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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 will continue to be available. From the Renata Instagram – natapdx Real talk: most people think life is back to…
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 true to herself. She has been at the forefront of the Save Our Restaurants initiative led by herself and chefs…
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, was like a gut punch. I met Sarah several times over the years, but can’t claim to have had deep…
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 could be a pain, but it’s still sad to see them go, as I enjoyed both. This makes me wonder…
Maya Lovelace of Yonder, Mae, Hissyfit Exits the Restaurant Industry
Maya announced today on Instagram that she is leaving the restaurant industry for good. This is after closing Yonder and Mae, and opening Hissyfit a month ago. From Insta – Thank you to all of you for your support, thank you for visiting us, thank you for visiting @yonderpdx and @maepdx and follow…
Press Release: Canard Oregon City Opens July 10th
I’ve got my reservations, so I’ll post this now – they are going very quickly. Not much to say other than what is in this PR. I live in the area so have been driving by regularly. Here is the announcement in its entirety – Find Canard’s famed steam burgers, exuberant cooking, wines,…
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2021-2022 Permanent Restaurant Closures
This list of recently closed restaurants in the Portland Metro area. It will be updated regularly. In the order of most recent closures first. Note that I don’t normally link to Facebook (FB) or Instagram sites because I just end up with a broken link in a…
Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries
A complete list of distilleries open to the public in the Portland area. Updated 9/22 – Added Aviation Gin. Updated 503 Distillery, Trail Distilling award, added Branch Point Distillery, Hood River Distillers, remove Big Bottom Distillery (closed), remove Eastside Distilling (closed tasting rooms) updated map, misc. updates….
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 price? 7.15.22 – add East Imperial tonic water.7.5.22 Added two new tonics – Betty Buzz, and Cipriani Foods. Over the years many people have asked me what are the best tonic waters,…
The Best Portland Coffeehouses
A Guide to Great Portland Coffee Coffee flight at Either/Or Portland has a collective passion for coffee that’s borderline obsessive. It is easy to find beans freshly roasted to your tastes here, as well as that velvety ambrosia known as a properly made…
What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 44 Brands
Best Coconut Waters 10.31 – new update soon with new coconut waters. Updated 9.22 – added Coco Goods to the top 10. Demoted Harmless Harvest and reordered our recommended list. What are the best coconut waters? Judging by the amount of shelf space devoted to them in…
Guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries & Patisseries
Our guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries (Last updated: 9.22 – Removed Lovejoy Bakers which has gone way downhill. Removed La Rose Patisserie in Beaverton which changed ownership and has gone downhill. Added quick look at Champagne Poetry on SE Hawthorne, which is the new patisserie from the…