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Portland Food and Restaurant News and Discussion

This is an archive of Portland metro area restaurant and food news, political debate, diatribes, discussion threads etc. If we aren't quite sure where a story belongs, you'll find it here.

Renowned Portland Chef Naomi Pomeroy Dies

July 15, 2024 by PDX Food Dude 3 Comments

First reported by The Oregonian and Kezi News in Eugene, Naomi Pomeroy, the famed chef respected throughout the Portland food scene and beyond, died Saturday at the age of 49. She died while tubing on Mary's River when the group she was with hit a snag. She was not wearing a life jacket.From Kezi.com, Patrol Lieutenant Toby Bottorff reported that the incident occurred … [Read more...] about Renowned Portland Chef Naomi Pomeroy Dies

Caffe Vita Portland Closing, The Great North to Take Over Space

January 31, 2023 by PDX Food Dude Leave a Comment

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Caffe Vita announced today they have closed their NE Alberta Street store. Local company Great North Coffee to take over the space.The Great North Coffee Shop has been expanding since opening its popular St. John's store in 2016. In 2020, a second shop in Vancouver Washington opened, in September of 2022 they took over Lovejoy Bakers in Portland's Pearl District (I'm … [Read more...] about Caffe Vita Portland Closing, The Great North to Take Over Space

FEAST Will No Longer Be Held

December 22, 2022 by PDX Food Dude Leave a Comment

FEAST Portland, the food festival that drew people from all over the nation to our local food scene has taken its last bow. Gutted to get this press release this morning from Mike Thelin of FEAST Portland -Dear Friends, In an interview with Karen Brooks at Portland Monthly Magazine today, I shared the news that our festival would not be returning—not in 2023 and not … [Read more...] about FEAST Will No Longer Be Held

Renata Closes for Good

October 27, 2022 by PDX Food Dude 2 Comments

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Eater broke the story this morning that the SE Portland restaurant, Renata has closed for good.Lovers of their frozen pizza will be glad that they will continue to be available. From the Renata Instagram -natapdxReal talk: most people think life is back to normal. The pandemic is a thing of the past and we’re all moving on. The reality is that the damage done to … [Read more...] about Renata Closes for Good

Ripe Cooperative, BEAST Spinoff to Close

October 12, 2022 by PDX Food Dude Leave a Comment

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Naomi Pomeroy announced today that Ripe Cooperative, her pivot from the critically acclaimed BEAST, will close permanently at the end of day on October 16th. I've always liked Naomi. Her restaurants have been true to herself. She has been at the forefront of the Save Our Restaurants initiative led by herself and chefs Tom Colicchio, and Kwame Onwuachi, campaigning with … [Read more...] about Ripe Cooperative, BEAST Spinoff to Close

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