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Even More Restaurant News

Simpatica to open restaurant/butcher shop combo: From Benjamin Dyer, “As of tonight at midnight, Jason, Dave and I will be the proud owners of a building on East Burnside. It’s definitely a diamond in the rough, emphasis on the rough, but we’re hoping to turn it into something beautiful. We’re thinking restaurant. And butcher shop. We’re thinking restaurant with a
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New restaurants opening (updated 3x)

Updated Three times as new information trickles in Noticed a sign in the window on NE 28th in the old Taqueria Nueve spot, that Tapalaya, “A New Orleans small plates restaurant” would be opening. I’d first heard they were opening next to the new Ristretto, but either that rumor was wrong, or there are two similar restaurants coming our way.
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More Vita Coffee Rumors

A few months ago I reported that I’d heard Caffe Vita would be opening at Interstate and Alberta. Instead, it sounds like they may be opening downtown near Stumptown Coffee. As I said when I first reported the story, “This would be interesting, since they have four stores in Seattle, and one in Olympia. Could we be seeing the first
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Interview: Chef Ken Gordon

Perhaps Ken Gordon’s t-shirt said it best: “By Reading This You Have Given Me Brief Control of Your Mind.” Ken is half of Kenny & Zukes — one of Portland’s most beloved Jewish delis, and he hasn’t gotten to the point of moving 800 pounds of pastrami in a weekend by letting his kitchens get out of line.

“I mean really, in the food business, the restaurant business, it’s all about control,” Ken says during our recent interview.

Dribbles of food news

A quick note – be nice! I’ve had to delete 4 comments today because they were out of line. No personal attacks against other readers. There are lots of rumors about restaurants circling the drain. Some that seem pretty accurate, others that don’t. Note: if you write that you haven’t been paid by your restaurant since January, I’m going to
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Eric Berchard (Alberta Oyster), has landed

I just received a picture from Eric that pretty much spells it all out. He’s now at Opal in Seattle. From their website, “ Seattle’s historic Queen Anne district. Opal combines modern “high style” décor with classic neighborhood personality to create a convivial dining atmosphere. Our menu features a wide range of both small and large plates meant to be
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Two grand beers for the end of summer

Reviewing beer is such a subjective matter. Every beer lover I know has their own tastes – I definitely have mine. There are some beers I’ll never try or drink again. But that doesn’t mean that the beer was necessarily bad – it just wasn’t my cup of tea – or pint being the case.

Sure, you’ll still get the occasional beer review from me – Lord knows I drink and sample enough of local beer to do so – but I also want to shine the light on lesser know local brewers, cover local beer news, and even step out a bit of the Portland metro area. And, as a history nerd, I’m always curious about the buildings that house our local breweries – Green Dragon’s re-use of the wonderful Q-Hut building, Hopworks eco-renovation or the Muddy Rudder’s labor of love in Sellwood.

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