Facebook | Mercatus My People’s Market, scheduled to go down this Thursday at The Redd in close-in SE, is the latest of many planned public events in the coming months to connect entrepreneurs of color to the public, as well as visitors to the city of Portland. The event, which is being put on by […]
Chad Walsh
Chad Walsh writes about Portland’s food scene and other stuff, too. He makes a mean carbonara and an even meaner chicken larb, and he’ll never muddle fruit in your Old Fashioned because he knows you deserve better.
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Pazzo Restaurant Will Shutter to Make Way for Unnamed Kenny Giambalvo Project
Kenny Giambalvo Courtesy Pazzo Ristorante / Dina Avila On January 1, 2018, Pazzo Ristorante, the Italian restaurant on the ground floor of the Vintage Hotel, will close its doors after its New Year’s Day brunch service. But according to an email from Allison Ferré, the regional public relations manager for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (Pazzo […]
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La Petite Provence Announces New Breakfast and Lunch Joint
Facebook/Petite Provence Petite Provence, the 20-year-old French boulangerie and patisserie with seven Portland Metro locations, has just announced an eighth location, which should open at 3434 NE Sandy. during the second week of January. According to owner-chef Didier Blanc-Gonnet, the 46-seat breakfast and lunch spot will be nestled alongside an enormous commissary kitchen that will […]
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Hey Love Cocktail Bar Set to Open Inside Jupiter Hotel’s Expansion
A group of Dig A Pony, Rum Club and Bar Bar veterans are teaming up to open a new cocktail bar when the Jupiter Hotel finishes up its Jupiter Next expansion around April of next year. The bar, Hey Love, comes courtesy of longtime Rum Club bartender Emily Mistell, Bar Bar kitcheneer Sophie Thomson, and […]
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The Reason Behind Restaurant Check-Splitting Policies
The reason behind restaurant check-splitting policies.
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Portland Restaurant and Bar Parties are Heating Up in October and November
The Old Gold bar is turning six years old this month its owner, Ezra Caraeff, tells the Mercury. (Full disclaimer: Before he became a restaurateur, Caraeff wrote for the Merc when he was fresh out of J-school.) The celebration goes down on Saturday, October 28 at its Overlook digs. Expect free Old Gold T-shirts, pint […]
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Attention Kids and Hungry Adults: Eb & Bean is Throwing a Halloween Block Party
To celebrate her first year in business at her Southeast Division Street location, Eb & Bean’s Elizabeth Nathan decided to throw a birthday-Halloween bash. And because Halloween falls on a school night this year, she’s planning it for a Sunday afternoon. Nathan says that all the Division Street businesses in her building will be participating, […]
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Six Portland Bartenders Competing in Manhattan-Off for Charity
Later this month, a half-dozen Portland Bartenders will compete in the Taste of Wright, a Manhattan Challenge in which you—should you buy a ticket—will be the judge. The aim, according to organizer Robert Volz, is to raise funds for the Gordon House, the state of Oregon’s sole Frank Lloyd Wright house, which is located in […]
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Interview with the Foodie
Where Gary Okazaki—AKA Gary the Foodie—Sees Portland’s Culinary Scene Going
Where Gary Okazaki—AKA Gary the Foodie—sees Portland’s culinary scene going.
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Top Chef Contestant Teams Up for Taco Tuesdays with Other Top Chefs
Smokehouse Tavern’s BJ Smith Rolls Out a New Taco Tuesdays Program Greg Gourdet This month, Smokehouse Tavern’s BJ Smith, a contestant on the most recent season of Bravo’s Top Chef, launched a weekly Taco Tuesdays program, and did so in style. The taco menu, which will always serve at least four rotating versions of what […]
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Debunking—and Rebunking—Restaurant Myths
Debunking—and rebunking—restaurant myths.
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At Feast’s Smoked Event, Marrow Reigned Supreme
Last year, Mother Nature tried to take the piss out of Feast’s very popular Smoked! event by taking a literal piss on it. The annual al fresco event—which brings together chefs from around the nation who show up to show off their grilling skills—is held at the Fields Park which, because of some uncooperative weather […]