Lardo

An extremely popular, one of a kind sandwich shop in the Hawthorne district. Lardo's originally started out as a food cart and has grown to two permanent locations in Portland on in the Hawthorne district and one in Downtown Portland on Washington Street. The sandwiches are enormous. Most of the sandwiches offered here are Italian creations like the rapini and grilled mortadella. Their most...

DOWNTOWN— The Nines's in-house steakhouse Urban Farmer has announced the launch of a recurring collaborative dinner series dubbed "Under the Antlers." The inaugural event, slated for Thursday, July 17, will see chef de cuisine Chris Starkus teaming with sustainable seafood provider Flying Fish Company, promising four savory courses of "atypical" catch, plus a (presumably non-fish) dessert....

NORTHEAST— The wood-fired Ned Ludd has announced the launch of a weekly "Sunday Supper" and dinner service: Its new Small Supper Sunday menu will change each month, offering light menu items and drinks each Sunday before legit dinner service kicks in a 5p.m. The inaugural Sunday Supper menu focuses on seafood, with dishes like Oregon shrimp tartine, oyster on the half shell, and salmon with...

SE HAWTHORNE— The sandwich-slingers at Lardo will celebrate the most recent line-up of its "Chefwich" series with a tasting party this Sunday, June 8 at the Southeast location. The $20 entry fee gets guests tastes of all six guest sandwiches that have dotted the Lardo menu in the past six months (check out the line-up at right), while Bend's Crux Fermentation Project engages in a tap takeover....

OLD TOWN— The reservation wire for Will Preisch and Joel Stocks' May line-up of Holdfast Dining pop-ups goes live tonight, April 24, at 8p.m. Expect the months' worth of events (as usual, they'll take place at KitchenCru's 12-seat dining area) to sell out within minutes; of particular note are three special pairing dinners (from May 30 through June 1) featuring bartender Adam Robinson....