2023-02-01 06:08
Caffe Vita announced today they have closed their NE Alberta Street store.
Local company Great North Coffee to take over the space.
Pastries at The Great North CoffeeThe Great North Coffee S… Read More
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2022-12-22 22:01
FEAST Portland, the food festival that drew people from all over the nation to our local food scene has taken its last bow.
Gutted to get this press release this morning from Mike Thelin of… Read More
2022-10-27 19:47
Eater broke the story this morning that the SE Portland restaurant, Renata has closed for good.
Renata Italian RestaurantLovers of their frozen pizza will be glad that they will continue to… Read More
2022-10-12 18:13
Naomi Pomeroy announced today that Ripe Cooperative, her pivot from the critically acclaimed BEAST, will close permanently at the end of day on October 16th.
I’ve always liked Naomi. H… Read More
2022-10-06 07:06
Sarah Pliner, one of Portland’s best chefs, and one of the founders of Aviary Restaurant was killed in a bicycle accident yesterday.
The news this morning via local food writer Michael… Read More
2022-10-04 23:59
FILLS and Lac St. Jack are closing on November 23rd and October 29th respectively.
I’m not particularly surprised to hear about these closures. I always thought the location was odd an… Read More
2022-08-16 06:21
Maya announced today on Instagram that she is leaving the restaurant industry for good.
This is after closing Yonder and Mae, and opening Hissyfit a month ago.
From Insta –
Thank you t… Read More
2022-07-08 05:24
I’ve got my reservations, so I’ll post this now – they are going very quickly. Not much to say other than what is in this PR. I live in the area so have been driving by reg… Read More
2022-07-04 02:47
Pix Patisserie owner Cheryl Wakerhauser announced yesterday that the popular restaurant would close.
The first date I ever had in Portland was to Pix, a quirky dessert spot way out on SE Div… Read More
2022-06-04 22:24
Yonder will close on June 26th.
Owner Maya Lovelace made the announcement via newsletter on June 3rd.
She plans to reopen in the same space with the name Hissyfit. Here is the announcement … Read More
2022-05-20 22:35
I’ve been fielding a few comments and emails about why FEAST for 2022 was canceled. This newsletter explains their reasoning and is posted in its entirety.
Welcome to the Feast newslet… Read More
2022-04-26 21:35
Feast Portland announced on Facebook today that they will postpone all live events this year.
A sad announcement from feast this morning:
After some thoughtful discussions and heartfelt cons… Read More
2022-03-17 20:06
Please, Please Help by Donating
In light of what is going on in Ukraine, I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror unless I had done what I can to help the approximately 3.2 mill… Read More
2022-03-17 00:34
Three Portland Nominees have made the list.
PaaDee crispy pork bellyAs expected, the James Beard Foundation has announced the finalists for the Restaurant and Chef award categories. Here are… Read More
2022-02-25 21:14
Oregon list has seven Semifinalists.
Finalists to be announced March 16
James Beard. Photo by Dan Wynn. Courtesy JamesBeard.orgAfter a two-year holding period due to the pandemic, The James… Read More
2022-02-22 21:00
Friend,
The Biden administration hasn’t yet expressed support for replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) even though dozens of mayors, hundreds of members of Congress, a… Read More
2022-02-22 20:54
$1.5 million will help immigrant-owned Oregon businesses impacted by the pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 22, 2022
Statewide Release – The Oregon Small Enterprise Fund (SEF) —… Read More
2022-01-26 07:06
After 100 years of business, Portland’s Skyline Tavern has closed.
When I first came to Portland in 2004, I took a drive along Skyline to look at the view and came to an old tavern tha… Read More
2022-01-03 21:59
Kachka is doing away with tips, and instead, charging a 22% service fee, using it to offer a minimum of $25 per hour for employees along with free healthcare, profit sharing etc.
Kachka Port… Read More
2021-12-31 22:35
Ken Forkish confirms he will be leaving Portland.
Rumors started swirling a month ago that Ken Forkish, owner of Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Artisan Pizza would be retiring.
K… Read More
2021-12-30 01:25
In Russian, the word “love” is only reserved for people, not places or things, but at Paley’s Place, Kimberly and I endeavored to reimagine what that word means to us… Read More
2021-12-01 22:36
OPENED 2011. CLOSED 2018. OPENING AGAIN TONIGHT.
After a 3-year hibernation, it’s our pleasure to reopen the doors at The Woodsman Tavern.
A Pacific Northwest-inspired restauran… Read More
2021-12-01 20:27
Old Mallory Hotel Menus offer a peek into another time.
Every so often I’ll come across an old menu in a junk bin, or someone will send me one. I love these little windows in time. The… Read More
2021-11-08 07:09
Lumpia at Magna RestaurantCarlo Lamagna, the chef/owner behind the Filipino restaurant Magna, has been name as “One of the best new chefs of 2021” by Food and Wine Magazine.
From… Read More
2021-10-19 20:51
The well-known Grano Bakery in Oregon City has closed.
Another closure due to Covid, etc. I’m surprised how many places made it through the last year-and-a-half yet are closing now. I… Read More
2021-10-13 06:16
The New York Times released a list of “The 50 places in America we’re most excited about right now.” Portland restaurants Coquine and Eem made the list.
Coquine, PortlandTh… Read More
2021-10-04 23:43
Paley’s Place, one of Portland’s great restaurants is closing Thanksgiving weekend.
In a statement released Monday, the Paley’s said the closure will be permanent.
This ann… Read More
2021-09-26 05:39
This post on the press release site received over 2500 views in a few hours, so I thought I’d move it over here. This is the press release –
HISTORIC STEAMBOAT INN FOR SALE IN… Read More
2021-09-24 00:49
Ever since Powell’s closed their books for cooks store on SE Hawthorne, I’ve been hoping someone would step up to replace it. Now it is happening.
Vivienne Kitchen & Pantry i… Read More
2021-09-24 00:17
In 2019/2020 this Rogue Creamery Blue Cheese won “Best Cheese in the World” out of 3,800 judged at a competition in Bergamo, Italy.
It immediately sold out. Now the 2021 version… Read More
2021-09-15 00:10
You may not have heard what is going on with the Chesa’s, but they have had an unimaginably bad series of events happen since 2020. Here is a post from gofundme.com from Sarah Marshall… Read More
2021-08-09 23:55
August 9, 2021
Beginning Friday, Aug. 13, all people in Multnomah County will be required to wear a mask in indoor public spaces. Masks will be required, regardless of vaccination status… Read More
2021-07-23 15:15
Paley’s Place Portland Wagyu Beef TartareNow and then I’m so inspired by a meal, I want to write about it. This is one of those times. But it is also a goodbye to my mother who d… Read More
2021-07-20 04:23
When I started Portland Food and Drink back in 2004, I never expected it to last this long. Newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, it was something to do, a reason to get out of bed in the… Read More
2021-07-19 00:33
When PortlandFoodandDrink started back in 2004, email subscriptions were provided by Google’s Feedburner service. Now that we have 16,000 subscribers through them, Google gods have ann… Read More
2021-07-16 00:34
A press release today from Willamette Valley Vineyards says they plan to open four winery restaurants within two years, including Lake Oswego.
(Turner, OR – July 15, 2021) – Will… Read More
2021-06-21 21:15
Finally, a bit of news about the 2021 FEAST Portland. It will be held this year but in a greatly modified form.
Here are the details from the press release.
Friends. Rollercoaster doesn&rsqu&hell…Read More
2021-06-09 00:56
The Great North CoffeehouseWhen Matt Brown and Jonathan Felix-Lund opened Great North Coffee in St. Johns five years ago, they came with some serious creds. Matt had worked at Stumptown, Bar… Read More
2021-05-19 00:50
Oregon adjusts guidelines for wearing masks and physical distancing indoors and outdoors
Press release from The Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services below. Keep in mind… Read More
2021-05-13 22:35
This first-of-its-kind culinary experience seamlessly integrates food and tea
From the press release –
Portland, Ore. (May 13, 2021) — Smith Teamaker will open the doors to its p… Read More
2021-04-22 21:13
It sounds like the closings came down to landlord issues.
Photo: NodoguroFrom the owners, “Since my last post, we have lost our restaurant leases and my little family had to pack up, a… Read More
2021-04-22 20:34
Updated: 4pm
This one really hurts. According to Portland Monthly, Jose Chesa and Cristan Baez will not reopen their popular Spanish Tapas restaurant, Ataula.
The building has been sold, and… Read More
2021-04-17 01:33
I was caught by surprise by the warm weather, and have rushed out the patio dining pages with a few caveats.
I’ve culled all of the restaurants that I know have closed. Let me know if… Read More
2021-04-01 23:14
The restaurant’s larger footprint adds more indoor seating, an outdoor patio, and a new bar area with a Lebanese-inspired beverage program
Photo credit: Bassel Hamieh
This is goi… Read More
2021-03-16 01:27
“I was busily working with someone who was interested in taking over the Cheese Bar space, but unfortunately it did not materialize.”
Steve JonesI get so many questions about wha… Read More
2021-03-16 01:13
A not yet peer-reviewed study from UCSF looked at the highest “risk ratios for mortality,” comparing pandemic time to non-pandemic time, among California residents 18 to 65… Read More
2021-03-05 07:34
Portland photographer David Lanthan Reamer passed away on February 21st, 2021, of pancreatic cancer.
His photos were gorgeous, not just shots of food, but of moments that make the viewer pau… Read More
2021-02-24 01:22
A Total of 31 of Oregon’s 36 Counties Are Open for Indoor Dining as of Friday
Some good news today!
Wilsonville, OR– Oregon counties are on the move again with an announcement to… Read More
2021-02-24 01:18
Pono Brewing, Magna & Natasha Mesa Join Forces To Reopen Bit House
[PORTLAND, ORE., February 23, 2021] – Three Portland food and drink innovators – Pono Brewing, Magna… Read More
2021-01-19 03:11
Have you been to Ripe Cooperative? It’s the pivot Beast restaurant made to a to-go storefront when the restaurant closed.
They are doing all kinds of heat and serve meals – curri… Read More
2021-01-16 01:01
Thank you for seven years of celebrating la cucina toscana
Dear friends, we have closed Burrasca for good.
Certainly the past year has been challenging, but your love and support sinc… Read More
2020-12-27 00:21
Oregon State Legislature Passes Bill Allowing To-Go Cocktails, Commission Caps on Food Delivery
Legislation will provide relief to hard-hit restaurant industry
The legislature has passed leg… Read More
2020-12-16 01:41
After the unfortunate timing of opening just as the pandemic was heating up, Bar King and The Bakery at Bar King have announced they will be closing January 2nd.
Dear Portland friends and fa… Read More
2020-12-14 20:40
John and Renee Gorham, previously of Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons/Daughters, MEC, etc. sent out an email this morning regarding their future plans:
John and Renee GorhamA thank you to all that… Read More
2020-12-10 21:07
Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association and National Restaurant Association Call for Congress to Act Immediately
New Survey Findings Reveal Dire Situation for Restaurant Operators withou… Read More
2020-12-01 07:47
From a Multnomah County press release –
November 30, 2020,
Beginning today, licensed restaurants and food carts in Multnomah County can begin applying for small business grants to off… Read More
2020-11-23 19:38
Care for the Caregivers!
Please donate to provide a Thanksgiving Meal to front-line health workers.
As you know, COVID-19 has been sweeping our communities, stressing our health care… Read More
2020-11-19 02:45
Perhaps we can help nurses working Thanksgiving by getting together and giving them a Thanksgiving meal.
I received an email from an Emanuel Hospital nurse today that pulled at my heartstrin… Read More
2020-11-13 22:18
The new orders will impact restaurant Thanksgiving plans.
Restaurants will be limited to delivery and take-out only, impacting those who were poised to allow diners inside to enjoy Thanksgiv… Read More
2020-11-12 21:34
Sad news for the Cheese Bar in Portland: I consider it one of the best cheese shops in the Northwest.
I certainly will be stopping in many times before January 24th!
Photo ©Tim RothIf… Read More
2020-11-03 23:15
Eclairs – courtesy Ken’s Artisan BakeryI have a dinner tank and a dessert tankNote: I think most of us are pretty stressed this evening, and going through old posts today, I thou… Read More
2020-10-30 21:54
A Farewell to Pok Pok [from Andy Ricker]From Facebook: It’s Loi Krathong in Thailand, a festival where one floats a small boat made of a slice of banana trunk and decorated with folded… Read More
2020-10-30 18:37
After 13 incredible years (thank you, we love you!), we’re transitioning the space formerly known as BEAST into something totally new:We’re excited to reconnect home co… Read More
2020-10-29 01:57
If you’ve spent any time at farmers markets over the years, you have most likely seen Matt Choi, co-founder of Choi’s Kimchi. He was found dead early Sunday, the victim of a stra… Read More
2020-10-29 01:36
The news came today that Cecilia Chiang of The Mandarin restaurant has died at the age of 100.All of this brought back a flood of memories from my childhood.Cecilia ChiangMy father organized… Read More
2020-10-27 21:55
The pandemic claims popular Cacao Drink Chocolate store.When Cacao first opened in 2006, it was a game-changer for Portland, a shop that focused on selling nothing but chocolate, manned by o… Read More
2020-10-25 23:31
With everything going on, I haven’t been updating local news as much lately. Here is a roundup of closures I’ve seen around the Portland restaurant scene.Darryl Joannides of Viol… Read More
2020-10-21 01:39
New Southeast location quadruples footprint for pandemic-safe dining.PORTLAND, Ore. – October 20, 2020 – One of Portland’s oldest Lebanese and Mediterranean restaurant… Read More
2020-10-01 05:59
Joining Bluehour, Saucebox, the restaurant from Bruce Carey and company, has closed. Closing first reported by Eater.From the day it opened in 1995, Saucebox was a hit. Under the experienced… Read More
2020-09-29 22:41
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is joined by local Portland chefs and restaurant advocates.Today we are proud to share our biggest news to date: the RESTAURANTS Act — the bill we’ve… Read More
2020-09-20 04:40
Sad to get this today from Ataula, the Spanish restaurant in Northwest Portland just off of NW Thurman. I always enjoy my meals with them. This follows the same lines as the announcement fro… Read More
2020-09-02 23:26
From a press release today –Restaurant by Thomas and Mariah Pisha-Duffly gives their COVID-19 pivot a brick-and-mortar spacePortland, Ore. (September 2, 2020) — Oma&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-09-02 23:18
On Saturday, September 12th, Oui! Wine Bar + Restaurant at the Southeast Wine Collective goes on an indefinite hiatus.photo by Joshua ChangPORTLAND, Ore. (August 31, 2020) – After dinn… Read More
2020-08-29 21:15
Ford Food and Drink Restaurant in the historic Ford building at SE 11th and Division has officially pulled the plug forever. They are selling off everything they own today… glasses, c… Read More
2020-08-27 01:36
Blue Star to restructure through Chapter 11 protection with Subchapter V electionPortland, Ore. (August 26, 2020) – Blue Star Donuts Portland will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec… Read More
2020-08-21 01:32
The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2020/2021 event will celebrate previously announced honorees and nominees.This is after the foundation had already released its list of 2020 semi… Read More
2020-08-21 00:56
Aviary, one of Portland’s best restaurants, has announced they will be closing.Aviary: Charlotte – butternut squash, black garlic, egg yolk fennelThe announcement on Facebook is… Read More
2020-08-18 20:34
Yakuza is closing, but will live on elsewhere as “Yakuza Ghost Kitchen”.From their news release –This year has brought some pretty extreme changes to us all. While some hav… Read More
2020-08-04 23:49
Ruby Jewel, the popular Portland Ice Cream Store Switches to Ice Cream Sandwiches Only.I am sad to say after 10 years of scooping ice cream in PDX, we are now turning into an ice cream sandw… Read More
2020-07-21 23:27
According to OregonLive, The Oregon Culinary Institute along with some of the Pioneer Pacific college facilities are closing permanently.The culinary institute had culinary programs ranging… Read More
2020-07-17 23:32
Patio at Lionheart Coffee, downtown BeavertonA few items of note to those of you who live in the Beaverton area. First of all, the city is working with the restaurants in the downtown area t… Read More
2020-07-17 02:00
David Jenkins is no longer with us, but his spirit is in this website through the stories he told us over the years. I was cleaning out old posts today and thought I would repost this one fr… Read More
2020-07-02 22:42
Chocolate Icons by Alma Portland (at Cacao Chocolate Shop)Alma, what was once one of the best handmade chocolate shops in the area has closed for good. This posted on their website this morn… Read More
2020-07-02 22:37
Case Study Coffee Roasters Will Not Reopen.Case Study Coffee. Photos ©Tim Roth, Pupil Photo[Updated again on 7/12/20]I was told by multiple people that Case Study Coffee has closed. The… Read More
2020-07-02 22:37
Case Study Coffee Roasters. I moved too fast.Case Study Coffee. Photos ©Tim Roth, Pupil PhotoI was told by multiple people that Case Study Coffee has closed. The closure plan has been m… Read More
2020-07-02 21:06
Toro Bravo, Tasty n Daughters and Tasty n Alder, Plaza Del Toro all closing permanently.John GorhamSome of the saddest news I’ve heard in a long time breaking from the Oregonian.Not ju… Read More
2020-06-30 07:59
This time it’s Nick Zukin’s Mi Mero Mole in downtown which will close July 3rd.Tacos at Mi Mero MoleThis follows the earlier closure of Nick’s other restaurant, Zapapizza… Read More
2020-06-29 22:40
Bluehour is throwing in the Towel.Owner Bruce Carey sent out the following email today. No word on the future of 23Hoyt, Saucebox, or clarklewis, though I have been hearing lots of rumors.Op… Read More
2020-06-26 01:26
The Pizzicato restaurant which stood as a flagship for the chain on NW 23rd is closed for good.Bare with me for a moment while I take a quick sentimental journey back to the Spring of 1993… Read More
2020-06-25 00:17
After positive notes as recently as June 18th, the restaurant has reversed direction and decided to close.This along with a ton of rumors about other restaurants closing. From their website… Read More
2020-06-23 07:25
This list of restaurants that have closed so far will be updated regularly.In the order of most recent closures first.The Bomber – OregonLiveLapella – VancouverThree Sixty Kitche… Read More
2020-06-20 00:20
Three Sixty Kitchen and Lapellah restaurants announced their permanent closure yesterday.From their Facebook,Photo: LapellahLapellah Restaurant, forced to close as a result of the pandemic… Read More
2020-06-19 01:47
As you may know, we have a large database of restaurants that offer patio dining. Now many of you are opening new ones.Stickmen Brewing Lake OswegoThe database gets hundreds of thousands of… Read More
2020-06-16 00:58
Pok Pok Chicken WingsThe original Pok Pok opened as a walk-up window in about 2005.At the time I said, “It was a chilly night, and I felt like the fox that had gotten into the chicken… Read More
2020-06-10 06:22
The chain announced the closures on Facebook todayAmong the constant dribble of permanent restaurant closures since the pandemic started, Blue Star Donuts has added their name. Here is the s… Read More
2020-06-04 02:51
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2020) – Today the U.S. Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act by unanimous consent. The bill will now go to the president fo… Read More
2020-05-30 00:46
If you, as a restaurant owner has gotten this message, don’t panic.PBOT sent out the following email to restaurants with sidewalk cafe permits:Hi 2020 Sidewalk Café Permit Holde… Read More
2020-05-15 00:32
Food Celebration Feast Portland has been canceled this year.Over the years, not only has Feast brought in millions of dollars in tourism but according to their website, has raised over $520… Read More
2020-05-05 03:37
After a long delay because of Covid-19, The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2020 nominations.You can read the full (huge) list on the PFD-PR website. Note that there is little chanc… Read More
2020-04-24 20:32
Like everyone, life for us has settled into a nearly hypnotic routine. Not bad mind you, just very different from my recent one as a chef and restaurant owner. Gardening, baking honest loave… Read More
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