Portland Food and Restaurant News and Discussion

I stumbled across this while looking for information on a local chef the other day. It is a Chef and Restaurant database: "ChefDb.com is an ongoing project aimed at documenting the history of chefs, restaurants, and restaurateurs from around the world." Not many Portland entries yet, but a ton from some cities. A great resource for employers and writers; I hope it … [Read more...] about Chef Database, Willamette Week Annual Restaurant Guide 2006

Five Portland Restaurants Covered by Oprah Magazine I wondered why readers from Oprah's domain was on the site over the summer, and now I know. A reader alerted me they were doing a roundup of restaurants for their November issue.Since buying Oprah Magazine was a direct assault on my masculinity, I hoped to find the article online, but it isn't there yet. Instead, I threw … [Read more...] about Oprah on Portland Restaurants,

Those of you who follow my site, know that I am a fan of Vikram Vij, owner of an Indian restaurant in Vancouver BC. There's a good interview with him on this food blog, about his new cookbook. Interesting reading. Makes me want to go back to Vij for dinner. _____________________________________________In case you haven't heard, Rose and Raindrop will be closing for good at … [Read more...] about Rose & Raindrop Closing, Selmelier a Salty Profession

The San Francisco Chronicle seems to think so: Diners expecting a warm greeting from Jamie Passot as they sweep into La Folie, Michelin Red Guide in hand, are in for a disappointment.No matter what the prestigious French restaurant guide says, the chef's wife won't be waiting at the door. She stopped working nights when she and chef Roland Passot had their daughter … [Read more...] about Is Michelin Misguided – Outdated References Are Everywhere

What happens when you drop a 7,000 square foot high-end restaurant in Vancouver Washington? I'm not sure, but we are about to find out. Vesta Restaurant and Vesta Wine Bar will be opening on SE Mill Plain, across the street from Evergreen airfield. This is a 7,000 sq. ft. space that was originally built as a Fudruckers, became Fat Tire, then Billygan's Roadhouse and has lain … [Read more...] about Vesta Restaurant to Open in Vancouver WA, Yakuza in Portland, Lovely Hula Hands Moving…