Cupcake Jones Closes Leaving Customers & Employees Unpaid

KGW News broke the story today that Cupcake Jones, the popular Pearl District bakery has closed without notice. Customers have been unable to get deposits back and employees say they are owed money. KGW reached out to the owner multiple times, and though she responded to text messages, she would not answer questions about why the company closed or if customers who have paid … [Read more...] about Cupcake Jones Closes Leaving Customers & Employees Unpaid

I have lots of little nuggets of news squirreled away, none worth a story on their own. Let's get started. Changes in the John's Landing neighborhood. A reader reports Szechuan Chef is moving down the street to the old Koji Osakaya location. Good riddance to Koji. Pier One is also leaving and the two combined spaces are going to be filled by a "high-end grocer". Honey Baked … [Read more...] about News: Penzeys, Foster Burger, Super Deluxe and Much More

The cruise ship that is Andina Restaurant has hit the rocks. Updated 7/10 - the final score was 51 of 100 points. I'd like to say that this is a minor setback for Andina from which they will quickly recover, but this is another nail in the coffin for the Peruvian restaurant which was rocked with scandal in 2013 after being closed several days after two norovirus outbreaks. I … [Read more...] about Andina Fails Latest Health Inspection