Le Pigeon Chef Gabriel Rucker Imagines the Coronavirus Will Drastically Reshape the Portland Food Scene

As parts of the state slowly reopen, we caught up with Rucker to ask him what he thinks the city’s restaurant scene will look like this summer, what he missed most during lockdown and, as a business owner, how he’s supporting both the Black Lives Matter movement and restaurant employees who’ve lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19.

Four Portland Restaurants and Four More Chefs Are James Beard Award Finalists

While much of the restaurant industry is simply hanging on by a thread during the pandemic, there’s a bit of good news and reason for some local chefs to celebrate—even during these tough times. Four Portland restaurants and an additional four chefs are all finalists for James Beard Awards.

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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.

One Day in Buckman

The industrial eastside has always been in the middle of everything.

Portland’s Fake Fast Food Beats the Real Thing

Talented chefs have worked up their own approximations of fast-food classics, in most cases vastly outshining their source material.

The Top Five New Places to Eat in Portland for 2018

Hot Plates, coming through!

The Greatest Things We Ate This Year

WW’s food critics on their favorite dishes of 2018.