Ned Ludd

We are an American Craft Kitchen serving Portland, Oregon.

Follow the owner’s blog to find out about special events (like a brewers dinner with Upright Brewery or a recent community garden benefit dinner) and score tickets before the events sell out.

NORTHEAST— Elder Hall, the separate "community gathering space" behind chef Jason French's Ned Ludd, is now officially open to parties interested in holding classes, events, or using its commissary kitchen. According to a press release, the hall will act as home base for Camas Davis's Portland Meat Collective classes, and later this fall, French and his team will launch a series of...

It's time to update the Eater 38, your answer and ours to any question that begins, "Can you recommend a restaurant...?" This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every couple of months, we'll be adding pertinent restaurants that were...

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...

NE ALBERTA— After a five-month hiatus, Darryl Joannides's Alberta wine shop Cork will re-open this weekend as a hybrid bottle shop and tasting room for Joannides's Viola Wine Cellars. According to a press release, a remodel sees the former Cork space cut in half but featuring a tasting bar and pared down retail wine, chocolate, and olive oil selection. Joannides will also launch a "Wine Finds"...

Open daily for dinner and Sunday brunch, Ned Ludd represents celebrated chef Jason French's refined take on modern American cuisine. Describing its small wood-fired kitchen as an "American Craft Kitchen," the chef dabbles with fresh daily local produce to serve delectable food with flair. Needless to say, the menu changes almost daily, although you can expect decent options for vegetarian...