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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 of just one other place taking a trained chef’s approach to the classic burger style: Nob Hill’...

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 to eat out at places new and old on the company dime. And spring is the time when I research our ann...