After a long delay because of Covid-19, The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2020 nominations. You can read the full (huge) list on the PFD-PR website. Note that there is little chance all of these nominees will make it to the finals, but as they say, it’s an honor just to be…

Like everyone, life for us has settled into a nearly hypnotic routine. Not bad mind you, just very different from my recent one as a chef and restaurant owner. Gardening, baking honest loaves in the outdoor oven and reading now fill our days. I make regular visits to our shuttered restaurant and long…

I’ve been holding back on posting anything lately, but this article by Gabrielle Hamilton of NYC’s Prune restaurant is so good I want to make sure more people read it. Whether you are a chef dealing with all the changes over the past few months, owner, investor, or restaurant-goer, this will, through Gabrielle’s…

From the Portland Mercury – The short application window for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 in Portland to apply for up to $10,000 in emergency grant funding opened Monday. The $2 million grant package, approved by Portland City Council last week, is expected to support at least 150 local businesses who’ve been financially…

Gabriel Rucker and Vitaly Paley are both offering live programs on Instagram Rucker of Le Pigeon and Canard restaurants is hosting “Live Cooking with Chef Gabriel Rucker” every Wednesday and Friday at 6 pm, and Sunday brunch at 12 pm for live cooking demonstrations from his home kitchen. I remembered to watch the…

Over the past week, I have received more and more notices that restaurants that were offering take-out, are now closing entirely. Here is a detailed reason by Andy Ricker of Pok Pok: Dear Portland, Today I made the decision to close all Pok Pok Restaurants for the duration of the Covid19 crisis. I…