John Gorham of Toro Bravo, Tasty n Sons Opening Next Restaurant
Basque Piperade with Duck EggFinally some news this week that is worth reporting! John Gorham is planning to open a restaurant at Northwest Flanders and 13th in the Pearl District space last occupied...
View ArticleJohn Gorham’s M.E.C Opens August 1st.
Toro BravoRadicchio salad with green olive toast & manchego vinaigretteThe highly anticipated Mediterranean Exploration Company, a third restaurant by John Gorham of Tasty N. Sons/Alder and...
View ArticleReader Survey 2015: Best New Restaurants in Portland
I have a friend who visits every few years, and her first question is always, “What are the Best New Restaurants in Portland?” Since I didn’t do a survey in 2014, this list goes back to late 2013....
View ArticleReader Survey 2015: Best Middle Eastern Restaurant in Portland
What is the best Middle Eastern Restaurant in Portland?For years I’ve been saying that Middle Eastern food has tons of potential, but chefs weren’t exploring it. There are lots of options, but what is...
View ArticleJohn Gorham to Open Shalom Y’all at Pine Street Market
Shalom Y’all brings Israeli Street Food to the Pine Street MarketJohn Gorham has announced that in partnership with Ron Avni and Mediterranean Exploration Company executive chef Kasey Mills, they will...
View ArticleTop 10 Portland Restaurants – September 2016
Clams at OXMy Top 10 Portland Restaurants along with my next 15 for September 2016This is the first update to my Top 10 Portland restaurants list since it was originally published in March. It’s the...
View ArticleReader Survey 2017: Best Middle Eastern Restaurant in Portland
What is the best Middle Eastern Restaurant in Portland?For years I said that Middle Eastern food had tons of potential, but chefs weren’t exploring it. But since we ran the 2015 survey we’ve seen lots...
View ArticlePortland Restaurants – Where We are Eating Summer 2018
The endless question: What are the best Portland restaurants?I frequently get letters from tourists asking, “What are the Best Portland Restaurants?” Lists of such are a dime a dozen, so instead, we...
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