#121 Elias Cario - Olympia Provisions

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Elias Cairo joins us on a meaty podcast. He takes us on this journey from working at his family's restaurants in Utah to Switzerland, where his apprenticeship there gave him a base of knowledge to hone his skills at places like Castagna in Portland. Eli takes us through some of the challenges and his personal joys of establishing Olympia Provisions, the USA's only USDA certified salami production facility. We also talk about his other business interests.

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Standard TV & Appliance: www.standardtvandappliance.com
La Ruta PDX: www.larutapdx.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

Gary's May '17 Spotlight on Portland Restaurants

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It's been a nice dining month in Portland for both @garythfoodie and host Chris Angelus.

In this episode, you'll hear discussion about:

Aviary
Renata
Tusk
Chalino
Astral PDX
Departure
Castagna
Roe
Ray
Lovely's Fifty-Fifty
Conin
Urdaneta (and a PFA there on 8/9/17)
Firehouse
Higgins
Guero
Fifty Licks
MacGregors in Manzanita
La Cabana D Raya in Astoria

Episode image at Applebee's with Han Oak's Peter Cho and his wife Sun and photographer Zoe Ching, which, for some reason, Gary didn't bring up. Check @foodpodcast @garythefoodie Instagrams for more.

Right at the Fork's Monthly Spotlights are brought to you Leanne Bach of Living Room Realty. Contact Leanne today for superior service finding your new home or selling one. She supports our incredible Portland food community by supporting Right at the Fork!

www.leanebach.com 503-349-7890 @luluhotsauce

Right at the Fork is also supported by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Ristretto Roasters: www.rrpdx.com
La Ruta PDX: www.larutapdx.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#60R Sarah Minnick - Lovely's Fifty-Fifty

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Once again, another classic Right at the Fork, brought to you by Ristretto Roasters.

Grab a delicious cup of Ristretto Tres Burros coffee and listen to our interview with Lovely's Fifty-Fifty's Sarah Minnick. This one from 2015, where we talk a lot of pizza, thriving in business with family members, and what Portland was like for Sarah growing up in the city.

Photo: Aaron Lee

Mentioned in this episode:
www.lovelysfiftyfifty.wordpress.com/
www.apizzascholls.com/
www.handsomepizza.com/
www.kensartisan.com/
www.nostrana.com/
www.pyropizzacart.com/
www.avagenes.com/

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Ristretto Roasters: www.rrpdx.com
La Ruta PDX: www.larutapdx.com
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Leanne Bach with Living Room Realty: www.leannebach.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#120 John Gorham - Restaurateur, Toro Bravo Inc.

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One of Portland's most successful restaurateurs, John Gorham, joins us to talk about his trajectory from North Carolina and Virginia to Portland, via San Francisco and elsewhere. Did he get into trouble? Listen in. We talk about La Ruta PDX in July, too.

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Standard TV & Appliance: www.standardtvandappliance.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

Soundbite - Portland Tartares

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Freelance Writer Chad Walsh joins Chris for a protein binge crawl: Six beef tartares in one night, which would not have been possible without two enthusiastic crashers, Natalia Toral and Tami Wood. While the criteria started out as steak tartares as menu staples only, Chris and Chad come to the conclusion that great tartare doesn't have to be beef.

Mentioned in and sampled for this incredibly important research:

Ataula
Paley's Place
St. Jack
Jackrabbit
Little Bird Bistro
Laurelhurst Market
Bible Club
Toro Bravo

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Standard TV & Appliance: www.standardtvandappliance.com
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Leanne Bach of Living Room Realty: www.leannebach.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#119 Erika Polmar - Plate & Pitchfork

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One of Erika Polmar's missions is to instill in people an appreciation for where their food comes from.  So it's no wonder that the woman who's been curating and producing wonderful farm dinners with Portland's best chefs and area wines was the daughter of scientists.

Erika joins us to talk about her experiences from childhood to farm to table as she embarks on year 14 of Plate & Pitchfork.  Oh, and there's that little thing about selling sex ads in Willy Week.

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Standard TV & Appliance: www.standardtvandappliance.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#118 Kelly Cox - Original Fare

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Kelly Cox is always on a journey. From her small town upbringing in Missouri, to NYC to now exploring the globe with her TV show, Original Fare, on which she's looking for real food and the stories behind it. We hear how her vices have helped guide and advance her career and life. And a few other morsels of wisdom.

Check out episodes of Original Fare here: www.theoriginalfare.com

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

Gary's April '17 Spotlight on Portland Restaurants

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Gary the Foodie joins us once again for his April spotlight on Portland, whereby he uses some excellent adjectives to talk about his visits to the following:

Jackrabbit
Chalino
Han Oak (running food!)
Beastling
Thimbul
Shipwreck
Urdaneta
Jolie Lade

Chris mentions visits to Xico, BYH Burgers and Guero.

Right at the Fork's Monthly Gary the Foodie updates are brought to you Leanne Bach of Living Room Realty. Contact Leanne today for superior service finding your new home or selling one. She supports our incredible Portland food community by supporting Right at the Fork!

www.livingroomre.com/agents/leanne-bach/ 503-349-7890 @luluhotsauce

Right at the Fork is also supported by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Ristretto Roasters: www.rrpdx.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#117 Trent Pierce - Roe

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Trent Pierce talks about how his speakeasy style restaurant, Roe, sprung from his desire to maximize the space he had on Division, and to remake Fin.  Now he embarks on re-imagining and rebuilding Roe in new space, essentially Fin 3.0.  He also brought his guitar along to entertain us.

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Leanne Bach with Living Room Realty: www.livingroomre.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#41R Chad Draizin - Fifty Licks

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Back in December 2014, when this episode was originally released, Right at the Fork kicked off the holidays with the sweetness of Chad Draizin, master ice cream creator at Fifty Licks.

Mentioned in this episode:
www.avagenes.com/
www.tastyntasty.com/
www.grainandgristle.com/
www.broderpdx.com/
www.cricketcafepdx.com/
www.nightlightlounge.net/
www.facebook.com/Soksabbai

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Leanne Bach with Living Room Realty: www.leannebach.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

#116 Melissa McMillan - Pastrami Zombie & Sammich

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Melissa McMillan started making "sammitch"es because she said she couldn't find anything in Ashland to satisfy her Chicago pastrami food sensibilities.   We talk about her roots and how her tree has blossomed now to include Sammich in Ashland, to her Pastrami Zombie food cart in Portland, and where she plans to go from here.  Plus, Chris makes a bet with Melissa about whose team will go further this year, his Mets or her Cubbies.

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Leanne Bach with Living Room Realty: www.livingroomre.com
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis

Gary's March '17 Restaurant Update

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Gary checks in once again to share thoughts on his latest adventures and crawls in Portland dining, including Duck House, Kings Bakery, JolieLade, Rue, Davenport, Bar Casa Vale, Chalino and once again, Coquine.

Chris and Cort add anecdotes about visits to BYH Burgers, Higgins and Wares.  

Right at the Fork's Monthly Gary the Foodie updates are brought to you Leanne Bach of Living Room Realty. Contact Leanne today for superior service finding your new home or selling one. She supports our incredible Portland food community by supporting Right at the Fork!

http://www.livingroomre.com/agents/leanne-bach/     503-349-7890  @luluhotsauce

#113 Chris DiMinno - Jackrabbit

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We had the chance to sit down and talk with Chris DiMinno as he prepared to open the much-anticipated Jackrabbit, the next chapter in his chef life.  We talk about what a large undertaking that is, how Chris Cosentino tapped him to be the chef, and how his passion for biking came about.  And how many bikes does he own?  Listen in.

This episode of Right at the Fork is sponsored by:
Zupan's Markets: www.Zupans.com
Leanne Bach with Living Room Realty: www.leannebach.com
Food Trekking World: www.foodtrekkingworld.org
Portland Food Adventures: www.PortlandFoodAdventures.com

Music: "I Can't Stand the Rain" by Arielle Verinis.
Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArielleVerinis