John Gorham has announced that he will be teaming up with investor Kurt Huffman of Chef'sTable, and Dan Hart from Prost, to open a new venture in the second Lovely Hula Hands Space at 4057 N Mississippi Ave. The focus will be a neighborhood bar with … [Read more...]

Last but certainly not least, the results of the reader survey of the best restaurants in Portland. The total number of votes was a bit daunting, but I narrowed them down to a group which stood far above the rest. Within each of the three groups, the … [Read more...]

Only a few questions results left -next week I will finish with Best Restaurants. For those of you who will ask, yes, all of these opened in 2010. Fin would have placed second, but it isn't open anymore, so those votes were eliminated. However, they … [Read more...]

My vote would be lunch in a sunny park in Portland, but I suppose any of these restaurants could provide that, and give you a decent place to eat on a rainy day. One of the choices absolutely buttered everyone else in the survey results. Out of … [Read more...]

  You knew it was coming - a landslide vote for "Best Brunch" that won't surprise anyone. However, since brunch is such a popular meal in this town, I thought I'd list all the top votes that were significantly above the … [Read more...]

In 2010, Cafe Castagna ran roughshod over the competition for best hamburger. Slow Bar came in 2nd, and Carafe, Higgins and Castagna tied for 3rd. This year Cafe Castagna once again stomped the other choices, but interestingly, the other … [Read more...]