What is the best Coffeehouse in Portland? The number of coffeehouses that have opened over the past few years made untangling the votes for Best Portland Coffeehouse a challenge - 85 different coffeehouses received votes, which makes the spread between them much smaller, but 561 of you had an opinion. For this … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
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Reader Survey 2017: Best Coffee Roaster in Portland
What is the best coffee roaster in Portland? This is all about the beans. I asked for Best Coffee Roaster in Portland in a separate question from best coffeehouse, because I wanted to concentrate strictly on the coffee, so this is a new question this year. It seems like everyone has decided that roasting coffee is … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2017: Best Coffee Roaster in Portland
News: Willow Opens, 180 Guest Chefs, New Restaurants
I know... I am way behind on news. Where have I been? Working on a couple of big projects, and eating - getting caught up on the newer restaurants that I hadn't made it to yet and returning to old favorites. Here is some news scraped from the endless stream of press releases over the past month. Have … [Read more...] about News: Willow Opens, 180 Guest Chefs, New Restaurants
Washington Post Names Portland Best Food City in America
"Welcome to Portland, as in Oregon, the land of milk and honey — also coffee, tea, beer, wine, game, berries, crab, salmon, ice cream in flavors lifted from food trucks and olive oil that chefs compare favorably to Italy’s liquid gold." In a Merry Christmas to businesses in Portland, Tom Sietsema of The Washington … [Read more...] about Washington Post Names Portland Best Food City in America
Reader Survey 2015: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
The number of coffeehouses that have opened over the past few years made untangling the votes for Best Coffeehouse in Portland a challenge. We love our coffee, and judging by the comments, many of us have strong preferences about coffeehouses. For this survey I left out "Best Roaster" for another survey, because I … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2015: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
Trigger, Pasta Allegro Close; Little T Bakery Opening New Store
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. … [Read more...] about Trigger, Pasta Allegro Close; Little T Bakery Opening New Store
Ristretto Roasters Opens 3rd Shop, Readies New Book
The newest branch of Ristretto Coffee Roasters has opened at 555 NE Couch St in Portland. The new store, designed by Accelerated Development's, Keith Shrader, gives a nod to the area's industrial past, with lots of heavy steel and clean wood finishes. It features a large bar and community table seating area, the … [Read more...] about Ristretto Roasters Opens 3rd Shop, Readies New Book
Reader Survey 2013: Best Coffeehouse in Portland
Once again I asked the question, "what is the best coffeehouse in Portland?" As always, the results proved interesting. In 2012, the ranking was: 1) Ristretto Roasters, 2) Barista Coffee, 3) Stumptown Coffee, 4) Heart, 5) Coava, 6) Coffeehouse NW, and 7) Extracto. For 2013, everything has changed. Out of 1704 … [Read more...] about Reader Survey 2013: Best Coffeehouse in Portland