Portland’s Blue Star Donuts Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Blue Star Donuts, one of Portland’s most successful food franchises, has declared bankruptcy as a result of the financial fallout from the COVID-19.

Baes Chicken Redeems One of Portland Restaurateur Micah Camden’s Biggest Failures

In 2016, Camden pulled the plug on Son of a Biscuit, a fried chicken-and-biscuits concept he co-founded with business partner Katie Poppe just two years earlier. It’s unclear what went wrong, given that it occupied a busy corner of red-hot Southeast Division Street. But it must’ve stuck with him, because four years later, Camden is giving chicken another shot, this time in an even more central location.

Portland Lost a Lot of Great Restaurants This Year. These Are the Four Dishes We’ll Miss the Most.

R.I.P. Johnna Wares’ fried kale.

A Portland Vegan Ice Cream Company Is Forced to Rebrand After a Trademark Battle With Gerber Baby Foods

Portland’s vegan ice cream restaurant had to rebrand after a trademark tussle with baby food maker Gerber.

Micah Camden Is Partnering With NFL Star Ndamukong Suh to Open a New Restaurant Downtown

In September, Micah Camden—the man behind Blue Star Donuts, Boxer Ramen and Super Deluxe—will open Bae’s Chicken in the former home of the Ash Street Saloon, the downtown rock club at 225 SW Ash Street that closed at the end of 2017. His partner in the project? NFL star Ndamukong Suh.

Little Bean Proves Chickpea Ice Cream Isn’t as Weird as It Sounds

The ice cream—or bean cream or ice bean or whatever—has a texture so thick and creamy, it could almost be mistaken for gelato.

Workers at Little Big Burger Form Union, Joining Portland Fast-Food Labor Drive

The Dialogue: What Readers Think About Portland Restauranteur Micah Camden

Last week, WW wrote about Portland’s most successful restaurateur, Micah Camden. Here’s what readers had to say.