeril Lagasse in New Orleans, and Jan Birnbaum and Walter Pisano in Seattle. It will be interested to see if the quality of the food improves. This comes on the heels
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Bay13
February 15, 2007 by Food Dude
Filed under First Impressions
NOTE: BAY 13 CLOSED IN 2009 Bay 13 opened the second week of February, across from 24 Hour Fitness in the Pearl District. Reconstructed in a run down abandoned warehouse, this restaurant helps to dress up an area that is typically a badlands after 8pm, and will help pull crowds down from the other side of the Pearl. Owned by
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A Few Thoughts on Service
February 14, 2007 by Well Seasoned
Filed under Food Writing
My mother-in-law was a smart, elegant, gracious woman who was the most skillful hostess I’ve ever known. Over dinner at my in-laws’ home one time, we got to talking about etiquette, and she blew me away by defining truly good manners as the ability to make everyone around you feel perfectly at ease. This came as a revelation to me,
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Oaks Bottom Public House
February 9, 2007 by Bruce Bauer
Filed under First Impressions
First Impression, by Well Seasoned Everything seems to be just right in this small, welcoming pub in the heart of Sellwood. The owners (according to info I found on www.altportland.com) are Jim Parker, “former Oregon Brewers Guild director and general indicator of good beer” and Jerry Fechter “of the Lompoc empire.” They’ve taken the space occupied most recently by Jones
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Do restaurants with wood ovens violate smoking bans?
February 7, 2007 by Food Dude
Filed under News/Discussion
You probably already know this but the popular small Washington State chain, Matador is opening a very large restaurant/tequila bar on NW 23nd and Quimby. This huge space must be over 5000 square feet, on a corner location. Parking is sure to be a royal pain. Matador specializes in updated Tex-Mex and specialty cocktails. They have a website. The OLCC,
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