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
Heart Coffee Roaster
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
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
Coffee Guide: Heart Coffee Roasters
Things you don’t need to know about Heart Coffee Roasters but I’m going to tell you anyway: Owner Wille Yli-Luoma is Finnish, and he’s a well-regarded pro-snowboarder. Why does this matter? It adds to the distinctive personality that is Heart Coffee. He has a Finnish sensibility around nature and science, combined with a professional sportsman’s intensity.“I don’t believe … [Read more...] about Coffee Guide: Heart Coffee Roasters
Survey 2011: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
Last year Stumptown Coffee Roasters won by a significant margin. This year, Barista Coffeehouse surged and came very close to tying their score, with only 1% of the vote separating them. When you factor in the number of Stumptown stores versus the two Barista locations, it's a pretty impressive showing. Ristretto Roasters bumped up to tie Coffeehouse NW for 3rd place.Out of … [Read more...] about Survey 2011: Best Coffeehouse in Portland