The remaining front of the house manager of Genoa, who used to be the bar manager was laid off yesterday. From my experience, things have been very slow at the restaurant. A friend of mine was there a few weeks ago, and said she didn't think the … [Read more...]

Genoa has announced that Daniel Mondok will be joining Genoa as Sous Chef. Daniel was most recently the chef at June, before that, Sel Gris, which burned in 2009. June has been getting somewhat mixed, so it will be interesting to see what they are … [Read more...]

Monday I will post the "Best Restaurant in Portland", along with the winner of the drawing. But first... FOOD TREND IN DESPERATE NEED OF RETIREMENT Bacon - by overwhelming majority Pork Belly - wow, people are really over bacon Foams - a … [Read more...]

Urban Wine Works, R.I.P. Another victim of the economy, they will be closing the doors and liquidating everything: inventory, fixtures, equipment, and wine. The sale is March 13th - 15th, 12:00 - 6:00. A strictly unconfirmed rumor going … [Read more...]