SF Restaurateurs Plan Le Vieux in Noisette Space:
A couple switcheroos are going down in NW: The Oregonian reports that restaurateur Annette Yang, who had originally planned to open a restaurant called the Old Country on SE Division, is now taking over the Noisette space to open an Old-World European spot called Le Vieux. (In late July, Noisette chef/owner Tony Demes placed his restaurant up for sale, announcing intentions to retire from the...
Noisette Restaurant Announces Impending Closure:
Chef Tony Demes will soon close his NW fine dining restaurant Noisette, after two-and-a-half years of serving small plates and towering souffles: The Oregonian brings first word that Demes has listed the restaurant for sale, with no firm closing date just yet. Demes does tell the newspaper, however, that he has "decided to retire from the restaurant business in order to focus on some real...
Aviary's Chinese Food Pop-Up; Oso's Vietnamese Brunch:
NE ALBERTA— Aviary's Jasper Shen will celebrate "the food his mom used to make at home" with a Chinese food pop-up at the restaurant, scheduled for Tuesday, May 20. In the one-off event, Aviary's regular menu will make way for a family-style prix fixe menu offering soup dumplings, pork and shrimp wontons in chili oil, and chicken noodle soup. The menu is $35 per person and available first-come,...
UPDATE: 39 PDX Restaurants Open on New Year's Eve:
Is New Year's Eve the second-worst night to dine out of the year? Maybe, but only if you hate overflowing Champagne and restaurants full of people overdoing it (booze, oysters, red meat, pick your poison), both of which we happen to find particularly festive. With that in mind, here's a monumental list of 39 Restaurants Where You Can Party on New Year's Eve.