Portland food news and views
Portland! It’s where I live, work, and play. It’s where the food news happens (at least most of it). This category is one of the real constants on Bridgetown Bites and is probably a part of almost every post on this blog.
Oui Presse is closing …. UPDATE: Well, sort of. After 14 years in business, the original owners sold it to a new owner. Public records indicate that new business was registered as Rose City Pour. Turns out the new owner is keeping the Oui Presse name. The final day of service for the OG Oui Presse will be Saturday, May 31.
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No Sabo, which has been in residence (sometimes called a pop-up) at Kaya Cocktail Bar in NE Portland for the past six months, will leave there at the end of the month. They will take over the Lilia Comedor space for a daytime program there in the South Waterfront neighborhood. Lilia Comedor will no longer operate in this location, and is moving to the existing De Noche space in the North Park Blocks.
I sat down with No Sabo’s owners, Jon and Sabrina, to learn more.
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Mudd Works Cafe has moved. Earlier this week, the Mudd Works folks moved their cafe into Replicant, a bar and bottle shop, just a half block away from where they were. I believe the roastery will stay put. This new location gives them more space and seating, too. 7033 NE Glisan Street, Portland
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This week I received a press release from Waz Wu about the upcoming Veganizer Asian Market, a night market happening Sunday, June 1. It’s billed as “a first of its kind” to celebrate AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) heritage and the vegan community together in Portland.
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It’s pleases me to no end to tell you that the 2025 Rocky Butte Farmers Market season is almost upon us. It starts this Saturday, May 24—just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend!
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