NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS
Commensal Fermentation
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Seasoned brewer Michael Mathis and two of his lifelong friends officially opened this new brewery and taproom last weekend. The family-friendly space features 14 beers and seltzers on tap, plus natural wine, ciders, non-alcoholic beverages, and a small selection of food offerings.
Boise
The Gibson
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This new cocktail bar made its debut in Multnomah Village on Wednesday.
Multnomah Village
The Sandy Jug Tavern
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The iconic former strip club known for its unusual jug-shaped appearance plans to reopen as a neighborhood tavern on Monday. PSA: If your first name is Sandy, you can apparently score your first drink on the house (presumably with proof of ID).
Roseway
OTHER FOOD NEWS
Local chefs recognized as semifinalists for the James Beard Awards
The James Beard Foundation revealed the semifinalists for its 2024 awards on Wednesday, and many familiar Oregon names made the cut. The nominations include Sarah Minnick of Lovely's Fifty Fifty
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for Outstanding Chef; Langbaan
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for Outstanding Restaurant; Jinju Patisserie
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for Outstanding Bakery; Han Oak
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for Outstanding Hospitality; OK Omens
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for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program; and Gregory Gourdet of Kann
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, Peter Vuong of Ha VL
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, and Ryan Roadhouse of Nodoguro
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for Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific. Semifinalists outside of Portland include Hayward
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for Best New Restaurant and Josh Dorcak of MÄS
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and Matthew Lighter of okta
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for Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific.
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
FRIDAY
Dry January Ghia Tasting
Past Event
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As the month comes to a close, reinvigorate your enthusiasm for Dry January with a free tasting of the trendy booze-free aperitif Ghia, which takes inspiration from Italian amaros and boasts a flavor profile that is "complex and both bright and bitter." It also comes packaged in a chic bottle worthy of display on your bar cart.
Wellspent Market, 4-7 pm
SATURDAY
Goose Hollow Coffee Beer Fest
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What could be more quintessentially Portland than a drink that combines craft beer and coffee? This festival, back for the first time since 2020, invites copious coffee roasters and brewmasters to come together under a big, cozy heated tent and create some caffeinated alchemy. A $25 ticket (available at the door only) gets you an exclusive glass and eight taster tickets for a dozen different coffee beers, with an emphasis on flavor profiles and an ABV of 7% or less, plus live music.
Goose Hollow Inn, 1-6 pm
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
A Conversation with Sohla El‑Waylly
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Chef and editor Sohla El-Waylly is simply the coolest: Besides being generally brilliant, delightful, and charming, she's a fan of psychedelic shrooms, adds hot dogs and olives to cheddar-chipotle onion soup, owns two adorable pups named Clementine and Vito, and shares my (unassailably correct) opinion that Ghirardelli’s dark chocolate brownie mix makes such a superlative brownie that no one else should bother trying. You might know her from the Bon Appétit test kitchen, where she spent a stint being the most qualified person in the room before the magazine underwent a racial reckoning in 2020, or from her work with the New York Times, History Channel, and HBO's The Big Brunch. Fortunately for us all, she's now released her debut cookbook Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook. Billed as "culinary school—without the student loans," the book is a foolproof beginner's guide to cooking that even your friend who burns toast can follow, with recipes ranging from charred lemon risotto to "fruity-doodle cookies." She'll chat with James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and chef Gregory Gourdet of Kann about the release, and the conversation promises to be a treat.
Powell's City of Books, 7 pm
JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 3
SAVØR: Rose City's Zero Proof Week
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The app BuzzCutt aims to make it easy to pursue a "sober-curious" lifestyle by displaying nearby bars, restaurants, markets, and grocery stores serving non-alcoholic options. In honor of Dry January, they're throwing a week-long zero-proof extravaganza in partnership with the Portland Mercury, Dhōs Spirits, and The Sports Bra, with non-alcoholic craft cocktails for $8 at all participating locations.
Various locations
SPECIALS
Doe Donuts
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There are regular savory doughnuts, and then there's Doe's spaghetti and garlic bread doughnut, which returns on February 1 and features scratch-made vegan meatball marinara, garlic butter breadcrumbs, and fresh parsley.
Hollywood District
Ice Queen
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The vegan treat shop is gearing up for Valentine's Day with a new "Citrus Sweetheart" (grapefruit creamsicle) paleta and a swoon-worthy "Secret Admirer" thiccflurry (chocolate cherry soft serve, almonds, and hot fudge).
Hosford-Abernethy
Papa Haydn
The local staple is also celebrating the holiday with its classic citrus red velvet cake, which is brushed with Grand Marnier and grapefruit liqueur, layered with citrus cream cheese filling; and topped with candied orange confetti. The special is available by the slice or whole cake and is on the Valentine's Day pre-order menu.
Northwest District, Sellwood-Moreland
