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    Nino Marchetti

    About Nino Marchetti

    Nino Marchetti is a freelance food writer who covers the local food scene for a number of publications as a reoccurring contributor. His work has appeared in Northwest Palate, The Oregonian and PDX Magazine. He also wrote a weekly food column for a newspaper in the San Francisco Bay Area. More at Earth Techling.com and Tales of the Still.com

    Interview: Adam Sappington

    By Nino Marchetti Last Update April 20, 2018 16 Comments

    The Country Cat

    Chef Adam Sappington, fresh off of a 11-year culinary tour of duty at Wildwood Restaurant and Bar, is back in the food saddle again as he opens The Country Cat Dinner House and Bar at 7937 Southeast Stark - on the corner of Southeast Stark Street and Southeast 80th - in the east of Mount Tabor Montavilla neighborhood. The Country Cat, which will serve what is being described as … [Read more...] about Interview: Adam Sappington

    Interview: Erin-Marie Palmer of Shaker and Vine

    By Nino Marchetti Last Update December 31, 2021 10 Comments

    Wine glass

    Erin-Marie Palmer was the owner of The Wine Cellar in Beaverton as well as Shaker and Vine in Portland [ed 2016 - now closed]. Palmer is best described as a feisty, well-spoken local wine expert who has no qualms about expressing her preferences for what makes a great glass of vino. Shaker and Vine is a quirky, hip reflection of this passion set in what is otherwise a very … [Read more...] about Interview: Erin-Marie Palmer of Shaker and Vine

    Interview with Ken Forkish of Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Pizza

    By Nino Marchetti Last Update December 31, 2021 4 Comments

    Ken's Artisan Pizza Oven

    Baking Bread Goodness Published 2006Of all the bakers who run successful bakeries here in the Rose City, one of the most well-known and highly regarded has to be Ken’s Artisan Bakery. Owner Ken Forkish has a well-known story of leaving the high-tech workforce to pursue his dream of running a bakery. The success of Ken’s Artisan Bakery has also recently spawned the opening … [Read more...] about Interview with Ken Forkish of Ken’s Artisan Bakery and Ken’s Pizza

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