Gayot Lists Bluehour in “Top 10 Mother’s Day Brunches in U.S.”

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Bluehour is on Gayot's list of the "Top 10 Restaurants for Mother's Day Brunch in the United states". Mother's Day brunch at Bluehour in Portland, Oregon, kicks off with a basket of pastries plus artisanal coffee, Bellini or mimosa. The prix-fixe … [Read more...]

Thomas Boyce to Take the Helm at Bluehour

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Back in July 2010, I reported on Kim and Thomas Boyce's move to Portland. Kim was baking for Ristretto Roasters, but Thomas hadn't decided what he wanted to do yet, and seemed happy for the time being making fillings for some of the baked items. … [Read more...]

Survey 2011: Best Place for a Business Lunch

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As we wind down to the readers choice for Top Restaurants, we have three more survey results to post. The first few choices didn't surprise me, but third choice made no sense to me, especially when compared to the others. I don't have anything … [Read more...]

The Best of Portland 2011!

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Updated 4.29. Here are the results from the our 2011 reader surveys. We had well over 1100 participants this year! A big thank you to all of our sponsors and participants! A few notes: If the top two choices were significantly higher than the … [Read more...]

Ruth’s Chris Moving, Trader Vic’s to Return, Master Chef Auditions Saturday, The O is Confused and More!

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Catching up on news that is interesting, I present a deluge to match the rain outside your window. According to the Portland Business Journal, Ruth's Chris is moving to Pacific Center over at 851 SW 6th Avenue:   The Heathrow, … [Read more...]

Pet Peeves in Dining Service and Catching Up on News

Lots of things have been going on that I haven't had time to post about, so I'm just going to bring everyone up to date. The Pix on Hawthorne has closed. After many years on NW Glisan, The Brazen Bean has lost their lease, and will closing … [Read more...]

Drabs – Miscellaneous Portland Restaurant news for 7.30.07

Back in May, we reported that Hayden Enterprises (now West Coast Restaurants), had gotten a $1.75 million cash infusion from Aequitas Capital Management. NW Hayden Enterprises will use the infusion of capital for the opening of new restaurants … [Read more...]