After the Sudden Collapse of Their Restaurant Empire, John and Renee Gorham Are Leaving Portland

Nearly six months after chef and restaurateur John Gorham stepped away from his food empire, he’s preparing for a fresh start far from the city he helped turn into a culinary destination.

A New England-Inspired Sandwich Shop Has Moved Into the Former Toro Bravo Space, and It’s Serving Portuguese Muffins

In the Azores Islands of Portugal, they’re bolo levedos. In the fishing and beach towns of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, “Portuguese muffins.” Whatever you call the sweetish, griddled breadstuff, John-Fletcher Halyburton knew he had to have them for Lottie & Zula’s, the New England-inspired sandwich joint he and his sister Emily Peterson recently opened in the former Toro Bravo spot on Northeast Russell.

Renee Gorham Says Toro Bravo Inc. Is Not Dissolving, but the Future of the Restaurant Group Remains Uncertain

According to The Oregonian, which broke the news, four of the group’s properties will shutter permanently: famed Spanish tapas restaurant Toro Bravo, brunch spots Tasty n Alder and Tasty N Daughters and event space Plaza del Toro.

Chef John Gorham Steps Down From Toro Bravo Restaurant Group, Checks Into Psychiatric Hospital Following Incendiary Facebook Posts

Chef John Gorham, one of Portland’s most prominent restaurateurs, is divesting from his restaurant group, Toro Bravo Inc., after posting a series of threatening social media posts against a transgender woman of color he accused of vandalizing company property.

10 Oregon Restaurants Receive Thousands of Dollars to Feed People in Need During the Pandemic

Ten restaurants across the state that have been providing free meals for their communities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic just received thousands of dollars to keep up those efforts. The Oregon Hospitality Foundation announced this week that it is providing funds to those businesses that responded to the demand for food by creating programs that got resources to everyone from frontline workers to the flood of people who lost their restaurant jobs following the statewide ban of in-person dining.

The Owners of Toro Bravo Are Making Meals for the Homeless Shelter at the Oregon Convention Center

This week, WW is launching “Distant Voices,” a daily video interview for the era of social distancing. Today, we start with Renee Gorham.

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One Day in Boise-Eliot

In the ’50s and ’60s, this neighborhood was home to the heart of the African American community, where its own Cotton Club drew every Portlander with an ounce of rhythm to North Vancouver Avenue.