According to OregonLive, The Oregon Culinary Institute along with some of the Pioneer Pacific college facilities are closing permanently. [Updated with OCI statement 7.22] The culinary institute had culinary programs ranging from a Hospitality Management AOS degrees at $32,850, a Culinary Arts Diploma for $18,405, Baking &…

A few items of note to those of you who live in the Beaverton area. First of all, the city is working with the restaurants in the downtown area to allow them to add patio dining. Decarli, Lionheart Coffee, Top Burmese, Ex Novo Brewing, and Afuri all…

David Jenkins is no longer with us, but his spirit is in this website through the stories he told us over the years. I was cleaning out old posts today and thought I would repost this one from April 2013. I grew up in a family that…

Alma, which was once one of the best handmade chocolate shops in the area, has closed for good. This posted on their website this morning – We Must Say Goodbye It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our permanent closure. As many in our…

Case Study Coffee Roasters Will Not Reopen. [Updated again on 7/12/20] I was told by multiple people that Case Study Coffee has closed. The closure plan has been mentioned by multiple people in the industry over the past four weeks. But I waited until I got an…

Toro Bravo, Tasty n Daughters and Tasty n Alder, Plaza Del Toro all closing permanently. Some of the saddest news I’ve heard in a long time breaking from the Oregonian. Note: There seems to be some confusion as to whether the Oregonian got this story wrong. Willamette…