Hamlet in Portland has served their last meal From Facebook, “It’s true. Hamlet will be closing its doors after last call on Saturday, but we hope to see you one last time for a drink and a slice of our best! Thanks to everyone who’s ever come through, cozied up to our bar, sipped our – Read more…
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.
Bellino Trattoria Closes, to Become Nicoletta’s & Beppe’s
Bellino Trattoria, the Sicilian Restaurant in the Pearl District Closes First there was Fratelli, which lasted over 15 years, then Bellino Trattoria Siciliana which lasted just over two years. Now the owners of Nicoletta’s Table and Marketplace, a Lake Oswego Italian restaurant/store will be opening in the space at 1230 NW Hoyt street. No word yet – Read more…
LA Ruta Gastronomic Festival July 13 – 16
Spanish food and cultural festival brings Portland four days of dinners, tastings, trade shows, wine seminars, demos, music, film, art, and Flamenco I was at Toro Bravo this week, and the staff were bubbling over about the first annual La Ruta PDX. On the way home, I happened to turn on the latest Right at the – Read more…
Review: Munchery Meals
Are Munchery home delivery meals worth the price? You’ve probably seen advertisements for Munchery pop up as you’ve navigated around the web. I was seeing them everywhere, with phrases such as “Our chefs are the talent behind every dish we serve. Innovators, artists, and James Beard Award winners, they handcraft every dish from scratch — and – Read more…
Thrillist Names PDX Burger Best in America
Online magazine Thrillist, names Stanich’s Burger as Best in America, Little Bird Bistro comes in at #43. Kevin Alexander of Thrillist has finished a year-long quest across the USA, trying 330 burgers in 30 cities. Not only did Little Bird come in at #43, but Stanich’s “Nick’s Cheeseburger ($7.95) took the number one spot – The sesame – Read more…
Little Bird & Le Pigeon Return to Tipping
They gave it a good try. Le Pigeon and Little Bird Restaurants have returned to a normal tipping program – Return to Traditional Tip Model Last year, we implemented a gratuity-free payment model at both of our restaurants. While we are proud to have experimented with this format, it unfortunately, did not work as well – Read more…
Top Ten Portland Restaurants – and Overrated – May 2017
New Year, New List: Zusman’s Best Restaurants in Portland – and the Overrated Ones As Jerome J. Garcia and Robert C. Hunter once wrote, “The winter was so hard and cold, froze ten feet ‘neath the ground.” Portland’s darkest season made me want to flee or sleep, in turns. But at last Springy things are – Read more…
Scott Shampine Takes Over Kitchen at Uptown Billiards
I’ve been going through every post ever written on this site over the past week, and a name has kept popping up: Scott Shampine. I wondered what had happened to the chef, who has worked for Branch in NE, Bluehour, a Cena in Sellwood, Olea in the Pearl District and Gracie’s in the Mallory Hotel. I – Read more…