It sounds like the closings came down to landlord issues. Photo: Nodoguro From the owners, “Since my last post, we have lost our restaurant leases and my little family had to pack up, adjust, and find a way to sustain while we find a new place for our businesses.…

Updated: 4pm This one really hurts. According to Portland Monthly, Jose Chesa and Cristan Baez will not reopen their popular Spanish Tapas restaurant, Ataula. The building has been sold, and health issues also are playing a part in the closure. As first reported by Portland Monthly. Here is a statement from the restaurant’s…

I was caught by surprise by the warm weather, and have rushed out the patio dining pages with a few caveats. I’ve culled all of the restaurants that I know have closed. Let me know if I’ve missed one. I’ve updated many with “current” information, which may or may not be correct. Websites…

The restaurant’s larger footprint adds more indoor seating, an outdoor patio, and a new bar area with a Lebanese-inspired beverage program Photo credit: Bassel Hamieh   This is going to make a lot of Portlander’s happy! PORTLAND, Ore. – April 1, 2021 – Portland’s first Lebanese restaurant, Nicholas, has been serving…

“I was busily working with someone who was interested in taking over the Cheese Bar space, but unfortunately it did not materialize.” Steve Jones I get so many questions about what is next for the vacant Cheese Bar space, I thought I’d post this update from Steve Jones. Apologies…

 A not yet peer-reviewed study from UCSF looked at the highest “risk ratios for mortality,” comparing pandemic time to non-pandemic time, among California residents 18 to 65 years of age. The study found line cooks are at the highest risk of all occupations with 828 deaths and a risk ratio of 1.60. Surprisingly,…