Gourmet hot dogs have arrived in downtown Portland with the opening of Hop Dog on Wednesday, August 5. The latest venture by restaurateurs Micah Camden, Katie Poppe and Matt Lynch, Hop Dog puts a Portland spin on the American favorite with dogs sourced from Olympia Provisions and Sabrett served on Nuvrei buns.
Take a peek inside with articles from The Oregonian and Eater, and visit the shop at 412 SW 12th Avenue, Suite 105, between SW 11th and 12th.
Portland's first bone broth bar has officially opened! Broth Bar is a place where customers start their day with a savory cup of bone broth, stop in for a healthy snack or lunch, fill up a growlette of kombucha, or linger over a comforting cup of broth in the inviting, light-filled space.
Watch KOIN's Kyle Maki take his first taste of bone broth and read an interview with Portland Monthly's Allison Jones speaking with Broth Bar founder Tressa Yellig about the health benefits and process of creating bone broth.
Visit Broth Bar at 115 N.E. 6th Avenue, Portland, OR. Open Tuesday-Friday from 8am-4pm and Saturday from 10am-4pm.
Photo: Stephanie Peterka
Salt & Straw's Strawberry Honey Balsamic with Black Pepper was named #2 in Food Network's Top 5 Ice Creams Flavors in America! The show seeking out the best scoops aired on July 30. Read more and check when the TV episode will be aired again.
Photo: Leela Cyd
Bollywood Theater's Troy MacLarty is on Tasting Table sharing okra cooked two ways: one quick recipe for flash-fried okra chips and a recipe for slow-stewed okra sambar.
"Okra is not a vegetable people are excited about," MacLarty explains. "Everyone has their own idea about it—and all the negatives. But these dishes have none of that." Read more.
Photo: Tasting Table
The Washington Post's Tom Sietsma visited Portland in June, the fourth stop in an exploration of America's 10 best food cities, preceded by Charleston, S.C., San Francisco, and Chicago. He describes Portland as "the land of milk and honey — also coffee, tea, beer, wine, game, berries, crab, salmon, ice cream in flavors lifted from food trucks and olive oil that chefs compare favorably to Italy’s liquid gold." The article features a number of Broussard Communications clients, including Le Pigeon, Bollywood Theater, Blue Star Donuts, and Salt & Straw. Read more.
Photo: Melina Mara