Portland Monthly Magazine reports that Trigger, the Tex-Mex restaurant from Tommy Habetz and company will close, to reopen as another Bunk. This isn't exactly a surprise: the location under the Wonder Ballroom was a bit strange and frequently competed with the ballroom and Toro Bravo for neighborhood parking spaces. That, coupled with a kitchen that never seemed to get its feet … [Read more...] about Trigger, Pasta Allegro Close; Little T Bakery Opening New Store
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Reader Survey 2013: Best Coffee Roaster in Portland
When readers voted a year ago for the Best Coffee Roaster in Portland, there was a bit of an upset, with Ristretto Roasters barely edging out Stumptown coffee. This year things have flipped a bit. Let's review the top three 2012 results first:Ristretto Coffee Roasters - 27.9% Stumptown Coffee Roasters - 27.2% Coava Coffee Roasters - 9% They were followed distantly by … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2013: Best Coffee Roaster in Portland
Your Amuse Bouche – News Roundup for 2.4.2013
A reader sends this note: When I went to grad school at the CIA I had to purchase all new chef's pants and uniforms. By then, I'd collected dozens of pairs of them, and had lots of jackets (because I'd been working as a sous chef for years- having started from the bottom up when I was 17). So I never used most of the new pants. I have 5-6 pairs of unworn pants (maybe more if I … [Read more...] about Your Amuse Bouche – News Roundup for 2.4.2013
Reader Survey 2012: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
I thought it would be interesting this year to break coffee into two categories - Best Coffeehouse and Best Roaster. Stumptown is known for roasting and I thought they would do pretty well in both categories, especially with 5 stores, but that isn't the case. Let's look at the results: 752 votes cast:1. Ristretto Roasters - 16.2% of the vote. Our review2181 NW Nicolai … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
Reader Survey 2012: Best Coffee Roaster in Portland
A new category this year - roaster. You'll find Best Coffeehouse here.I was floored by these results. The relatively new Ristretto Roasters came out of nowhere to take first place, edging out Stumptown Coffee.Out of 736 votes cast: 1. Ristretto Roasters – 27.9% of the vote . Our review2181 NW Nicolai St., Portland 97210 Map 3808 N Williams Ave, Portland … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2012: Best Coffee Roaster in Portland