Chad Walsh

Studio 3, Inc. You won’t have to travel to wine country—or the supermarket—to enjoy the fruits of one of Oregon’s best and most beloved wineries anymore, because that winery’s opening a wine lounge this Friday in the Sentinel Hotel. From a press release we received this morning, Domaine Serene, known for producing award-winning pinots noir, […]

Burgerville threatens strike. Tyler Gross In the week’s most interesting news, KGW reports that Portland has a serial dine-and-dasher. The suspect has a schtick, too. Apparently he finishes his meal, gets up, and leaves behind his coat and a dummy phone before bouncing without paying the check. Click through to see a photo of the […]

Courtesy of the folks who brought us the Radio Room a decade ago, Keys Lounge is now open in the King neighborhood in an old key shop at 533 NE Killingsworth. The former key shop had been shuttered and in disrepair for years before Radio Room’s Brian Alfrey and Mike Gadberry decided to take it […]

Courtesy Pop Bagel After a weekend test run, Pop Bagel (the pretzel bagel joint courtesy of <a href="http://www.nuvrei.com“>Nuvrei Bakery’s Marius Pop and Jessica Risdon) is now open for dine-in and take-out, seven days a week. The new 14-seater has set up shop in the old GP Kitchen space after the Lake Oswego-based caterer and counter […]

COSMONAUT / GETTY IMAGES What’s new this week? What’s not? First things first: Portland Dining Month is drawing to a close on Saturday, so it’s your last call for $33 three-course meals. But don’t be too sad, because we just announced the return of our $2 a slice Pizza Week and it’s right around the […]

Courtesy of The American Local It’s another sad food day for Portland. The American Local, the Division restaurant known for taking vegetarians and vegans seriously, will shut down on April 7, according to its owner, Jenny Nickolaus. From their Facebook post: “It is with mixed emotions that we make this announcement, Saturday April 7th will […]

Mae Thomas Teal If you have $85 burning a hole in your pocket and want to spend it ASAP, then you should definitely know about the “Rising Stars” awards dinner that the publisher StarChefs is throwing in April. Four times a year in cities across the US, StarChefs awards new to newish talent by throwing […]

Courtesy Hello Jello Instagram Hey y’all: As we inch closer to war with multiple countries, now’s as good a time as any to remind you there’s still three days left to take advantage of the Mercury’s Highball Week, which features $5 cocktails at more than 40 different bars scattered all over town. Drink ‘em while […]

Nola Doughnuts Portland just got a new doughnut shop. Here’s the backstory. In 2005, New Orleans resident Connie DeMerell moved to the metro area. In 2014, her brother, Rob Herkes, a veteran Crescent City bartender-turned-landscape architect, also relocated here to help DeMerell and her family after the death of her husband. They never thought they’d […]

Courtesy Hello Jello Instagram When her husband, Sean Brazie, bought Crakerjacks Pub & Eatery up on NW Thurman with his friend, Jason Vaden two years ago, Lizzy Spanbauer, a former Crackerjacks bartender started designing Jell-O shots based on top shelf liquors, whipped cream, playful toppings like Pop Rocks, and puns. One of her most recent […]

PBJ’s Grilled Facebook A year ago, PBJ’s Grilled‘s Keena Tallman closed down all four of her PBJ’s Grilled food carts and decided to take a year off. Now she’s ready to get back in the sandwich-making game by turning her food cart concept into a full-on brick-and-mortar in a 1,500-square-foot Pearl District space once used […]