Savoy/All-Way Burger Closing

[Confirmed]The Savoy Tavern/All-Way Burger on SE Clinton Street and 25th, has been sold. The closing date is this week, May 12 or 13.Peter Bro's All-Way menu replaced the Savoy menu in December 2014. Yes, it's all very confusing.The new owner, a rusty-façade condo magnate who has long been a silent partner in Savoy/Broder, allegedly teamed up with ChefStable to … [Read more...] about Savoy/All-Way Burger Closing

Owner Adam Higgs of the popular Acadia Bistro on NE Fremont, has sold the business. It will be taken over as of August 1st, by Seamus Foran, who has been his sous chef for the past eight years.Here is the official press release: May 6, 2015 – Portland, OR – After a decade of cooking some of Portland’s finest, most soulful New Orleans cuisine, Acadia Bistro chef/owner Adam … [Read more...] about Acadia Bistro Changes Owners

Portland, Ore. (May 5, 2015) – Fans of Bollywood Theater will rejoice when the Alberta Street restaurant reopens its doors at 11am on Wednesday, May 6, to  find a restaurant twice the size. Construction has closed the Northeast location of the popular Indian street food restaurant for the last several weeks as efforts were underway to convert the space next door (formerly Bin … [Read more...] about Bollywood Theater Alberta Reopens

The winners of the 2015 James Beard Awards were announced this evening. Three Portland chefs were in the competition for Best Chef Northwest, but in the end, the awards went to other nominees.That doesn't matter - these Portland chefs have continued to shape and refine our food scene: Greg Denton and Gabriel Quiñónez of Ox restaurant, and Justin Woodward of Castagna. I was … [Read more...] about Portland Nominations Fall Flat at James Beard Awards