Portland Food and Restaurant News and Discussion

As you may know, restaurateur John Gorham of Toro Bravo, Tasty n... MEC and more went in for surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. I asked wife Renee for an update. John is doing great, sleeping about 18 hours a day but healing well.  He's got a pretty sexy scar but otherwise the same John we know and love.  His biggest fear was that he would be cognitively impaired, have … [Read more...] about John Gorham Recovering From Surgery

According to Willamette Week, food & dining writer Samantha Bakall is part of a purge of 11 reporters by The Oregonian. In a tweet this afternoon Bakall said, "Some personal news, though it already looks like it's gotten out: I was laid off from The Oregonian today. It's been an adventure and I'm looking forward to what's next. Extremely available for writing … [Read more...] about Samantha Bakall Out at Oregonian

Shalom Y'all Expands to second location Kasey Mills and John Gorham are doing a soft opening of their popular Shalom Y'all restaurant at 117 SE Taylor St. in Portland. The grand opening will be Monday, February 12th. From the PR -Kasey Mills and John Gorham's new full-size Shalom Y'all Restaurant opens it's doors to the public for full-service February 12th featuring … [Read more...] about Shalom Y’all Opens Second Location, Holsteins Closes

Bunk Sandwiches Closes Original Morrison shop, Pizza Jerk to Replace. Tommy Habetz and Nick Wood have closed the original Bunk Sandwiches location on SE Morrison Street. Back when it opened, Bunk was like a siren, calling me from NW Portland to hassle with lousy parking and lines out the door to get what was then, Portland's best sandwiches.But over time, with the opening … [Read more...] about News: Bocuse Dies, Bunk Closes Original Store and More

So far this is a pretty normal year for Portland restaurant closures for 2018. I'm surprised there haven't been more. If restaurants are having financial problems, they usually do their best to make it through the holidays, which tend to be more profitable.House of Louie We reported on this closure last week. The last dim sum restaurant in Portland's Chinatown closed … [Read more...] about January 12, 2018 – Portland Restaurant Closures So Far