Portland Oregon Food and Drink
Throwing Ourselves On The Grenade of Bad Food to Save You
Din Johnson is a risk taker. When Ristretto Roasters first opened in late 2005, in a tiny slice of a spot on very un-hip NE 42nd Ave near Fremont St, there were whispers of, “Who are these outsiders who aren’t from the Portland coffee scene? … [Read more...]
The Huffington Post has named Portland's Ristretto Roasters as one of the "10 coolest Independent Coffee Shops Across the U.S. The West coast coffee scene was also represented by Espresso Vivace in Seattle. They had us with theirBeaumont blend … [Read more...]
On October 10th, the Rising Star Awards were announced by StarChefs.com. The attention was surprising, because they have never paid attention to Portland before. Now it seems they have been won over by our culinary scene. After spending some time … [Read more...]
Ristretto Roasters is continuing their expansion. After opening their first cafe in 2005 and the second in 2008, they are now aiming to open a third retail location in Northwest Portland's Industrial District. If all goes well, the new café at 2181 … [Read more...]
Last year Stumptown Coffee Roasters won by a significant margin. This year, Barista Coffeehouse surged and came very close to tying their score, with only 1% of the vote separating them. When you factor in the number of Stumptown stores versus the … [Read more...]
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...]
It's true, as often happens, I get deluged with new tips every time I post a roundup. Here we go: YamYam's restaurant in N Portland was being used as a front to launder money from a Crips gang cocaine deals. As someone said on Twitter, no wonder … [Read more...]
