Andi Prewitt

The Oregon Beer Awards Has Named the Winners of its Fresh-Hop Categories

The Willamette Week-sponsored Oregon Beer Awards has announced winners in two categories of beers made with cones harvested just within the last few weeks—many from farms less than an hour away in the Willamette Valley. Even though the competition is months away, judging took place this past weekend while the beverages are at their peak.

Little Bird, Gabriel Rucker’s Second Restaurant, Will Close at the End of the Month

James Beard award-winning chef Gabriel Rucker is closing Little Bird, the sibling restaurant to his lauded East Burnside landmark, Le Pigeon. Rucker and co-owner Andy Fortgang announced the decision to shutter the bistro on Southwest 6th Avenue, which was first reported by The Oregonian, in an email this morning.

Oregon Breweries Brought Home 15 Medals from the Great American Beer Festival

Oregon’s brewers had a double-digit haul at this year’s Great American Beer Festival, which just wrapped up this last weekend in Denver, however, it was the least number of medals awarded to our homegrown beers in what’s become an increasingly fierce competition. Overall, our state’s producers took home 15 awards coming off the previous year’s high of 22 and 19 in 2017.

Great Notion Brewing is Opening a Third Brewpub in Beaverton

Great Notion Brewing and Barrel House, known for its beers with bold flavors and inspiring devotees to wait in line every Saturday to buy special can releases, just announced that it is opening a third location in Cedar Mill.

Migration Brewing Hires a New Head Brewer

There is a new brewer overseeing operations at Migration Brewing following the departure of head brewer Trever Bass this summer. Zack Kaplan, who brings with him 10 years of professional brewing experience at companies like well-regarded Upslope in Boulder, Colo., San Diego-based Saint Archer, and most recently, Bonfire Brewing in Eagle, Colo., will be based at Migration’s production facility in Gresham.

Tiffany Thompson Makes Your Home or Workplace So Stylish it Looks Staged By HGTV Designers

All of the signs were there that someday Tiffany Thompson would recognize her true calling: styling spaces for other people.

Matthew Quick’s Novel “Sorta Like a Rockstar” is Filming in Portland, and Extras are Needed

Another coming-of-age story is being shot locally and the production company is looking for extras. Matthew Quick’s 2010 book Sorta Like a Rockstar is being adapted into a Netflix movie following the success of his first novel-turned-film Silver Linings Playbook.

Concordia Mainstay Nonna Tavern is Ending Dinner Service, but will Transition to a Private Event Space

Nonna Tavern, the casual Italian bar and restaurant in the Concordia neighborhood, will halt its nightly dinner service, but the space won’t close completely. The team behind neighboring DOC and Yakuza Izakaya will reboot the eatery as a multi-use catering kitchen.

The Hoxton Hotel’s Ground Floor Restaurant Is Changing Concepts

Former Chalino chef and Momofuku alum Johnny Leach will remain in his executive position, but the menu has been redesigned—gone is much of the upscale Mexican fare in order to make way for Pacific Northwest-influenced bistro food, including grain bowls, a Dungeness crab sandwich and Kusshi oysters with melon mignonette.

Pelican Brewing is Opening a New Pub in Lincoln City

Pelican Brewing continues to expand its mini-coastal empire by announcing plans to open a pub in Lincoln City. The company will take over the site currently occupied by The Bay House on the south end of town perched on the edge of Siletz Bay when the beloved fine-dining spot relocates in order to grow its own operations. The 1937 building has always been a restaurant and over the years went through several renovations in order to add space. But the business has bigger plans, which is prompting the move.

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