Portland Food and Drink
News and Information For Portland Oregon Area Restaurants and Bars
Once again Portland has a good number of nominees for the James Beard Awards. Winners of the 2018 James Beard Media Awards will be announced at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City on Friday, April 27, 2018.… Read the rest
NEW YORK, NY (February 15, 2018) – The James Beard Foundation announced today its list of Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists for the 28th annual James Beard Foundation Awards.… Read the rest
Teardrop Lounge, which has topped this list every year other than 2011 suddenly dropped to number four. In its place, the next top choices all bumped up one.… Read the rest
No idea why the James Beard Foundation broke the finalists for 2017 into two press releases, but it’s my fault for not wanting to sit through the long streaming announcement – there just wasn’t enough wine in the house.… Read the rest
The Lotus Cardroom and Cafe has closed and the building will be torn down. According to KPTV, who seem to be breaking a fair amount of restaurant news these days –
The historic bar, which is located at SW 3rd Avenue and Salmon, will be demolished to make room for a high-rise boutique hotel.… Read the rest
