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FEAST Portland Returning in Modified Form
Finally, a bit of news about the 2021 FEAST Portland. It will be held this year but in a greatly modified form. Here are the details from the press release. Friends. Rollercoaster doesn’t even begin to describe this past year for our community. Like many of you, we’ve had moments of fear, worry,…
Coffee Guide: The Great North Coffee
The Great North Coffeehouse When Matt Brown and Jonathan Felix-Lund opened Great North Coffee in St. Johns five years ago, they came with some serious creds. Matt had worked at Stumptown, Barista Coffee, and Albina Press. Jonathan used to be the head trainer at Stumptown, then for the last…
Oregon adjusts guidelines for wearing masks and physical distancing indoors and outdoors
Oregon adjusts guidelines for wearing masks and physical distancing indoors and outdoors Press release from The Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services below. Keep in mind, businesses have the ultimate authority as to what their requirements are. At the very least, you’ll need to provide “proof of vaccination” to enter maskless,…
Smith Teamaker’s New Plant-Based Café Will Open in NW Portland on May 29th
This first-of-its-kind culinary experience seamlessly integrates food and tea From the press release – Portland, Ore. (May 13, 2021) — Smith Teamaker will open the doors to its path-breaking new concept on Saturday, May 29th. The Portland-based craft tea company, deeply rooted in plants, has recruited the talent and knowledge of Karl Holl…
Tonari, Nodoguro Close Permanently
It sounds like the closings came down to landlord issues. Photo: Nodoguro From the owners, “Since my last post, we have lost our restaurant leases and my little family had to pack up, adjust, and find a way to sustain while we find a new place for our businesses….
Ataula Catalan Restaurant Closing for Good
Updated: 4pm This one really hurts. According to Portland Monthly, Jose Chesa and Cristan Baez will not reopen their popular Spanish Tapas restaurant, Ataula. The building has been sold, and health issues also are playing a part in the closure. As first reported by Portland Monthly. Here is a statement from the restaurant’s…
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2021-2022 Permanent Restaurant Closures
This list of recently closed restaurants in the Portland Metro area. It will be updated regularly. In the order of most recent closures first. Note that I don’t normally link to Facebook (FB) or Instagram sites because I just end up with a broken link in a…
Your Guide to Portland Oregon Distilleries
A complete list of distilleries open to the public in the Portland area. Updated 9/22 – Added Aviation Gin. Updated 503 Distillery, Trail Distilling award, added Branch Point Distillery, Hood River Distillers, remove Big Bottom Distillery (closed), remove Eastside Distilling (closed tasting rooms) updated map, misc. updates….
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? 7.15.22 – add East Imperial tonic water.7.5.22 Added two new tonics – Betty Buzz, and Cipriani Foods. Over the years many people have asked me what are the best tonic waters,…
The Best Portland Coffeehouses
A Guide to Great Portland Coffee Coffee flight at Either/Or 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…
What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 44 Brands
Best Coconut Waters 7.13 – Updating Obrigado shortly. Coming soon, “Pure Squeeze” coconut water. I’ll tell you right now, you don’t want the latter. I could barely get it past my nose. Updated 2.22 – added Walmart. Retested – Vita Coco Pressed, Whole Foods Organic, Whole Foods…
Guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries & Patisseries
Our guide to Portland’s Best Bakeries (Last updated: 9.22 – Removed Lovejoy Bakers which has gone way downhill. Removed La Rose Patisserie in Beaverton which changed ownership and has gone downhill. Added quick look at Champagne Poetry on SE Hawthorne, which is the new patisserie from the…