Following a year of rumors, the Touché Mediterranean restaurant at NW 14th and Glisan in the Pearl District is closing. Once the home of historic Fire Station #3, the restaurant opened in 1995.In late February, it appeared a deal had been worked out, allowing the building to remain, surrounded on two sides by a 12 story apartment building, the first in Oregon by Mill Creek … [Read more...] about Touché Restaurant and Bar Closing May 14th
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.
The Old Gold Owners Opening Tough Luck Bar in NE Portland
The owners of The Old Gold and Paydirt have announced a third bar, Tough Luck True to it’s name and well-over a year in the making, Tough Luck strives to be nothing more than the best neighborhood establishment it can be. And with good reason, too. Situated in the Woodlawn neighborhood and housed in a mid-century building, Tough Luck was slowly rebuilt while … [Read more...] about The Old Gold Owners Opening Tough Luck Bar in NE Portland
Food & Wine – Tusk One of America’s 10 Most Exciting Restaurants of 2017
Food & Wine Magazine's “America’s 10 Most Exciting” new restaurants includes Tusk Restaurant From the press release,PORTLAND, Ore. (May 4, 2017) – On their third annual Restaurants of the Year list, FOOD & WINE named Tusk among the 10 top new restaurants around the United States. The editors described this year’s selections as “ambitious,” “fun,” and “generous to … [Read more...] about Food & Wine – Tusk One of America’s 10 Most Exciting Restaurants of 2017
News Roundup for May 3rd
So much of the food news these days isn't worth an entire post, so they get swept away, the detritus of our news feeds. We've decided it's time to do more roundups, like the old days.Aviary now has a burger. Knowing Sara Pliner it's going to be good. Sarah's Banh Mi Burger ($8) is made with a beef patty, seasoned with lemongrass, kaffir lime, fish sauce, and garlic. … [Read more...] about News Roundup for May 3rd
2017 Survey Update: Willamette Week Trademarks “Best of P…….”
You read that correctly, Willamette Week has managed to trademark "Best of PDX" (I can't say Portland here without lawyers getting involved), so we've been forced to change the name of our survey to "Best in Portland Area Food 2017".It seems you can trademark just about anything, and though this seems overly broad, I'd only fight it to make a point, and can't afford to do … [Read more...] about 2017 Survey Update: Willamette Week Trademarks “Best of P…….”