Justin Woodward has risen to the top of the pack as Executive

Places discussed in this episode include:

PIZZA:
Pizza Jerk
Handsome Pizza (on Killingsworth)

MEXICAN:
Santo Domingo
Angel Food & Fun

BRUNCH:
Old Salt
Expatriate
Beast
Muscadine
Hunnymilk

POP-UPS:
Mae (inside Old Salt)

NE SANDY BLVD:
The Bake Shop
Du's Grill

ALBERTA:
Aviary
Natural Selection
Zilla Sake House
Kim Jong Grillin'
Tonalli's (for Donuts)
Akasaru Ramen
Swiss Hibiscus

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
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Micah Camden joins us to talk about the trajectory of Little Big Burger and Blue Star Donuts, his welfare cheddar childhood, and how he learned to make it from felon to Portland food superstar.

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
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Damian Magista of Bee Local Honey tells us about his journey to check out giant bees in Cambodia and eating bugs on the way.

Check out Damian's article in CRAFT by Under My Host here:
http://www.joomag.com/mag/0827504001456854213?page=110

And his website: www.damianmagista.com
Instagram: @damianmagista

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
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Brett Burmeister of Food Carts Portland gives us his Spring update of carts to try.  Plus, a little time spent @homebarpdx

We caught Greg Denton of Ox the morning he was announced as a finalist for Best Chef Northwest for the James Beard Foundation Awards, and weeks before both his new book, "Around the Fire" with his wife and partner Gabrielle.  If that's not all, we talk about their new restaurant, Superbite, to open soon.

Two of Portland's key players in the chocolate world go to Japan to represent the Rose City.

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
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Here are all the suggestions we got on @portlandfoodadv feed

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Scott Dolich’s Portland roots were planted almost 20 years ago after his bent toward local ingredients was seasoned under renowned locavore Bradley Ogden in California. He was drawn to Portland because of its proximity to farms and produce. He started working with guys like Ricardo Segura and Greg Higgins and David Machado in the early ’90s, and still points to them as Portland’s best restaurateurs. He took much of what he learned in the much smaller Portland food world of the ’90s and made a name for himself once the decade turned. He opened Park Kitchen in 2003, which, in retrospect, can be seen as a milestone. Park Kitchen signaled the start of a new, exciting generation of Portland restaurants, garnering accolades from “Restaurant of the Year” to personal James Beard Award nominations. But the restaurant itself isn’t the whole story. It’s the chef that created fertile ground for more to come.
We talk to Scott about changing the face of the industry by working to abolish tipping in his restaurants. And more.

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
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