McMenamins has announced the opening of a new bottle shop on NW 23rd Avenue. The newest venture, the 23rd Avenue Bottle Shop, will carry over 800 bottled craft beers, ciders, wines and spirits. The public opening will be on November 19th, 2015. Here is the official press release - 799 BOTTLES OF CRAFT BEER, CIDER & SPARKLING WINE ON THE WALL– McMenamins Opens … [Read more...] about McMenamins Opens Bottle Shop on NW 23rd
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Musical Chefs: Mondok, Bettinger, Adams, Giambalvo
Daniel Mondok, most recently of Genoa (closed), Paulee (closed), Sel Gris (closed), June (closed), Olea (closed), and Carlyle (closed), has taken a job at Swank & Swine. (Note that I may have missed some restaurants on that list, but does anyone notice anything in common?)Portland Monthly has sort of a review of Swank & Swine that isn't exactly a rave, saying "A few … [Read more...] about Musical Chefs: Mondok, Bettinger, Adams, Giambalvo
Think Globally, Drink Locally
Portland has become positively civilized with its recent explosion of small distilleries. Let's raise a glass and have a proper drink toasting the city's burgeoning local, made-by-hand liquor producers. Classic cocktails are nothing new, but small-batch artisanal liquors are showing up in liquor stores, restaurants and bars all over town.It should come as no surprise that … [Read more...] about Think Globally, Drink Locally