Pastry chef Kim Boyce previously of Campanile and husband Thomas, former chef de cuisine at Spago in Los Angeles, have landed in Portland She is the author of the highly rated "Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours" released in 2010. … [Read more...]

Kevin, Brian and Walt are anxiously awaiting the opening of their third Pine State outlet on NE Alberta and judging by the near constant around-the-block lines at the Farmers’ Market and Belmont shop, the new location will further fuel their cult … [Read more...]

Nel Centro, Dave Machado's latest venture, is a hard-hat-only area in late March. Standing amid buckets of grout and workers using acetylene torches, Machado explains how he came to open his third Portland restaurant in the eight-thousand-square-foot … [Read more...]

By Catherine Cole It doesn't take long to realize the successful chefs and bartenders in this town are a part of a small, tight family. And Kevin Ludwig is definitely an important member. The Portland transplant has been here since 1993 and … [Read more...]

A Conversation with Ten 01's Chef Jack Yoss and Owner Adam Berger. Ten 01 was my pick for Restaurant of the Year for 2008. --Food Dude Timing--like many things in life--is everything. The timing of this interview happened less than a day after … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]