The restaurant will have a closing party April 20th When Uptown Billiards opened in 1995, it was my favorite place to play pool in Portland. You’d never know when heading up the long flight of stairs off of NW 23rd Ave. that you’d be ending up in a big, upscale lounge with plenty…

An interesting press release today about Piccone’s Corner Butcher Shop, Restaurant and Bar to open in NE Portland. Reminds me of the original press for Laurelhurst Market. Here it is in its entirety – Owner Austin Piccone brings farming experience from Wallow & Root Pasture Farm and Italian-American roots to new butchery; Chef…

How does Tous le Jours stand up to Oyatsupan? Not long after I rediscovered Oyatsupan Japanese Bakers in Beaverton, I happened upon Tous les Jours Bakery which recently opened in central Beaverton. It too is an Asian bakery, this time “French-Asian inspired baked goods”. I’d never heard of the chain before and wondered…

James Beard voters leave Portland out of national awards. It seems like they just came out with the semi-finalists list, but the James Beard Foundation Award nominations for 2019 have been narrowed down to just a few semi-finalists in the Portland area. We were left out of all the national awards: For Best…

This is interesting enough to report – Little Bean, the latest venture from Micah Camden of Blue Star Donuts and Super Deluxe is opening Monday at 1241 NW Johnson St., in Portland. That’s between REI and Jamison Square in the Pearl District. Here is the press release – Little Bean products are based…

In 2016 our little food world was abuzz with talk about a new Japanese Bakery which had just opened in Beaverton – Oyatsupan. I made the trip out and wasn’t particularly impressed. Fast forward to 2019 when I was helping a friend move a few blocks away and I decided to give it…