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RATF Classic #313: Bill Oakley - Steamed Ham Society
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We flash back to May of 2022 for the Classic episode with Bill Oakley. Bill Oakley is a television writer and producer, maybe best known known for writing for the Simpson's (where he was also the co-show-runner), as well Portlandia and much, much more. For the past 13 years, he has also called Portland home. In this episode, we talk about him growi…
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#345 - Chris Angelus' Northern and Central Oregon Coastal Food Suggestions
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Our host Chris Angelus takes us on a culinary journey from Astoria to Yachats with his favorite spots to eat, along with a couple of other places to see and go. Chris has over 10 years of experiences to share with listeners. If you're heading the the northernmost 180 miles of Oregon Coast, this episode is a must! Places we cover in this episode inc…
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#344 Ben Edmunds - Brewmaster @ Breakside Brewery
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We speak with Ben Edmunds - Brewmaster at Breakside Brewery in Portland - where he oversees the company's production brewery and two pub breweries. We talk about his background, growin up in the mid-west, to what ultimatley inspired him to change careers as a high school teacher and go into brewing. Under Ben's guidance, Breakside has won many meda…
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#343 Where are They Now? Nick Zukin - Barbacoa Research
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Our second guest ever, and return guest, joins us again for our Where Are They Now? series. The former owner of Mi Mero Mole, Zapapizza, Kenny and Zuke's, as well as the curator of one of the original Portland food blogs, joins us to talk about his in depth research into regional Barbacoa in Mexico and the families who have the passion for it, on h…
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RATF Classic: #295 Anthony Cafiero - Meta Pizza
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We're back with a classic episode of Right at the Fork, from November 2021, featuring Anthony Cafiero of Meta Pizza, when we were still trying to figure out the best way to do a podcast from our homes. Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com Oregon Dungeness Crab: www.OregonDungeness.org RingSide Steakhouse: www.RingSideS…
Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com Oregon Dungeness Crab: www.OregonDungeness.org RingSide Steakhouse: www.RingSideSteakhouse.com Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com It’s been 20 years since Carman returned to her 90-year-old family ranch, transforming the land and business with regenerative prac…
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#341 Tim Novotny - Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission
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We celebrate the opening of Oregon Dungeness Crab season with a visit with the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission's Executive Director, Tim Novotny. We will talk about what makes dungeness crab so beloved, what some of the challenges are for commercial crab fishermen, good years, bad years, some of Tim's favorite crab dishes and more. About Tim: Tim …
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#340 Where are They Now? Eric Finley - The Buttered Biscuit, formerly of Chop Portland
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We catch up with Eric Finley again in the second of our Where Are They Now series. Eric owned Chop Butchery during his Portland years, which ended in 2018. Eric was previously featured on our podcast in 2014, episode #18. Eric talks about his reasons for leaving Portland and the journey that landed him and his family in Bentonville, Arkansas. We al…
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RATF Classic: #308 Jonathan Jones - Epilogue Kitchen and Cocktails / 2023 James Beard Foundation Best Chef Northwest Nominee
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Upon his Beard nomination for Best Chef NW last year, we were honored to have Jonathan Jones on our podcast. Now that the second JBF nom has come his way, and after moving his Salem restaurant's location, we thought it would be worthwhile to revisit our interview with Chef Jones from March of 2022. Jonathan Jones of Salem's Epilogue Kitchen and Coc…
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#339 Lisa Schroeder - Mother's Bistro and 2023 Restaurant Challenges
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Chef Lisa Schroeder of Mother's Bistro has had a very challenging few years. The most recent upset was when her bank wouldn't honor refunding the money on checks written to her bank account number under someone else's name, simply because she didn't report the problem soon enough. This comes on the heels of a tumultuous few years after 23 years in …
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#338 Joel Gunderson - Heavenly Creatures and Coopers Hall
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Joel Gunderson comes by RATF to talk about his second venture with Chef Aaron Barnett, Heavenly Creatures. Joel talks how the pandemic has reshaped hospitality, and also resets Portland back to something that resembles the spirit of 2010, when he and Barnett opened Restaurant St. Jack. Joel reminisces about meeting Aaron while partying and how Aaro…
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#337 Where Are They Now? Sarah Hart - Psychotherapist, formerly of Alma Chocolate
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We start out 2023, Right at the Fork's 10th season streaming with in-depth interviews with the players in the Portland food scene, with a new series called "Where Are They Now?" Sarah Hart, formerly of Alma Chocolate, joins us this time as a seasoned Psychotherapist. She left the business when she sold Alma to Moonstruck Chocolate a few years back.…
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#336 Gary Okazaki - Gary the Foodie's 2022 Recap
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Our most frequent guest Gary the Foodie joins us to round out a year where he hasn't traveled to other cities as much as he has historically, so we'll hear about his favorite Portland spots and what he's looking forward to going forward. We will discuss his objectivity toward his friends' restaurants, namely Gregory Gourdet's Kann and Ryan and Elen…
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#335 Erik Hernandez - Mise Footwear
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We talk to Erik Hernandez, and his journey from Los Angeles and the Far East working on brands like K-Swiss and Adidas to Portland, where he connected with his wife, his former intern, at her Studio Noyes to develop a Portland-based footwear brand, Mise Footwear, geared toward chefs and those who work in kitchens. We hear Erik talk about how he sta…
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#334 Geoff Latham - Nicky USA - Talks about Salt and Straw's sparking a change in Portland
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Geoff Latham of Nicky USA, whose business keeps him in the heart of the Portland food world, talks about the insane tribulations of running a business in the Southeast Industrial District and how business neighbor Salt & Straw's Kim Malek's reasoned and public thoughts of moving the company's headquarters away from Portland finally sparked action f…
Jacob & Sons' Noah Jacob joins us to take us through his journey that started as a filmmaker and director of documentaries in NYC, where he fell in love with the Jewish deli culture. After interning and experiencing some of the greats in New York, Jacob and his family moved west to California, where they started a catering business with large corpo…
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#332 Chris & Cort Go Oprah: Gift Guide 2022
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Chris and Cort do something different for Black Friday, and bring you their suggest gifts for the holidays in 2022. Hear their list of great local items, tech ideas... nuts, socks and more! Suggestions from Chris included: Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSideSteakhouse: www.RingSideSteakhouse.com The Meadow: www.TheMeadow.com Tidbyt: www.tidbyt…
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RATF Classic: #325 Mariah + Tom Pisha-Duffly - Gado Gado & Oma's Takeaway
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Going all the way back to September... of this year! And our conversation with Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly: On the heels of our discussion with @garythefoodie last week, when he suggested Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly could be considered as part of the new guard of Portland's lauded restaurateurs, we invited the creative couple on the podcast t…
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#331 Dan Hart - Prost, Stammtisch, Interurban and Bantam Tavern
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Dan Hart, founder of Prost, Stammtisch, Interurban and The Bantam Tavern joins us to talk about how Portland's first food cart pod with a pub attached to it came to be, in addition to its expansion to Bend. We will talk about his bartending and love of skiing in his Eugene and California days, and how that led him to Portland. We'll also touch on h…
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#330 Ron Khormaei - Founder, Steelport Knife Co. & Finex Cookware
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Ron Khormaei doesn't sit still. From an early age when he left oppressive Iran for Switzerland and then Oregon, to his noteworthy academic pursuits in engineering, to navigating the corporate world to round out his skillsets. We talk to Ron about his journey to Oregon and his eventual stamping the best aspects of Portland into his cookware and knif…
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#329 Flying Fish's Lyf Gildersleeve Goes to Mexico
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Lyf Gildersleeve of Flying Fish Company joins is again to talk about his recent decision to move to Mexico in the interest of educating his children with a more well-rounded approach than schools in Portland could offer. We discuss the reasons for that decision, how he plans to operate Flying Fish while there, and the adventure that ensued on his d…
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#328 Catching Up with Chris and Cort
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It's been nearly a month since Cort and Chris were in Oregon, let alone the same country. On this episode of the podcast, the two catch up on their travels (some more exciting than others) - and share of the things they experienced while away. Hear where they've been, get some travel tips (which may or may not be helpful) and to wrap it all up, a g…
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RATF Classic: #290 Cameron Lee Dunlap - Morchella
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With the news that Morchella was named as one of the Top 50 New Restaurants in America by Bon Appetit, we thought it important to go back to September of 2021... just weeks before Morchella opened up and our conversation with Cameron Lee Dunlap. Fresh off the heels of Cameron's excitement about his first mention in EaterPDX, we took it upon ourselv…
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#327 Remembering Sarah Pliner w/ Gary Okazaki
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The Portland Food Scene is in mourning, with news of the tragic passing of renowned Aviary chef Sarah Pliner. We asked our friend Gary Okazaki (Gary the Foodie) to share his thoughts on Sarah, having developed a unique relationship with Sarah during her time at Aviary. Gary and Chris talk about her influence around town, and Gary shares some of her…
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#326 Dirk Marshall - V H US Podcast + Marshall's Haute Sauce
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After nearly 8 years, Dirk Marshall of Marshall's Haute Sauce returns to podcast to talk about his own podcast, V H US, a selft described "film adjacent podcast." Dirk shares the story of growing up in a video rental store and how box art shaped him into the person he is today - and what people can expect when they listen in. Plus, an update about …
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RATF Instant Classic: #315 Emily Cafazzo & Ryan Domingo - Sugarpine Drive-In + "Tastebound"
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As we enter the off season, we're jumping back to a conversation from early Summer 2022 - with Sugarpine Drive-In's Emily Cafazzo and Ryan Domingo. Joining us from their time away in Hawaii are Emily Cafazzo and Ryan Domingo of the now iconic Sugarpine Drive-In in Troutdale. We discuss the genesis of Sugarpine and how incredible the journey has bee…
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RATF Classic: #233 Emily Everett - Quaintrelle | Abbey Road Farm
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This week, we look back to March of 2020 - and our conversation with Emily Everett from Quaintrelle & Abbey Road Farm. Emily Everett joins the podcast to talk about her journey from the East Coast to Portland, with an update on Quaintrelle and Abby Road Farm. Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: www.zupans.com RingSide Steakhouse: ww…
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#325 Mariah + Tom Pisha-Duffly - Gado Gado & Oma's Takeaway
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On the heels of our discussion with @garythefoodie last week, when he suggested Mariah and Thomas Pisha-Duffly could be considered as part of the new guard of Portland's lauded restaurateurs, we invited the creative couple on the podcast to talk about how they got to where they are today. They share how they met in Boston's dive-bar world, travels …
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#324 Gary Okazaki - @garythefoodie checks in
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Gary Okazaki @garythefoodie joins us to bring us up to date on his latest Portland food experiences, including a few ways to tip the scales a bit to get a table at Kann. We talk about his ambassadorship with a few restaurants, his favored food cart, who the new kingpins are in the Portland food world, and of course, why the Mets will win the World …
For the first time in 7 years, we bring the positive vibe of Tyler Malek to our guests through a fun conversation about what motivates Tyler at Salt & Straw, and how things have evolved as the company has grown from 2 employees to over 1000 in a handful of states around the country. We'll talk about how becoming a father has changed his perspective…
We spend an hour with Aundre Barnes, who has been serving diners at Portland's Urdaneta for the past 7 years. Aundre is a native Portlander and has seen many changes over his years here. He's worked in banking and in voice-over work along the way. He shares with us some of the reasons for his passion and his love of the industry, which run from the…
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RATF Classic: #27 Jeff Trenary - Kingfisher Farms
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In this classic episode of RATF, we go all the way back to July of 2014, to a conversation with Jeff Trenary of Kingfisher Farms. Sadly, Jeff passed away earlier this year. Over the years, we talked regularly with Jeff about coming back on the show, but never made it happen. This reposting of of episode #27 will serve as our tribute to a great pers…
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#321 Bryan Deckert - Country Cat at PDX
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Bryan Deckert has been running the busy Country Cat restaurant at PDX since it first opened its doors. Along the way it's garnered BEST AIRPORT RESTAURANT honors twice, and is a model for the many new local brands making airport experiences better. Bryan talks to us about what goes into running such a busy, quirky operation with different hours and…
Flying Fish's Chef Erik Englund joins us on the podcast today to talk about his journey from the Detroit area to Portland 12 years ago, with stops at fabled Gruner and CDC at Bamboo Sushi for years. There, he procured seafood from Lyf Gildersleeve during his food truck days on Hawthorne, and the rest is current history. Lyf brought Erik in to assis…
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RATF Classic: #266 Mike Aldridge - Mid City Smash Burgers
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With the recent news that Mike Aldridge was talking his Mid City Smash Burger to Bend, we felt it appropriate to bring back our conversation with Mike about the origins of Mid City. ORIGINAL POST: Chef Mike Aldridge has been on quite a career and personal journey over the past couple of years. Mike, a native North Dakotan, has cooked in some of Por…
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#319 Wendy Bumgardner's ( @locavoregon ) favorites in Vancouver WA
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We are seeing a coming of age in the suburbs with regard to their food scenes, so Wendy Bumgardner (Insta: @locavoregon) joins us to give us a seasoned food-lover's guide to Vancouver, WA , as well as some walking suggestions in the city. Wendy also talks about some of the pop ups in the region she's been enjoying as well as an overview of why she …
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#318 Michael Westfall - Tapphoria: Taphouse & Bottle Shop
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Our guest this week is Michael Westfall, co-owner of Tapphoria, a taphouse in Tigard, Oregon. Cort catches up with Mike to talk about his journey from business school to starting a party bus company, running a coffee shop to eventually creating Tapphoria. Hear about the challenges of the pendemic, ways they've had to change their business approach …
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RATF Classic: #276 Michael Gibbons - Papa Haydn and Jo Bar
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On this holiday weekend, we got back to May of 2021, and our conversation with Michael Gibbons. Michael Gibbons and his wife own Papa Haydn and Jo Bar, which have been a staples in the Portland Food world since they met each other as employees at Papa Haydn many cakes and drinks ago. Since then, they've largely stepped away from the day to day oper…
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RATF Classic #299: Chip MacGregor - MacGregor's Whiskey Bar
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In this month's flashback episode, we go all the way back to December of 2021 - and our conversation with Chip MacGregor of MacGregor's Whiskey Bar in Manzanita and Cannon Beach. We get to know Chip MacGregor, co-proprietor of MacGregor's Whiskey Bar with locations on the coast in Manzanita and Cannon Beach. Chip and his wife Holly met by chance th…
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#317 Larry Clouser & Erick Russ - Pono Brewing
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He's back for the third round, and this time, Erick Russ of Pono Brewing brings his partner, founder and brewmaster of Pono Brewing, Larry Clouser. We hear about their unique challenges during the pandemic, how friends and other breweries stepped up to help - and what futures plans are in the works. Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Market…
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#316 Lathen & Anne-Marie Gorbett - Bridge to Table
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We open the mics up with Lathen and Anne-Marie Gorbett, producers of the video series focusing on the Portland food world, Bridge to Table. We discuss their motivations for producing such a series, the challenges, and of course their creative vision and the plan to accomplish producing continued episodes. Lathen and Anne-Marie also talk about what …
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#315 Emily Cafazzo & Ryan Domingo - Sugarpine Drive-In + "Tastebound"
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Joining us from their time away in Hawaii are Emily Cafazzo and Ryan Domingo of the now iconic Sugarpine Drive-In in Troutdale. We discuss the genesis of Sugarpine and how incredible the journey has been. We go back even further to the point where the couple met in Brooklyn at Andy Ricker's restaurant, of all places, and follow the reasons behind a…
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RATF Classic #217 Kristen Murray - MÅURICE
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In this Classic episode of Right at the Fork, we head back to October of 2019 and our conversation with Kristen Murray. A lot has changed for Kristen in the time since our chat, including a move for MÅURICE. Hear more about it, here. ORIGINAL POST: MÅURICE's Kristen Murray's story begins in Southern California, baking with her great-grandmother and…
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#314 Rex Robertson - Salem's Cozy Taberna and Little Lois
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Salem native Rex Robertson joins us to discuss his exciting new restaurant, Cozy Taberna, that just opened in a few months ago. We follow Rex's journey from falling in love with his father's A&W Restaurants in Salem as a kid, to working in finer dining over time and realizing hospitality was for him. He and his wife Lois bought a hallmark deli in S…
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#313 Bill Oakley - Steamed Ham Society
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Bill Oakley is a television writer and producer, maybe best known known for writing for the Simpson's (where he was also the co-show-runner), as well Portlandia and much, much more. For the past 13 years, he has also called Portland home. In this episode, we talk about him growing up in Maryland, his time at Harvard, working in Hollywood and of cou…
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#312 Cassidy Quinn - Mentally Together
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If you've watched television in Portland over the past 10 years, there's a really good chance you've seen today's guest. Cassidy Quinn is a Pacific Northwester with roots in Seattle, before moving to Portland. For years, you could see her on KGW 8, with featured segments about things going on in Portland. From 2018 to 2020, she was the host of Toni…
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RATF Classic #301 Vitaly & Kimberly Paley - Paley's Place
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It was only a few months ago that we originally released this episode featuring Kimberly and Vitaly Paley, talking about the closure of Paley's Place - but it doesn't get much bigger than the Paleys in the Portland food world. From January 2022: We're more than honored to have Vitaly and Kimberly Paley join us for the first interview of Right at th…
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RATF Classic: #167 Gabriel Rucker - Le Pigeon, Little Bird Bistro, Canard
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With the news that Gabriel Rucker's Canard is opening a second location in Oregon City later this year, we felt it appropriate to bring back this classic episode, recorded just days after Gabriel had opened the first one. From January 2018: Gabriel Rucker left a busy lunch service at his newly opened Canard to talk to Chris and Cort about how life …
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#311 Dell Ann Upp - Creative Culture
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We use milkshakes to pivot to the founder of a new business in Portland, Creative Culture, which provides the space and resources for creative expression for families and individuals. Dell Ann Upp started her concept in Kansas City, and then found herself in Portland through a new relationship and thought Portland would have an appetite for her uni…
