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…

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,…

Pix Patisserie owner Cheryl Wakerhauser announced yesterday that the popular restaurant would close. The first date I ever had in Portland was to Pix, a quirky dessert spot way out on SE Division. It was a great, comfortable place to hang out with a friend, so packed with interesting stuff, it was an…

Yonder will close on June 26th. Owner Maya Lovelace made the announcement via newsletter on June 3rd. She plans to reopen in the same space with the name Hissyfit. Here is the announcement – The last time we wrote you, we were celebrating our three year Yonder-versary. The past few years have been…

I’ve been fielding a few comments and emails about why FEAST for 2022 was canceled. This newsletter explains their reasoning and is posted in its entirety. Welcome to the Feast newsletter. We’re so glad you’re here. When we began planning the return of Feast in early 2022, we set two objectives for the…

Feast Portland announced on Facebook today that they will postpone all live events this year. A sad announcement from feast this morning: After some thoughtful discussions and heartfelt considerations, we have decided to postpone live events at Feast Portland this year. Trust us, we are as disappointed as you but we know it’s…