Toro Bravo

Torro Bravo offers a variety of traditional Spanish tapas and variants inspired by the ingredients found in the Pacific Northwest. You can start your night munching on olives and almonds, or perhaps chorizo and manchego cheese on country bread. Move on to some seared scallops and then try the lamb braised with pepper and served with dumplings. Remember that tapas are traditionally small...

Where to Sit: Couples should try sitting at the kitchen bar for an authentic experience; big parties take a long table.

What to Drink: Try the house recipe sangria, which mixes red wine and seasonal fresh fruit.

The Toro Bravo team of John Gorham and Kasey Mills are the next Portland chefs stepping into the arena of Esquire TV's Knife Fight, up against the chef team of David Lentz and Kris Longley (from Santa Barbara, California's Hungry Cat). As previously reported, the Toro team will host a viewing party tonight (Tuesday, May 20) at the neighboring Tavin's Pub, but here's a clip from the episode that...

NORTHEAST— As previously reported, Toro Bravo chefs John Gorham and Kasey Mills will appear as a team on Esquire TV's culinary competition Knife Fight, and the duo will throw a screening party on Tuesday, May 20 as the episode airs. The event, at Toro neighbor Tavin's Pub, will feature a cash bar, charcuterie, and Dragonfruit Punch (spoiler alert: dragonfruit was apparently a required...

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Kasey Mills moved here from South Dakota in 2001 to work and learn in the kitchens of Portland, and since spring 2007, Mills has been part of the Toro Bravo family: He helped opened John Gorham's acclaimed restaurant as the sous chef, and three years later, was promoted to the working chef of Toro and made an owner in the company. Now Kasey will be leaving his home of seven years to be the chef...

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