In honor of Black History Month, Condé Nast Traveler serves up 8 Black-owned restaurants that continue to thrive as cultural anchors of their neighborhoods, including Ezell's Famous Chicken.
Eater Portland's Dining Guide for Valentine's Day 2021
17 picks for how to make Valentine’s Day 2021 delicious including Quaintrelle and Stem Wine Bar.
Quaintrelle's Ryley Eckersley Shares Local Gourmet Gifting Picks with Eater Portland
Chef Ryley Eckersley shares his love of Portland-made goods that are perfect for gifting this holiday season with Eater Portland.
Quaintrelle Offers its First Thanksgiving Menu Ever
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Salt & Straw's Tyler Malek Shares Thanksgiving Memories on Milk Street Radio
Tyler Malek joins a crew of beloved culinary figures for the latest Milk Street Radio Thanksgiving Show, talking about favorite Thanksgiving memories from the past. Listen now!
Forbes Features Celebrating Hispanic Roots and its Efforts to Expand the Narrative of Hispanic Culture in Wine
“On the opposite coast, a small group of winery owners and winemakers in Oregon joined together to form ‘Celebrating Hispanic Roots,’ an educational and philanthropic initiative programmed during Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) for its inaugural presentation this year. As small business owners, members of the group aimed to give back to the Spanish-speaking community in Oregon as they displayed, through commentary offered bilingually, the diversity of Hispanic cultures from Latin America and Spain.” - Cathy Huyghe for Forbes.com
Wine Enthusiast Features the Latinx Winemakers of Oregon, Including Atticus Wine's Ximena Orrego
“Although Oregon is more than 2,000 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, its Latinx population is booming. According to a 2016 OCF report, between 2000–16, the Latinx population in Oregon increased 72%. Comparatively, the Latinx population in the U.S. grew by 50% over the same period.
Orrego sees the festival as an opportunity to increase Latinx representation across all parts of the winemaking process, from working in the fields or cellar to the front of house.” - Mekita Rivas, Wine Enthusiast
Tonari Listed as One of Eater Portland's Most Exciting New Restaurants
Read about Tonari and all the restaurants chosen for Eater Portland’s latest list of hot new restaurants, bakeries, and food carts across the city. Read more.
Watch Celebrating Hispanic roots now on youtube
The Celebrating Hispanic Roots virtual panels are now live on YouTube. Watch now.
The Manual Finds Out How to Cook Game Birds from Nicky USA's Geoff Latham
“Geoff Latham is the owner of Nicky Farms in Portland. The specialty protein purveyors sell everything from rabbit to Hawaiian venison and have been doing so since 1990. A big part of the company’s program is its game selection, which spans the gamut of wild birds. Latham and his team are eager to get some in your hands as well as share some wisdom on how best to prepare the stuff.” - Mark Stock, The Manual
Quaintrelle's Camille Cavan Captures the Autumnal Spirit for Portland Monthly
“‘If I were to go through all my cocktail names, it’d be like reading my diary,’ says Camille Cavan, bar manager at Quaintrelle.” - Katherine Chew Hamilton, Portland Monthly
Portland Mercury Doesn't Want You to Sleep on Nanban
“Nanban's arrival is exciting for a number of reasons. Firstly, they've got delicious, fried Okonomiyaki on the menu—in vegan, pork, and calamari options.
Secondly, their tangy jackfruit karaage sandwich offers a less common vegan sandwich centerpiece.” - Suzette Smith, Portland Mercury
Ximena Orrego of Atticus Wine Shares Her Hopes for the 2020 Harvest with Wine Enthusiast
![“As winegrowers, we are subject to what Mother Nature sends our way, but we work hard to ensure we will have great fruit,” [Orrego] says. “However, so many things are out of our control. This year that has been emphasized further for me, but I welco…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5148ea87e4b0e7238959cbd8/1600448812954-KH3O8OTNM4V0Z6NOA3Q3/Ximena+in+vineyard.jpg)
“As winegrowers, we are subject to what Mother Nature sends our way, but we work hard to ensure we will have great fruit,” [Orrego] says. “However, so many things are out of our control. This year that has been emphasized further for me, but I welcome the new vintage with open arms.” - Wine Enthusiast, Mekita Rivas
Travel Oregon Shares How to Help Those Affected by Wildfires
(Photo by Kenji Sugahara)
“Oregonians are banding together to support evacuees and rescue workers. Once again, residents are showing the strength of community during difficult times. From relief funds to donation drop-offs to offering your time and services, here are ways you can help Oregon’s wildfire-affected people and places right now.” - Travel Oregon
Portland Monthly's Karen Brooks Finds Ambition, Adaption, and Even Hope at Tonari
“Like much of the food at Tonari, the idea is to create something refreshing and uplifting, but at the same time, Roadhousian ... surprising, nuanced, refined.” - Karen Brooks, Portland Monthly
Portland Monthly Recommends Abbey Road Farm's Spacious Setting for a Day-long Portland Escape
(photo by Nick Grier Photography)
Head north, and Abbey Road Farm near Carlton has moved its tasting room to a larger space that allows for groups of up to 10. - Julia Silverman and Marty Patail, Portland Monthly
Food & Wine Declares Abbey Road Farm One of the Best Farms in Oregon
“The rolling hills of the Willamette Valley are best known these days for their vineyards, but grapes are not the only game in town—visitors can sleep in a restored grain silo on the 80-acre Abbey Road Farm in Carlton.” - David Landsel, Food & Wine
Chef Gregory Gourdet Shares His Love of Nicky USA with New York Magazine
“With restaurants closing, there’s a pretty big food-chain system that has fallen apart in terms of farmers, ranchers, and fishers. Nicky USA sources honestly and locally to help small farms that are in crisis right now, which is also sustainable.” - Gregory Gourdet
From: Where 9 Chefs Shop for Groceries Online, New York Magazine, by Alyse Whitney
Willamette Week Takes a Tour of Tonari
“The drastically remodeled former Accanto space—next door to the couple's seven-time James Beard Award-nominated omakase experience Nodoguro—is a visual delight from top to bottom. Created in collaboration with Japanese architectural firm Space Cruise, it's swathed in Japanese maple, living plant design, refurbished cherry wood, and Scandinavian lighting. The effect of walking through Tonari's doors is breathtaking.” - Jordan Michelman, Willamette Week
Nicky USA Featured in Entrepreneur on the "Bloody Brilliant" Ways the Industry is Adapting
“We’ve heard from numerous businesses who are making the best of a bad situation, or even making a bad situation work to their advantage. Here are nine key ways that entrepreneurs are innovating to respond to meat prices.” - Frances Dodds, Entrepreneur