Category: Restaurants
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Church Hill restaurant Metzgar boots anti-abortion group
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios For the second time this year, the abortion debate is colliding with the local restaurant scene. What’s happening: Metzger, a German restaurant in Church Hill known for its schnitzel, abruptly canceled a reception planned by the conservative Family Foundation of Virginia last week. The cancellation came an hour-and-a-half before the event was… Read more
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Pastificio d’Oro is your favorite pasta cook’s favorite pasta restaurant
Editor’s note: This week and next, we’re counting down our favorite new Portland restaurants of 2022, starting with our No. 10: Pastificio d’Oro, a pint-sized St Johns neighborhood pasta restaurant where almost everything is made from scratch. Casting back to summer, some of my fondest memories involve sitting with friends on the wobbly picnic tables… Read more
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Deep in debt, an acclaimed Utah restaurant asks for help from its many friends
One of Utah’s most acclaimed restaurants is on the verge of collapse, under a half-million dollars in debt, according to its owners — who are asking their fans and friends for help through a crowd-funding campaign. In the first hours of the campaign, those fans responded generously. Blake Spalding and Jen Castle, co-chefs and co-founders… Read more