Portland, Ore. (May 5, 2015) – Fans of Bollywood Theater will rejoice when the Alberta Street restaurant reopens its doors at 11am on Wednesday, May 6, to  find a restaurant twice the size. Construction has closed the Northeast location of the popular Indian street food restaurant for the last several weeks as efforts …

The winners of the 2015 James Beard Awards were announced this evening. Three Portland chefs were in the competition for Best Chef Northwest, but in the end, the awards went to other nominees.That doesn’t matter – these Portland chefs have continued to shape and refine our food scene: Greg Denton and Gabriel Quiñónez of …

I have a friend who visits every few years, and her first question is always, “What are the Best New Restaurants in Portland?” Since I didn’t do a survey in 2014, this list goes back to late 2013. Looking over this list, I think everyone one of them is an option for a good …

Did I say “Stock”? Of course I meant this newfangled thing called bone broth. Stock is where leftover bones, herbs and water are cooked at a low gentle simmer for at least a few hours, the scum or ‘raft’ carefully skimmed off as it develops. It’s incredibly cheap to make, restaurants do huge batches, and …

[updated 4/30 to fix error in press release]The most interesting take from the full press release included below, is that Tucci Ristorante in Lake Oswego has brought in Jeff Emerson, expat of Castagna and Ava Gene’s as chef, and the much missed Kurt Spak of Alba Osteria as sous chef. Lake Oswego’s Tucci Ristorante …

Every survey I ask you “what is the Best Seafood Restaurant in Portland?”, and every time it seems like the selection is a little bit better. With all of the riches off of our coast you wouldn’t think this would be an issue. Speaking of riches, I haven’t been to any of these …