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Senate Passes Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2020) – Today the U.S. Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act by unanimous consent. The bill will now go to the president for his signature. The Act includes several improvements the Association has been pursuing that will improve the PPP for…
Portland Pulls All Sidewalk Cafe Permits – Don’t Panic!
If you, as a restaurant owner has gotten this message, don’t panic. PBOT sent out the following email to restaurants with sidewalk cafe permits: Hi 2020 Sidewalk Café Permit Holder, Thank you so much for your patience while we are navigating all county, state, and national COVID-19…
Feast Portland 2020 Canceled
Food Celebration Feast Portland has been canceled this year. Over the years, not only has Feast brought in millions of dollars in tourism but according to their website, has raised over $520,000 to their causes, most recently Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon and Urban Gleaners. Feast is…
2020 James Beard Foundation Nominations Announced
After a long delay because of Covid-19, The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2020 nominations. You can read the full (huge) list on the PFD-PR website. Note that there is little chance all of these nominees will make it to the finals, but as they say,…
Greg Higgins on Payroll Protection Program loans
Like everyone, life for us has settled into a nearly hypnotic routine. Not bad mind you, just very different from my recent one as a chef and restaurant owner. Gardening, baking honest loaves in the outdoor oven and reading now fill our days. I make regular visits…
Gabrielle Hamilton on Prune
I’ve been holding back on posting anything lately, but this article by Gabrielle Hamilton of NYC’s Prune restaurant is so good I want to make sure more people read it. Whether you are a chef dealing with all the changes over the past few months, owner, investor,…
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Covid-19 Restaurant Closures
This list of restaurants in the Portland Metro area which have closed so far. It will be updated regularly. In the order of most recent closures first. Alma Chocolate – PFD Toro Bravo – Oregonian. PFD article Tasty n Daughters – Oregonian Tasty n Alder – Oregonian…
Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries
A complete list of distilleries open to the public in the Portland area. Updated 2/20 – Tons of additions and updates. Portland is a mecca for micro-brews, artisan coffee roasting, chocolatiers, pizza, bread, pastries and more. Oregon also has an established wine industry and an agrarian economy…
Best Tonic Water – Are the Gourmet Brands Worth the Price?
We’ve all seen expensive tonic waters in the grocery store, but are they worth the price? [6/2020 – I’ve been going through all the listings, updating prices, looking for changed formulas and discontinued tonic waters, so this article may be a bit messy at the moment. Coming…
The Best Portland Coffeehouses
A Guide to Great Portland Coffee Portland has a collective passion for coffee that’s borderline obsessive. It is easy to find beans freshly roasted to your tastes here, as well as that velvety ambrosia known as a properly made cappuccino. While we won’t claim Portland is the…
What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 34 Brands
Best Coconut Waters Updated 7/4 – added first impressions of Real Coco Organic. Full change list at the bottom. What are the best coconut waters? Judging by the amount of shelf space devoted to them in grocery stores, coconut water is a popular item. Not being a…
Guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries & Patisseries
Our complete guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries (Last updated: 1.20. By Lizzy Caston and Food Dude) Portland is well-known for great beers, coffee, and quality European style artisan bread, yet we also boast a very large choice of sweet shops, patisseries, chocolate purveyors and chocolatiers. For visitors…