The Top Five Places to Eat in Portland This Week

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Embattled Northwest Portland Restaurant Mama Bird Is Celebrating Its Reopening By Giving Away Free Plates of Chicken

It’s not often that a restaurant makes a big deal over a new HVAC system. But in the case of Mama Bird, it’s a cause for celebration. Three weeks ago, the new health-conscious chicken restaurant from chef Gabriel Pascuzzi closed after several of its neighbors in Slabtown complained about the smoke coming from its wood-fired oven.

The Flap Over Northwest Portland Restaurant Mama Bird Highlights a Regulatory Loophole: Wood-Fired Ovens Are Bad for the Lungs

And nobody in Portland regulates them.

Damien Jurado’s First All-Acoustic Album Pays Tribute to the Late Richard Swift

Haley Heynderickx Shows a Grace Beyond Her Years on Debut Full-Length

On her excellent debut LP, Haley Heynderickx effortlessly commingles humor and philosophy with the grace of an artist well beyond her years. With a voice and breadth of vision that recall Angel Olsen, the Portland singer-songwriter’s music extends beyond typical folk and indie realms.