News Clearance Sale: La Moule, Ataula, Bunk and Coppia

I'm going to be catching up on some of the news that has happened while I've been away over the last month. La Moule, the mussels bar from St. Jack chef Aaron Barnett is almost ready to open. According to The Oregonian, the bar is taking over the former Savoy Tavern in the same S.E. neighborhood where the original St. Jack was located. Come opening, look for Pacific … [Read more...] about News Clearance Sale: La Moule, Ataula, Bunk and Coppia

A federal appeals court has given the consumer review site Yelp permission to lower or raise overall business ratings in exchange for money. Yelp has been accused of giving businesses that advertise with them higher ratings, but the claims have never been proved in court. Now the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco says that Yelp is allowed to do so."The … [Read more...] about Court Gives Yelp Permission to Change Business Ratings for Cash

The problems faced by restaurant owners and their employees because of the increasing cost of living Over the past few years I've been hearing from many restaurant workers that they are having an increasingly difficult time staying in Portland, because the cost of living here is going up so quickly. Lately they have taken on a more desperate tone, saying that restaurants can't … [Read more...] about Cost of Living + Lack of Cooks = Problems for Restaurant Owners

How not to order coffee from Portlandia's Fred Armisend and Carrie Brownstein in a spoof for the Food Channel, filmed at Oblique Coffee Roasters in Portland - There is seriousness, and you have to go in with a certain amount of composure, you have to go in with graveness and seriousness of a court date, of a wedding, of a funeral...h/t OregonLive.com … [Read more...] about Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein – How to Order Coffee

From Wired.de. This unique coffee lid may make you feel differently about your morning coffee. Designer Jan WooSeok from South Korea has taken the standard lid and given it a whole new face. From WooSeok,"Kiss when coffee" This design is a fun but functional concept. Different from the other coffee lids which have a usual hole to put a straw or to drink directly, Take … [Read more...] about Pucker Up for Unique Coffee Lid