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Author dishes out another helping of Food Lover’s Guide

28 Aug 2014|

Photo Credit: TRIBUNE PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE - Longtime food writer Liz Crain and John Gorham, chef/owner of Toro Bravo and Tasty n Sons, are teaming up on a Tasty book to be released in 2016.


Liz Crain surveys the eclectic array of small plates that just arrived in front of her, a brunch fit for a queen.

There are two chocolate potato doughnuts, Burmese pork stew over rice, and a breakfast board featuring little dabs and smidges of housemade seasonal offerings like lemon ricotta, bacon, bread, berries, pickled beets, a 6-minute egg and a heavenly chicken-liver mousse.

“There’s love on the table,” Crain says. “Everyone’s so happy. All of his restaurants feel like a party.”

Crain is talking about John Gorham, chef/owner of four Portland restaurants including this one, Tasty n’ Sons, a North Williams haunt known for its playful fare, standout flavors and breezy vibe. The signature Bloody Marys help draw huge crowds.

Crain’s been here dozens of times, for business and pleasure. The longtime Portland food writer is the author of the new Food Lover’s Guide to Portland Second Edition, which will be released Sept. 1 by Hawthorne Books, where she is editor and publicity director.

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