"Thank God the tiki bar is open Thank God the tiki torch still shines Thank God the tiki bar is open Come on in and open up your mind" John Hiatt The Tiki Bar is OpenMy own experience with tiki bars began early, and my love of the tiki bar has been with me ever since. As a young kid from a very cold and snowy climate, my family would often take "mini vacations" by … [Read more...] about Review: Thatch Tiki Bar
Review: Thatch Tiki Bar
Leather Storrs on Rocket and Noble Rot
An Interview of Leather Storrs, via Nancy Rommelmann Holy shit, Rocket is my restaurant and I’m already sick of hearing about it. Why would a restaurant exist in the firmament for so long without materializing and why should anyone care? These questions have a number of answers and I’ll try and touch on all of them.1. Have I really been reading about this “Rocket for 2 … [Read more...] about Leather Storrs on Rocket and Noble Rot
Ken’s Place Restaurant to Close, Cooking for Intel Jones Farm,
Those of us who have worked at Intel Jones Farm, always knew the cafe was pretty great, but might not know the story of what goes on behind the scenes. Nancy Rommelmann wrote a great interview with chef Micah Cavolo, an interesting enough guy when he's not cooking. You can check out the interview over at Pajamas Media. I miss the cafe, but not the coffee!Interesting to … [Read more...] about Ken’s Place Restaurant to Close, Cooking for Intel Jones Farm,
The Restaurant Show, Karen Books is Desperate and More
Rocco DiSpirito and Jeffrey Chodorow in The Restaurant Many of you may have watched The Restaurant, a television series a year ago, which followed the experiences of Rocco DiSpirito and Jeffrey Chodorow as they opened a restaurant. After bitter infighting, it eventually failed. Since then, Chodorow has opened two other restaurants in the spot, the latest featuring … [Read more...] about The Restaurant Show, Karen Books is Desperate and More
Interview: Morgan Brownlow
Since returning to Portland in 2002, Morgan Brownlow has seen his star rise higher, faster, than any local chef in recent memory. After two years with Ripe and Family Supper, he became partner and founding chef at Clarklewis, which won the Oregonian's Restaurant of the Year for 2004, barely three months after it opened. More, according to his peers, when Brownlow is on, he is … [Read more...] about Interview: Morgan Brownlow