Portland food news and views
Sip & Forage grand opens on Saturday. This is a relatively new food cart pod on SW 5th Avenue between SW Hall and College, and the former location of a Wells Fargo Bank. They soft opened August 24 but are doing their grand opening celebration tomorrow from 4pm to 8pm. They have an Airstream cocktail bar and food carts, and will do a raffle, offer drink specials, and food samples. 1900 SW 5th Avenue, Portland
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Earlier this summer I chatted with Valdan Vlaski, current co-owner of Two Brothers Rakia Bar & Grill (Fun fact: He is one of the “two brothers”). I love food from the Balkans and have enjoyed meals at Two Brothers. Also, I had read some assertions online about the restaurant, and I wanted to get his take on them. Here’s what we talked about.
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Portland Wine Company marks their 20th anniversary this year! And they’ve decided to celebrate their two decades in business with a good old fashioned grape stomp—The Great Portland Grape Stomp—and they invite you to participate. There are still spots available for teams of four to stomp on grapes in a barrel (registration link is on this page) at the event on Saturday, October 10.
I recently chatted with Portland Wine Company owners Matt Berson and Angie Reat to learn more about their 20 years, the company, and the upcoming grape stomp. Here’s what I learned.
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While doing a little general research, I saw that the address 18 NW 4th Avenue looks to have some life in it as far as the return of a restaurant there. Good Taste BBQ LLC is the name of the business associated with the location, which used to be Chen’s Good Taste.
Here is what we know.
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The second annual Portland Craft Chocolate Festival starts this Friday, October 2, with the main festival activity on Saturday and Sunday. It is produced by local bean-to-bar chocolate maker Ranger Chocolate Company. Tickets are $35.
I attended the festival last year—it was a robust experience and I enjoyed it. This year they’ve added some new things, including a chocolate chip cookie competition. Here’s what you should know about the event.
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