Sauvage at Fausse Piste is Closing their Doors

Sauvage at Fausse Piste, 537 SE Ash Street, is closing. The 'New American' restaurant is the handiwork of chef/owner Jesse Skiles, along with chef de cuisine Nicolas Duff and winesman Jeff Vejr.From the Sauvage website: Dear Friends,After much thought and reflection we have decided to close Sauvage on Saturday the 31st of May. It has been a great run and many heartfelt … [Read more...] about Sauvage at Fausse Piste is Closing their Doors

Odd that we get this news so far in advance - Imperial Chef Ben Bettinger is leaving the restaurants Imperial and Portland Penny Diner this August.  According to Eat Beat, Vitaly Paley will be taking over the restaurant until a replacement is found. No word on where Bettinger is headed.Bettinger is an alumni of Paley's Place, which he left in early 2008 to head up the … [Read more...] about Chef Ben Bettinger Moving on from Imperial

Just when it started to get fun! Crowds poured into the streets in a mass migration towards coffee houses, after the Portland Water Bureau announced the end of the boil water order.Residents should flush pipes for two minutes before drinking. No, that doesn't make any sense to me either.Portland,OR-  As of 11:00 AM Saturday May 24, 2014, the Boil Water Notice issued on … [Read more...] about City of Portland Boil Water Order Lifted

From KGW News, "Until further notice, all Portland Water Bureau customers and those in the affected areas should boil all tap water used for drinking, food preparation, tooth brushing and ice for at least one minute. Ice or any beverages prepared with un-boiled tap water on or after May 20 should be discarded," the city alert reads.The Water Bureau said that all its … [Read more...] about Portland Water Bureau Issues E. Coli Boil Water Alert for All of Portland

I'll cover the good news first. In my opinion, Portland doesn't have any good Chinese restaurants. Could that be changing? According to the Oregonian, Jasper Shen, chef and co-owner of Aviary, is planning to open a Chinese restaurant (!) From OregonLive.comShen has been recipe testing soup dumplings, known as xiaolongbao (XLB), for his upcoming pop-ups and Chinese … [Read more...] about Cartopia Going Going… Aviary’s Jasper Shen to Open Chinese Restaurant