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August 20, 2026August 19, 2026

Daisuke Matsumoto and La Sorrentina Recognized by APN For Their Authentic Pizza Making in Vancouver

Pizza from La Sorrentina. — Photo credit: La Sorrentina.

I recently learned from a Bridgetown Bites reader that Daisuke Matsumoto and his pizzeria La Sorrentina in Vancouver, Washington have been recognized by the Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani (APN) for their pizza work. For Daisuke, his recognition is as an Official Neapolitan Pizzaiolo. For the pizzeria, it is recognized as “an establishment that faithfully represents the traditions, techniques, and values of authentic Neapolitan pizza.”

I reached out to them to learn more, and had an interesting conversation with La Sorrentina co-owner, Amy Matsumoto. Here is what I learned.

August 19, 2026August 16, 2026

Atlas Pizza: Coming To the Original Dream Pizza Space in Portland

Atlas Pizza slice. — Photo credit: Atlas Pizza.

A Bridgetown Bites tipster pointed me to an announcement from Atlas Pizza: They will take over the Original Dream Pizza space in September 2026. Original Dream will close at the end of August.

This will be the fourth location for Atlas Pizza, and their first in Northeast Portland. Here is what we know.

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026

Society Pie Pizza Will Open in Downtown Hillsboro

Peace, Love and Parm pizza slice from Society Pie. — A slice of Peace, Love & Parm at Society Pie. Photo credit: Society Pie.

In last week’s Small Bites column we mentioned that Ranch Pizza closed in downtown Hillsboro. And now we know what’s taking over in that space: A third location of Society Pie. This adds to their Beaverton and Hillsboro/Tanasbourne locations.

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Small Bites: Grits N’ Gravy, Farag’s, Sure Shot, and More

Breakfast at Grits and Gravy. — Breakfast at Grits N’ Gravy is no more. Photo credit: Grits N’ Gravy.

Grits N’ Gravy has closed. (Not to be confused with Gravy on N Mississippi.) This was a breakfast spot downtown next door to Souvlaki Queen. At first they thought they could do one more breakfast but they “have been given no leeway.” In their words, “Times have gotten hard and business has been declining since last August. We held on for as long as we could but we can’t keep going.”

June 11, 2026June 10, 2026

Tony Piezano’s Makes Focaccia Pizza in Southeast Portland

Vegan focaccia pizza with wild mushroom, red onion, almond ricotta, and sun-dried tomato tapenade at Tony Piezano's. — Vegan focaccia pizza with wild mushroom, red onion, almond ricotta, and sun-dried tomato tapenade. Photo credit: Tony Piezano’s.

There’s a new pizza pop-up in Southeast Portland called Tony Piezano’s, operating out of the Meat Cheese Bread space during select evenings. It’s run by Tony Hope, who is known for his work at places like Pizzacato, Sunny’s Pizza, and Pizzeria Stellina. He likes to think of Tony Piezano’s as a focacceria more than a pizzeria, and describes his type of pizza as focaccia pizza. They’ve been open for about a month.

I had a chance to chat with Tony—at the time we were both kind of sleep deprived for our own reasons, but had a good conversation, nonetheless. Here’s what we talked about.