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Portland winery restaurant L’Orange is French, it’s Pacific Northwest, it’s a little bit Mediterranean depending on the mood, and it’s probably food critic Andrea Damewood's favorite new restaurant. Chef Joel Stocks can charge a mint for his cooking, but at L’Orange, no entree tops $29, with portions that are right sized to allow you to taste around, without feeling like you and your date are splitting peas.

L’Orange, opening in the former Willow space, will serve wine-friendly food with an emphasis on seafood

L'Orange, from Les Caves owner Jeff Vejr and former Holdfast Dining co-chef Joel Stocks, hopes to open this month.

Smash burgers are everywhere now; 2 new Portland carts make 2 of our favorites: Takeout Diaries Updated Mar 24, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 The OG Smash Burger from Monster Smash, with two 2.5 ounce patties, American cheese and house turmeric pickles on a brioche bun from Dos Hermanos bakery.Michael Russell | The Oregonian Facebook Share Rico Loverde thought he had a grasp on the smash burger competition when he opened his new food cart, Monster Smash, at 4500 S.E. Stark St. last month. He knew...

The 10 Portland restaurant closures that hurt the most in 2020 By Michael Russell, oregonlive.com Share: Pok Pok shown in 2007 at 3226 S.E. Division St. Photo Gallery Do you remember where you were nine months ago? I do. On March 13, nine months ago as of this writing, I was out for dinner at a new restaurant, and it was packed. At the time, that wasn’t exactly a rarity. The most obvious perk of my job writing about restaurants for The Oregonian/OregonLive is getting ...

The 10 Portland restaurant closures that hurt the most in 2020 Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Le Bistro Montage, the Cajun/Creole restaurant which served generations of prom dates and other late-night revelers for nearly three decades from its shadowy location under the Morrison Bridge, was a Portland institution. It officially closed in June. Facebook Share Do you remember where you were nine months ago? I do. On March 13, nine months ago as of this writing, I was out for dinner a...

Ping reborn: Pok Pok’s beloved izakaya spinoff returns Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 Ping closed at the end of 2012 for a planned expansion and rebrand. It never reopened.LC- The Oregonian Facebook Share Amid the restaurant carnage of 2020, it can be hard to remember a time when restaurants shut for reasons beyond a raging pandemic. Yet that was the case with Ping, which closed for good at the end of 2012. Though never the smash hit of sister restaurant Pok Pok, Ping was a cult...