I walked past the old Olea restaurant space at 1338 NW Hoyt Street yesterday and wondered if anyone would ever be crazy enough to open a new restaurant there. Today, Willamette Week ran an article on the very same property (link no longer works): "a new outfit, Brix Tavern, has applied to take over the space that last housed Olea; and Easy Street Saloon on Southeast Powell … [Read more...] about Brix Tavern to Fill Vacated Olea Space
Archives for November 2010
Little Bird, Gabriel Rucker’s New Venture to Open
A little bird tells me that Little Bird, the newest venture from Le Pigeon owner Gabriel Rucker and Andrew Fortgang, will open on December 8th.Lauren Fortgang, previously the pastry chef at Paley's Place, will be in charge of desserts at both restaurants. One of the best things about this opening - the Le Pigeon burger will be available at all hours, something that was … [Read more...] about Little Bird, Gabriel Rucker’s New Venture to Open
Chef Matthew Lightner Makes The New York Times
In an article titled "Chefs Look for Wild Ingredients Nobody Else Has", The New York Times mentions Castagna Chef Matthew Lightner - Increasingly, in an era when truffles are farmed and Whole Foods sells fresh porcini, the ingredients that chefs seek are not the ones anyone can order; they’re the ones that few have ever heard of. They are the most unusual, not the most … [Read more...] about Chef Matthew Lightner Makes The New York Times
Review: Ate-Oh-Ate Restaurant
Nostalgia can do odd things to people. It can turn strong men weepy, and make normally sensible folks act with puzzlingly sentimental yearnings. The word “nostalgia” literally means a sickness for home, and when Ben Dyer set out to re-create the food (no one ever accused it of being a “cuisine”) of his native Hawaii, that sickness caused him to do a curious thing: he opened a … [Read more...] about Review: Ate-Oh-Ate Restaurant
Wendy’s Adds “Finishing Salts”, Saucebox Chef Change
Wendy's - the fast-food chain, has started adding (cough) "finishing salts" to their fries. From the PR Newswire: Wendy's announces the nationwide launch of its new natural-cut fries with sea salt, marking the first complete redesign of the company's classic fries in its 41-year history. Designed to give French fry lovers a hotter, crispier taste experience with an … [Read more...] about Wendy’s Adds “Finishing Salts”, Saucebox Chef Change