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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…
Coffee Guide: The Great North Coffee
The Great North Coffeehouse When Matt Brown and Jonathan Felix-Lund opened Great North Coffee in St. Johns in 2016, they came with some serious creds. Between the two they…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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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…
What are the Best Coconut Waters – We Rate 44 Brands
Best Coconut Waters 1.10 – new update soon with new coconut waters. Updated 9.22 – added Coco Goods to the top 10. Demoted Harmless Harvest and reordered our recommended list. What are the best coconut waters? Judging by the amount of shelf space devoted to them in…