Apr 25, 2012Nancy Rommelmann
A gorgeous profile with gorgeous photos. I cried when I read it. Yay! http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/114-may-2012/7169-ristretto-roasters-m...
Apr 19, 2012Nancy Rommelmann
@pdxFoodDude on @RistrettoRoast http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com/coffee-guide-ristretto-roasters/ Awesome! #SCAA2012
Apr 19, 2012Portland Food and Drink
Din Johnson is a risk taker. When Ristretto Roasters first opened in late 2005, in a tiny slice of a spot on very un-hip NE 42nd Ave near Fremont St, there were whispers of, "Who are these outsiders who aren't from the Portland coffee scene? They'll never make it in THAT location. They are insane to open a roastery in ... Continue reading →
This original post is by Lizzy Caston, and it came from Portland Oregon Food and Drink.
It's SCAA 2012! Welcome to the thousands of coffee people from the world over descending on Portland for coffee, parties, coffee, events,and more coffee. Where will
Ristretto Roasters be? At our cafes and the more than 50 businesses and stores to which we provide coffee — welcome, New Seasons! Welcome Superjet! Ristretto owner Din Johnson will appear on a panel ...
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Thanks to these businesses for sponsoring our new survey!
This story from Esquire caught my eye, The Death of the Entrée. Perhaps I should mention this is a story I bookmarked in October of 2011. Maybe it's because I haven't had anything to drink tonight, but I thought the story would be worth some conversation. Anyway, the premise is that the entrée is cliché, that no one really cares anymore, ... Continue reading →
This original post is by Food Dude, and it came from Portland Oregon Food and Drink.
Thanks to these businesses for sponsoring our new survey!
I forgot this news – Trent Pierce of Fin fame has announced that he will be doing "sneak peek dinners" which will feature dishes from his "new seafood concept" which will open later this year. Trent Pierce and partner Benjamin Blank are looking for a space in the Pearl for the new place. I posted the press release a week ... Continue reading →
This original post is by Food Dude, and it came from Portland Oregon Food and Drink.
Thanks to these businesses for sponsoring our new survey!
(This was, of course, and April Fools Joke) This town is dense with dining establishments and packed with foodies. For anyone with restaurateur ambitions, it's a tough market to squeeze into and an even tougher crowd to please. While they may not be your dream themes, here's a rundown of the four most out-there restaurants about to open for business ... Continue reading →
This original post is by Amada Green, and it came from Portland Oregon Food and Drink.
Dec 30, 2011
We are delighted you want to know about Ristretto Roasters, our coffees, our cafes, our peeps. And so may we please lead you (...away from our former, now-neglected blog) to our website, www.ristrettoroasters.com, and our Tumblr feed, http://ristrettoroasters.tumblr.com. You may...
Jun 2, 2009
500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: And the Very Best Places to Eat Them Jane Stern and Michael Stern. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $19.95 paper (448p) ISBN 9780547059075 Veteran road dogs and James Beard Award-winning food journalists Jane and...
May 5, 2009
Ristretto Roasters Williams is delighted to be hosting a cheese-coffee pairing on Sunday, May 10 at 1 PM. Cheese and coffee? Yeah, that's what we said, until Tami Parr, cheese mistress extraordinaire and founder of the Pacific Northwest Cheese Project...
Apr 23, 2009
Mix magazine, that is, an article about Portland's micro-roasters. Super-nice piece, though I, as his wife, must mention that, while Din likes the photo of himself, he is much more handsome than that!
Apr 20, 2009
A story about Stumptown's Duane Sorenson, from New York Magazine. The lede: Duane Sorenson is six foot two. He wears Chuck Taylors, has a beer belly and an unruly brown beard, and ends many sentences with "fuck." The 37-year-old founder...
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