BYH Burgers to replace planned Third n Tasty in the Atticus Hotel News from Toro Bravo Inc today. Third n Tasty was supposed to open in McMinnville as the second child in the Tasty n Sons restaurants. But due to changes in John Gorham's health - he's currently being treated for a brain tumor, and "our understanding of the region and its needs" the restaurant concept has … [Read more...] about Third n Tasty Out, BYH Burgers In
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.
Carlo Lamagna to Open Manga, Le Pigeon Spinoff and More
Back from a bad fall with a broken leg, bruised ribs, and a dislocated shoulder. The worst is a broken finger, which makes it very difficult to type. Lots of news to catch up on over the next few days. Exciting news for fans of Filipino food or ex Clyde Commons chef, Carlo LamagnaCarlo left Clyde Commons in June 0f 2017 with plans to open his own restaurant, featuring … [Read more...] about Carlo Lamagna to Open Manga, Le Pigeon Spinoff and More
House of Louie Closes
Portland Chinatown restaurant House of Louie has closed. From OregonLive.com, the last dim sum restaurant in the old Chinatown district has closed. When House of Louie opened 30 years ago, the 200 seat restaurant catered to what most American's thought a Chinese restaurant should look like. When I started this website in 2004, there were a number of Chinese restaurants in the … [Read more...] about House of Louie Closes
Foster & Dobbs Closes
Foster & Dobbs, the NE Portland gourmet food/wine/deli has closed for goodNot sure how I missed this closing until now. When Foster & Dobbs first opened in 2005, it made an impact just because it was the first “gourmet” food store anywhere in northeast Portland. Over the years they worked hard on making it a full-service shop with a good selection of that odd … [Read more...] about Foster & Dobbs Closes
Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman
Review: Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman I spent a good part of my weekend binge-watching a new Netflix produced show called Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman. Was it worth my time? Oh hell yes.I've struggled to come up with a description. IMDB describes it thusly, "A stoic book salesman leads a double life as he plays hooky from work to write his sweets blog. In … [Read more...] about Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman