Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
I forgot this news - Trent Pierce of Fin fame has announced that he will be doing "sneak peek dinners" which will feature dishes from his "new seafood concept" which will open later this year. Trent Pierce and partner Benjamin Blank are looking for a … [Read more...]
More news from the Vancouver Sun. In addition to the previously mentioned food cart article, they also ran an online story called "Recipes from Portland's top chefs". There must have been some arm-twisting behind the scenes, as the included … [Read more...]
Dovetail Bakery has opened at NE 31st and Alberta. I'm told they used to be be in the wholesale baking business in St. Johns. According to my source, they have good items. I twittered last month about Chef Paul Hyman of Nel Centro … [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...]
Urban Wine Works, R.I.P. Another victim of the economy, they will be closing the doors and liquidating everything: inventory, fixtures, equipment, and wine. The sale is March 13th - 15th, 12:00 - 6:00. A strictly unconfirmed rumor going … [Read more...]
[This is part two of an interview with David Machado of Vindalho and Lauro restaurants. You can find part one by clicking here.] So, a guy walks into a bar, and _________. While you can fill in the blank with any number of amnesiacs asking, "Do I … [Read more...]
