CHEF JOSÉ CHESA’S SECOND RESTAURANT CHESA OPENS FEBRUARY 23

Named after his father José Chesa Senior, Chesa celebrates family and its connection with food, from its Spanish modern menu and charcoal infused dishes to its decor 

 

Acclaimed chef José Chesa’s first restaurant, Ataula, tells the story of a second-generation chef and restaurateur and his version of traditional Spanish dishes. His newest restaurant, Chesa, blends Catalonian tradition and modern techniques to create a menu of unique paellas and tapas, offering a deep-rooted connection to Chesa’s Spanish heritage through food. Created with business partners, his wife, Cristina Baéz and Emily Metivier, Chesa will honor his father José Chesa Senior and his legacy, and tell the story of his childhood. Each dish will share a memory with diners of dishes his own father, also a chef and restaurateur,

Nicky USA Introduces Nicky Farms Wild Hawaiian Venison

his month Nicky USA, the butcher and specialty meat purveyor, becomes the exclusive distributor of this newly available sustainable wild protein in the Continental U.S.

In a partnership with Hawaii’s Maui Nui Venison, Nicky USA has become the exclusive distributor of Nicky Farms Wild Hawaiian Venison to chefs on the West Coast. Maui Nui Venison, a sustainable operation based in Hawaii, harvests wild Axis Deer on the islands of Maui and Moloka’i to keep the invasive species populations under control, and through partners like Nicky USA, provides this truly wild protein to consumers. The overpopulation of the Axis Deer are a threat to both the the environment and agriculture in the islands, as the deer spread invasive plants, cause erosion, and damage ecosystems. Opening the market for Wild Hawaiian Venison will help to maintain the ecological balance of those islands, and offers an incredibly sustainable meat to consumers and chefs.

Aviary in Portland Introduces Vegetarian Tasting Menu

On the heels of a successful first year of their quarterly Vegetarian Dinner Series, Aviary is introducing a daily vegetarian tasting menu, starting tonight. Every night, the restaurant will offer a four-course menu of chef-selected vegetarian dishes for $40 per person. Each item will also be available on the regular dinner menu á la carte. 

 

Aviary’s dinner menu has always featured numerous creatively composed vegetarian options, something personally important to Chef/Owner Sarah Pliner. Pliner, who was once herself vegetarian, recalls the incredibly limited options in many restaurants and has intentionally dedicated a substantial amount of Aviary’s dinner menu to vegetable-focused dishes. 

CAMDEN’S CATSUP COMES TO THE MASSES WITH ONLINE ORDERING

Pure happiness in a bottle delivered to your doorstep

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 16, 2015) – The secret sauce that makes Little Big Burger’s fare so irresistible is now available for purchase online through Amazon. Camden’s Blue Label Catsup is a sumptuous blend of tomato paste, champagne vinegar, hemp seed, spices, honey, and chili peppers. Camden’s Blue Label Catsup is an award-winning ketchup made in Portland, OR from high quality, all-natural ingredients,

SE WINE COLLECTIVE HOSTS PRE-IPNC URBAN KICK-OFF ON JULY 23

The winery provides guests a chance to experience Oregon’s urban winemaking side by offering pours of 16 wines from eight of its resident urban winemakers

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 10, 2015)- To kick-off IPNC festivities The SE Wine Collective is featuring a meet and greet with eight resident winemakers on Thursday, July 23. Each urban winemaker will feature complimentary tastes of one of their current or library Oregon Pinot Noirs in addition to one distinct Oregon varietal that they produce.

Before making their way down to the Valley, 

THIS SUMMER EAT YOUR VEGGIES FOR DESSERT WITH SALT & STRAW’S VEGETABLE ICE CREAM SERIES

New August flavors from the Salt & Straw kitchen explore farm fresh vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower and fennel

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 7, 2015) – This August Salt & Straw introduces a new menu of flavors, a veggie-driven exploration of ice cream’s unexpected possibilities. Working with the Portland community of local farmers and producers, the flavors push forward into a bold new frontier; where farm-to-table zealots squeal in delight and farm-fresh vegetables are delivered in the form of frozen cylindrical magic. Slashing the arbitrary boundaries of veggies and ice cream, this menu is an exploration of the curiosity between sweet, savory, earthy, and refined. Each flavor features fresh, locally grown ingredients, as well as a few from farms working to make fresh produce accessible to all. Flavors will be available at Salt & Straw locations for national shipping and at Aug. 7, 2015 - Sept. 3, 2015.

Jupiter Hotel in Portland Re-Launches Website with All New Innovative Hospitality Features

Jupiter Hotel Newly Redesigned JupiterHotel.com includes Twitter friendly content, custom interactive map, and Portland, Oregon artisan trip planner features.

Jupiter Hotel, a mid-century modern boutique property in Portland, Oregon, today announced the re-launch of its website, www.jupiterhotel.com, showcasing a refreshed look and feel, as well as a new user-friendly layout. The new site's fully responsive design continues to highlight the hotel’s innovative, customer and community-focused approach to hospitality.

“The Jupiter Hotel is considered the epicenter of Portland, Oregon’s Southeast Cultural District. Offline, we have worked hard to create a place that has a sense of community for Jupiter’s tribe. The goal with our new website, JupiterHotel.com, is to do the same thing online,” explains hotel General Manager, Al Munguia.

Just a few of the rich features on this site include:

• Shareable content. Almost every sentence is 140 characters or less, optimized for sharing on a guest's favorite social network.
  


• Responsive platform. A completely new navigation is feature rich and allows the guests to quickly and efficiently move throughout the website with ease, on desktop or any mobile platform.
  


• Interactive tools. Photos on the 'rooms' and 'deals' pages are gray until moused over, both to create a focus on the main photo, and also to give a feeling and an enticement to go deeper and get more information.
  


• Interactive Portland events calendar and nearby map. The calendar seamlessly integrates with the user's; guests can quickly plan their next trip to PDX. The map feature is searchable by interest, location and business.

The Jupiter Hotel is home to a diverse group of urban explorers. With the help of Christian Harder Photography, their team spent 5 days capturing the essence of the property and its community. Telling the story of the Jupiter Hotel, as it relates to place, community, and its fans, was an important aspect in the planning and creation of the new website. Designed as an extension of the lifestyle, experiences, staff knowledge and community that is fostered in and around the Jupiter Hotel, www.jupiterhotel.com’s additional purpose is to bring awareness to the neighborhoods, artists, farmers, craft distillers, microbrewers, bands, and the many individuals who help craft Portland into the city that it is today.

About The Jupiter Hotel:

The Jupiter serves as a home-on-the-road for modern travelers, cultural creatives and business nomads looking to indulge in urban life. The 81 modern guestrooms, connect guests to the vibrancy of Portland at affordable rates. The hotel has been featured by national magazines such as Elle Décor, Travel + Leisure, GQ and more. Travelers looking for a unique experience in urban hospitality find their destination at the Jupiter Hotel, located at 800 E. Burnside, Portland, OR. Reserve a room today at http://www.jupiterhotel.com or call 877-800-0004.