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Inspired by Thailand since a backpacking trip in 1987, Chef Andy Ricker returns to Southeast Asia for several months each year to eat, cook and study the food culture. Ricker is well known as a James Beard award-winning Chef in Portland for his Pok Pok restaurants. While developing the Pok Pok bar program Ricker was […]
As an open-minded omnivore, perusing a menu means simply selecting whatever meal sounds appetizing. Throw in a dietary restriction, such as not eating animal products, and dining at a traditional restaurant typically whittles that menu down to three options: maybe a salad (omit the cheese, please), a veggie burger and a pasta or risotto with […]
Do you remember when Oregon-based Copa Di Vino and its on-the-go premium glass of wine was rejected on Shark Tank? It was 2011 and the idea of having a convenient glass of wine anywhere and anytime was fairly revolutionary. Back then, easy options—specifically in cans, were dominated by beer. Now, almost all of people’s favorite […]
As she takes a sip of a cereal milk latte, mermaid blue-haired Nickol Hayden-Cady, pastry chef and owner of Foxtail Bakeshop & Kitchen, describes her work flow. “I get up at 1:45 am and comb my hair and brush my teeth and start at 2 am,” she says. Hayden-Cady already had a successful pastry business […]
After studying abroad, Stephen McCarthy had a dream of making some of the products he tasted in Europe—like poire Williams (pear brandy)—in the U.S. He founded Clear Creek Distillery in 1985 and brought the brandy culture to the States. A craft distillery—maybe among the first, as we’ve seen craft spirits come of age—they bottle over […]
In a leap of faith, Kirk Ermisch bought the property on Lava and Arizona in 2008 because it sits in the center of town. Located on the edge of the historic district, Ermisch had no idea what would happen with the neighborhood, since it was still undeveloped—but back then, he’d heard a Market of Choice […]
Sprout Market is a mobile app offering farms and neighbors the opportunity to buy and sell produce and prepared food. Founder and CEO Nathaniel Cox said he launched the app, “to provide better access for people to their local farms, ranches and green thumbs around their community.” The app launched in Bend and is currently […]
A few years ago, Dick Robertson met some friends at Crux Fermentation Project. People were hanging out, picnicking and drinking on the lawn, enjoying themselves. Robertson had some property in Redmond and thought he could do something similar there. Then when The Bite opened with success in Tumalo, he knew he had to open General Duffy’s […]
Bo’s Falafel Bar is now open on Galveston and 14th Street, in the former Sip Wine Bar location. The menu is deliciously simple: falafel in a pita or bowl and fries. The complexity begins when adding condiments to the falafel from the toppings bar. It’s loaded with choices: tzatziki, hummus, harissa, garlic sauce, spicy garden […]
When your grandfather survives the Holocaust and goes on to be a badass baker to the who’s who of Hollywood stars, including Tom Jones and David Bowie, what do you do? “Don’t be ordinary,” said Gompers Distillery owner Jessica Hart. “It’s the motto we live by.” She and her husband Michael have honored Herman Gompers […]
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