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PDX Cartathalon II

Food & Drink Put your eating pants on, Portland: Willamette Week's now annual Cartathalon is back! The Cartathalo... More

Feb 1, 2012 01:30 pm by Ruth Brown  | Comments 0
 

BagelGate: Kettleman to Become Einstein Bros.; Portlanders Hit Back

Food & Drink News that Portland's Kettleman Bagels had been sold to the vastly inferior national chain Noah's Bag... More

Jan 31, 2012 12:45 pm by Ruth Brown  | Comments 10
 

Hair of the Dog Heads to Belgium

...and other Oregon beer news

Food & Drink For the last five years, much-decorated Belgian brewmaster Dirk Naudts, who develops beer recipes fo... More

Jan 30, 2012 02:50 pm by Brian Yaeger  | Comments 1
 

Portland, These Are Your Coffee Champions

PDX sweeps North West Regional Barista Competition

Food & Drink Competitive coffee making: yes, it exists, and it's serious business. There's music and costumes and... More

Jan 29, 2012 08:50 am by Ruth Brown  | Comments 0
 

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June 14th, 2006 WW Editorial Staff | Food Reviews & Stories
 

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Sad news: Baker Melissa McKinney's Northeast Fremont Street sweet toother, Criollo Bakery closed last Saturday, June 10. McKinney says she shuttered her bakery in part because of finances. "Making all that good stuff just cost us way too much," says the seven-months-pregnant baker, who also wanted to be able to spend more time with her new baby on the way. Fine, but who's gonna baby us with pistachio eclairs from now on? >> There are more changes afoot at local brunch favorite Colleen's since the departure of its namesake chef, Colleen French. New chef (and ex-Gotham Bldg. Tavern man) Gabriel Rucker rechristened the cafe Le Pigeon last Wednesday. According to Rucker, the name came from his Gotham buddy Tommy Habetz, who was helping out in Rucker's new kitchen two weeks ago. He pointed to the tattoo of a flight of pigeons on Rucker's arm and told the chef, "You've got your name right there." "[In French] 'Le pigeon' is slang for someone who does your dirty work," laughs Rucker. "That's like a chef..."
 
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