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Caffe Vita Portland Closing, The Great North to Take Over Space
Caffe Vita announced today they have closed their NE Alberta Street store. Local company Great North Coffee to take over the space. Pastries at The Great North Coffee The…
FEAST Will No Longer Be Held
FEAST Portland, the food festival that drew people from all over the nation to our local food scene has taken its last bow. Gutted to get this press release this morning from Mike…
Renata Closes for Good
Eater broke the story this morning that the SE Portland restaurant, Renata has closed for good. Renata Italian Restaurant Lovers of their frozen pizza will be glad that they…
Ripe Cooperative, BEAST Spinoff to Close
Naomi Pomeroy announced today that Ripe Cooperative, her pivot from the critically acclaimed BEAST, will close permanently at the end of day on October 16th. I’ve always liked Naomi. Her restaurants have been…
Famed Portland Chef Sarah Pliner Dies
Sarah Pliner, one of Portland’s best chefs, and one of the founders of Aviary Restaurant was killed in a bicycle accident yesterday. The news this morning via local food writer Michael Zusman’s Facebook,…
FILLS and Lac St. Jack Restaurants in Lake Oswego Closing.
FILLS and Lac St. Jack are closing on November 23rd and October 29th respectively. I’m not particularly surprised to hear about these closures. I always thought the location was odd and the parking…
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Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries
A complete list of distilleries open to the public in the Portland area. Updated 9/22…
Best Tonic Water – Are the Gourmet Brands Worth the Price?
We’ve all seen expensive tonic waters in the grocery store, but are they worth the…
The Best Portland Coffeehouses
A Guide to Great Portland Coffee Coffee flight at Either/Or Portland…
Guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries & Patisseries
Our guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries (Last updated: 3.23 – Add Lovejoy Bakers back to…
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2021-2023 Permanent Restaurant Closures
This list of recently closed Portland restaurants as of 9/23 In the order of most recent closures first. Pied Cow – KGW News JaCivas Bakery – KGW News Nat’s Hard Cider – Koin.com Laurelwood Brewing – LB La Moule (end of July) – Eater Grain & Gristle…
What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 44 Brands
Best Coconut Waters 5/3 – Added Eliya Organic King Coconut Water. Updated Pure Squeeze. Added photos. What are the best coconut waters? Judging by the amount of shelf space devoted to them in grocery stores, coconut water is a popular item. Not being a huge fan of…
