Chefs Go Coastal at Restaurant Beck; Rye Beer Fest:
DEPOE BAY— Need a coastal vacation in a couple weeks? Tickets are still available to the first-ever Chefs Go Coastal weekend at Depoe Bay's Restaurant Beck, which will see several Portland chefs road-tripping out to the coast for three days of collaborative dinners. Tickets to each evening's dinner are available a la carte: Aaron Barnett (St. Jack), Katy Millard (Coquire Supper Club), Anthony...
Leather Storrs' Best/Worst Day; Biwa's 7th Anniversary:
VIDEO INTERLUDE— As part of a project with the Portland Center Stage, Noble Rot/Nobleoni chef (and noted storyteller) Leather Storrs rehashes what the stage calls his "BestWorstDay," which just happened to have taken place while Storrs worked in the kitchen of Thomas Keller's lauded the French Laundry. Storrs recounts a particular stormy day that say the French Laundry kitchen flood in the...
Noble Rot Opens Offshoot at Ore. College of Art & Craft:
The Oregon College of Art & Craft's Hands On Cafe (recently the subject of a Dining Confidential column) has changed hands, and now features a familiar name in the kitchen: The Oregonian reports chef Leather Storrs has taken over the space to open NobleONI, a nod to his longtime E. Burnside restaurant Noble Rot.
According to OCAC's official website, the counter-service NobleONI offers a...
PDX Wine Pros Name Their Greasy Spoon Dish Pairings:
Greasy spoons aren't exactly known for their stellar wine lists, but that doesn't mean you can't — or shouldn't — pair classic diner dishes with a drink that's a little more upscale. With that mind, Eater tapped six Portland wine professionals and challenged each to pair a glass with a classic greasy spoon dish (some, like Remedy Wine Bar's Dan Beekley, right, took one for the team and...