Right at the Fork

It's been a few months since we last spoke to Gary the Foodie.  In this episode, Gary gives us updates on:

Canard Oui Wine BarArden Wine BarEnoteca Nostrana PalomarJoel and Emily Stocks Dive Bar CrawlSchilling Cider House

Right at the Fork is made possible by: Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com Ringside Hospitality Group www.RingsideSteakHouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com

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Eytan Zias turned his own passion for knives in the kitchen into a thriving business - first in Phoenix and now in Portland.

In this episode of Right at the Fork, Eytan tells Chris and Cort about his journey from Israel to New York and then Portland by way of Phoenix. 

Visit Portland Knife House online at: www.PortlandKnifeHouse.com

Right at the Fork is made possible by:  Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com  Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.co

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com

Stephanie Kralevich has been covering the Portland food scene for 8 years, both as a feature reporter for KPTV and now as host of More Good Day Oregon, perhaps the most prolific TV personality doing so on the Portland airwaves.

We talk about growing up in Gresham and then landing the job of her dreams as a weather expert on the local news. We hear about some of her most memorable interviews and even one that had her leaving with tongue in her pocket.

Also, look for Stephanie turning the tables on Cort and Chris, with her feature on Right at the Fork on her show.  Watch it here.  

Right at the Fork is made possible by: Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com   San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.co 

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com 

Chef Aaron Adams comes back to Right at the Fork to talk about how his creativity has taken him to new ventures. We talk about where Farm Spirit is and where it might be going now that it's on the national food radar. Aaron's a no bullshit guy and we love having him on the podcast. 

Right at the Fork is made possible by: Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideSteakHouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com

It's a classic episode of Right at the Fork, presented by San Pellegrino.

Steve Jones, Portland's premier cheesemonger, looks into the crystal ball to share his vision for Chizu, opening this spring.

Mentioned in this episode: ciderriot.com/ www.knucklesandwichpdx.com/ www.boxerramen.com/  www.lardosandwiches.com/  www.localocean.net/

Right at the Fork is made possible by:  Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com  Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideFishHouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com

Eater Portland's Brooke Jackson-Glidden is back again this week to talk about her current Portland favorite eating spots.

Right at the Fork is made possible by:  Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com  Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideFishHouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com

Eater Portland's new Feature Writer and Editor Brooke Jackson-Glidden joins us to talk about her history as a food writer, which started when she was 8 years old. She gives us a taste for what she plans to do in her dream job, covering Portland's rich food scene using the tools she's honed coast to coast in the newspaper business, from the Boston Globe to the Salem Statesman Journal. We also hear about some of Brooke's favorite haunts in Portland, and what has her brimming with anticipation. 

Right at the Fork is made possible by: Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideSteakhouse.com  San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com

Dominique Geulin is a master and award winning baker (The Chevalier de l'Ordre de Mérite Agricole) and owner of St. Honoré, one of Portland's premiere boulangeries.

In this episode, we talk to Dominique about his upbringing in Normandy, France and his move to Portland in the early 1980s to help open Le Panier in Old Town.   We also talk with with Dominique's son Matt about what it's like to grow up with a baker-father... and if he'll follow in his father's footsteps.

This episode is made possible by:

Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideFishHouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com 

Our second part of our interview covers the genesis of Kachka, how it's grown, what the two have learned, and what to expect at the new Kachka as well as the tranformed Kachinka.

Look for Part 1 of this interview, episode #155.

Right at the Fork is made possible by:  Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com  Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideSteakhouse.com San Pellegrino: www.SanPellegrino.com/us/en

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com

In Part 1 of our two-part conversation with Bonnie and Israel Morales, we discuss the power duo's food memories​, formed in Chicago and Kansas​.  How they met at True in Chicago, when Israel's first interview to hire a FOH professional happened to be a woman by the name of Bonnie Frumkin.

We touch on how they decided to move their young family to Portland, jobs at Fin and New Seasons, and deciding Kachka was something Portland and the world needed.  

Look for Part 2, episode #156.

Right at the Fork is made possible by:

Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com Ringside Hospitality Group: www.RingsideSteakhouse.com

Connect with Chris and Cort: www.RightAtTheFork.com