[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 …

Updated: Besaw’s restaurant has lost their lease and is closing on May 29th. They hope to reopen late summer 2015. In a Facebook post copied below, owner Cana Flug infers that she plans to reopen Besaws under the same name at another NW Portland location. However, Willamette Week is reporting that the property owner plans …

<updated>Kir Jensen doesn’t seem to be able to sit still very long. Today she announced that The Sugar Cube will be closing on May 3rd. The bakery opened as a cart in the summer of 2008, and then moved to the brick and mortar Alberta street location in fall 2013. The cat is out …

Silk Vietnamese restaurant and bar at NW 10th and Glisan in the Pearl District has re-branded to become Phở Van Fresh.Silk was one of the first somewhat upscale Vietnamese fusion restaurants in Portland, drawing generally good reviews and a trendy crowd, while focusing on some less common Vietnamese dishes. However, over the years its popularity seems …

Plaza Del Toro is the newest space created by one of Portland’s premier restaurateurs, John Gorham of Toro Bravo, Tasty & Sons, Tasty & Alder and Mediterranean Exploration Company.Part culinary lab, part event space, Plaza was inspired by both the Modernist food movement, and the intense Gastronomic Societies in food obsessed San Sebastian, Spain. Gorham …