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Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. ChefStable Is Reviving John Gorham’s “Tasty” Restaurant Brand in Lake Oswego The menu will focus on “Tasty classics,” including brunch and dinner items. (Emily Joan Greene) Updated December 24, 2020 When the Toro Bravo restaurant group collapsed this year, amid a combination of chef John Gorham's personal troubles and the financial fallout from state-mandated pandemic closures, it brought an end to several of Port...

Diane Lam is launching a fried chicken wing pop-up on January 15. By Katherine Chew Hamilton 12/23/2020 at 12:56pm Diane Lam of Sunshine Noodles is launching a new chicken wing ghost kitchen concept. Even before I physically stepped foot in Portland, I knew that Sunshine Noodles was special, from its potato chip salad, chile relleno banh xeo, and lime-pepper chicken wings to its COVID-conscious outdoor patio with Dance Dance Revolution-style arrows and cartoon noodle bowls painted on the ground as social distancing markers. The contemporary Cambodian pop-up, which opened over the summer at P...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The Landmarks We Lost The year felt like an extended last call. (Brian Burk) Updated December 23, 2020 When the clock strikes 2021, Portlanders won't be gathered in beloved pubs and diners. (Only patios are open for dining, and service ends at 11 pm.) But the year felt like an extended last call, with our most cherished venues, bistros and watering holes felled by the pandemic and a lack of government aid. Downtown got hit ...

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 at a new restaurant, and it was packed. At the time, that wasn’t exactly a rarity. The most obvious...

Amical’s Cookbook Dinner Series returns for its 23rd year this winter, albeit with a few changes due to COVID-19. Amical has been a staple in downtown Traverse City restaurants since 1994. Loyal patrons of the European-style bistro—of which there are many—are familiar with its Cookbook Dinner Series, an annual event that takes place each winter. “For the past 23 years, the chefs at Amical have selected cookbooks and created an entire dinner menu from these books to run one week per month during the off-season,” explains Dave Denison, Amical’s owner and operator. “We try to vary ...