In this week’s fresh batch of food news, we’re celebrating pFriem‘s new Milwaukie tasting room, saying goodbye for now to Can Font, and celebrating Oregon’s 2025 James Beard Award finalists. Plus, find out where to get sakura ice cream and mala xiao long bao this weekend. For more ideas, check out our food and drink guide.

OPENINGS

Champagne Poetry Asian Fusion/Lounge
Hawthorne patisserie Champagne Poetry opened a restaurant on NW 23rd Avenue in mid-March, serving dishes like duck leg ramen, A5 wagyu au poivre, and seared Oregon albacore with potato pavé.
Nob Hill

Chehalem Estate Tasting Room
Owned by Oregon wine magnate Bill Stoller, this winery known for single-vineyard pinot noirs opened a new tasting room in Sherwood on March 27. Guests can sample wines from Chehalem’s four estate vineyards in a guided wine tasting of current releases. 
Sherwood

Janey Wong is the Mercury's food editor and the managing editor at our sibling site, EverOut. She's usually eating, thinking about what she ate, or planning what to eat next. She dislikes drinking milkshakes...