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Nancy Rommelmann

Interview: Scott Dolich of Park Kitchen

April 23, 2013 by Nancy Rommelmann 8 Comments

Reposted from 2006, an interview with Scott Dolich of Park Kitchen and the Bent Brick, by Nancy Rommelmann.Scott Dolich, owner/chef of Park Kitchen, sits in his private office, i.e., a park bench across from the restaurant, within feet of two middle-aged dudes playing a loose game of pick-up basketball. It’s warm and windy, Portland’s first true spring day of 2006. Does … [Read more...] about Interview: Scott Dolich of Park Kitchen

Interview: Jehnee Rains of Suzette Creperie

April 22, 2013 by Nancy Rommelmann 12 Comments

Jehnee Raines of Suzette Portland

Nancy Rommelmann Interviews Jehnee Rains - Suzette Creperie Before Jehnee Rains became a pastry chef, she was a painter, and to hear the thirtysomething Portland native tell it, the enthusiasms are the same: a fascination with color, with texture; a curiosity as to how elements might work together, and a character that finds inspiration in something as perfectly simple as a … [Read more...] about Interview: Jehnee Rains of Suzette Creperie

Gourmet Magazine Folds

October 5, 2009 by Nancy Rommelmann 1 Comment

Gourmet Magazine sunsets multiple publications Just received an email from a friend who works at a Conde Nast publication, saying, "I had to read this three times to make sure I was still employed," referring to the memo, released this morning, saying the company is ceasing three of its publications, including Gourmet.I will wager everyone over a certain age who cooks has … [Read more...] about Gourmet Magazine Folds

Interview: Dave Machado of Nel Centro, Altabira City Tavern and More

May 4, 2009 by Nancy Rommelmann 29 Comments

Dave Machado Portland chef

History, Trade, Commerce, Warfare: "In the Center" with Dave Machado Nel Centro, Dave Machado's latest venture, is a hard-hat-only area in late March. Standing amid buckets of grout and workers using acetylene torches, Machado explains how he came to open his third Portland restaurant in the eight-thousand-square-foot space on the ground floor of the Hotel Modera."You … [Read more...] about Interview: Dave Machado of Nel Centro, Altabira City Tavern and More

Review: Alu Wine Bar and Lounge

February 17, 2008 by Nancy Rommelmann

Note: This establishment has closed"When it Alu going to open?" my husband asked last week, of the sliver of a building on NE Martin Luther King Blvd. just south of Stanton St., which seemed months under construction. Through the grapevine, I already knew the chef was Sandro Di Giovani, formerly of Noble Rot and Pok Pok; that the food was German; that the upstairs would … [Read more...] about Review: Alu Wine Bar and Lounge

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