Craig Gerard is passionate about keeping friends and guests entertained.  As the Executive Director of Stone Soup PDX, he oversees operations of one of Portland's newest and most exciting non-profits. 

Craig stops by the podcast to talk baseball, his background, and how Stone Soup PDX has set out to tackle homelessness and at-risk-people in the community.

Learn more at www.StoneSoupPDX.com.

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Ryan Harms is the founder and owner of Union Wine Company. Hear about what brought Ryan to Oregon, and focus on the Oregon wine industry. 

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Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com 

Greg Slauson just wants to make donuts.

After opening (and later closing) a wintertime-only foodcart called Donut O Rama, Greg is back with a brick-and-mortar version, located at 435 NW Broadway.

Hear why it took so long for Greg's dream to come to true, what the new location offers, and his outlook of the future. 

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Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

In light of the news that Little Bird Bistro will be closing at the end of the month, we thought it important to return to this episode of RATF from July of 2018, our conversation with Gabriel Rucker, who had just launched Canard.

Gabriel Rucker left a busy lunch service at his newly opened Canard to talk to Chris and Cort about how life has changed for him since opening his third restaurant, while raising a family.

Hear about how he manages his time and what people should expect at Canard.

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Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

MÅURICE's Kristen Murray's story begins in Southern California, baking with her great-grandmother and great-aunt.

On this episode, hear about Kristen's journey from California, to New York City, to France and eventually Portland (with many more stops in between), and the eventual creation of MÅURICE.

Right at the Fork is supported by:

Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

It's been over 5 years and nearly 200 episodes later, but Geoff Latham is back on the podcast! Hear what he's been up to at Nicky USA, and the changes that have come to Wild About Game, happening this weekend in Welches.

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Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Here's a look back to episode 70, from February of 2016 and our conversation with Aaron Barnett.

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We think you'll really enjoy this interview with St. Jack and La Moule's Christopher Aaron Barnett. You'll hear from his days as a boy cheering for Mark Messier with the Oilers, to his days as a cabana boy in Palm Springs to not doing much in college but being great at girls and drugs.  Somehow, he parlayed that into opening one of the country's best Lyonnaise restaurants without ever having been to Lyon.  He'll talk about how arrived at the Jewish grandmother approach to running a busy kitchen.  The hard way.

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Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Tim Artale was born and raised on the East Coast. There, he started working in kitchens and restaurants, but never considered it as a career until after college.

Hear about his journey from Massachussetts to Portland, and the kitchen of Smallwares, Aviary, Proud Mary, St Jack, and now Scotch Lodge.

Right at the Fork is supported by:

Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Jannie Huang has always loved food and computers. Hear about Jannie's journey through digital media, the food world... and ultimately to the creation of Feast Portland and Little Green Pickle. 

Right at the Fork is supported by:

Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Anthony Cafiero has been in and around the Portland food scene for over 15 years, starting his journey at Veritable Quandary as the brunch cook.  He know runs operations at the chick-pea based ice cream and bakery shop, Little Bean, in the Pearl. 

Here about his journey from Table to Racion as he talks with Chris and Cort. 

Right at the Fork is supported by:

Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide SteakHouse: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com  Jenn-Air at Standard TV & Appliance: www.StandardTVandAppliance.com  Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com