Heart Pizza has announced their first restaurant will open Friday, February 24th, at 417 SW 13th Ave The first branch of soon to be a chain Heart Pizza, has an opening date. The restaurant is located just across the street from Blue Star Donuts and the Cacao Chocolate shop. Co-owners Micah Camden of Blue Star Donuts/Boxer – Read more…
Morgan Brownlow
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An anonymous email says that Morgan Brownlow has found a new home as executive chef at the longtime lacking Papa Haydn Group. You may remember Morgan from lots of past restaurant gossip posts, but my tipper says that he is calm and humble and looking to find peace in the city he was born in. – Read more…
Morgan Brownlow to Cook at Tasty n Alder. Morgan Brownlow Gone from Tasty n Alder
This happened so fast my brain has whiplash. The biggest topic of conversation at the Quartet friends/press dinner on Monday, was that the notorious Morgan Brownlow was out of John Gorham’s new Tasty n Alder restaurant before he even started! Gorham announced Morgan’s involvement a few weeks ago, saying that he would be cooking on – Read more…
Morgan Brownlow Leaves Tails & Trotters
[Updated: statement from Tails & Trotters below] From Morgan’s face book page- Morgan Brownlow Okay Folks. As of today I have made my decision to leave Tails and Trotters. I am assuming the show will go on, just not with me. So on that note I hope they will continue to bring you all the – Read more…
Food News Roundup For December 9th
Ton’s of news, but mostly little tidbits that aren’t worth posting on their own. Here we go:
There have been rumors of financial problems with Rose’s Deli’s. Now the Tanasbourne site is R.I.P. status.
In the press: Lisa Shroeder made it to the Today Show to promote her new cookbook Mother’s Best. She gave a demonstration on cooking warm apple crisp.
The New Yorker ran an interesting article on a ride-along with
Portland Food News for 3.16.09
(Updated Wednesday evening: I’ve added a few more bits of news at the bottom)
Unemployment has hit 10.1%. Suzie Orman, financial “adviser”, was on the Oprah show, and said that people should stop eating in restaurants to save money. Wait a minute. She wants us to boycott an industry that supports 14 million people? This is going to help everyone?
Due to the outcry, Ms. Orman retracted
Food News for 3.3.09
Urban Wine Works, R.I.P. Another victim of the economy, they will be closing the doors and liquidating everything: inventory, fixtures, equipment, and wine. The sale is March 13th – 15th, 12:00 – 6:00.
A strictly unconfirmed rumor going around; Genoa has sold, and may reopen under new owners. No idea what the new incarnation would be.
Interview: Morgan Brownlow
Since returning to Portland in 2002, Morgan Brownlow has seen his star rise higher, faster, than any local chef in recent memory. After two years with Ripe and Family Supper, he became partner and founding chef at Clarklewis, which won the Oregonian’s Restaurant of the Year for 2004, barely three months after it opened. More, – Read more…