Nov 23, 2018 | Asian, Food and Bev, Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Story
“It’s amazing how you taste something and it reminds you of a time and place in your life. It’s that nostalgia, it brings you back. I wanted to share it with my family.” — David van Overeem In 2016, while David van Overeem...
Nov 23, 2018 | Food and Bev, Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Story
“When you taste a complex wine, you can smell the spices, the flowers, the fruit, and in that moment you get transported to a memorable experience. When you can connect emotionally with the wine that is what I call a transcendent moment.” ...
Nov 23, 2018 | Asian, Food and Bev, Story
“We pick everything blind. We go with what we really love because that’s what sells. If we’re passionate about it, we can get other people excited about it too.” — Ro Tam Share this Story Ro Tam has been a fixture in the Portland...
Nov 15, 2018 | Food and Bev, Hispanic, Latino/a/x, Story
“The food cart takes its name from the “soldaderas,” women who played a critical role in the conflict of the Mexican Revolution as commanding officers, combatants and camp followers.” — Dora Reyna Not...
Nov 12, 2018 | Asian, Food and Bev, Story
“When someone enters the restaurant, Van is prepared: “When they step in the door I know what they want: no spicy, no blood, no pork, on onion. I know! I just make the food and they sit down.” — Van Nguyen Back in 2004, Vinh...
Nov 12, 2018 | Black or African American, Food and Bev, Story
“I appreciate the money and everything, but to know that my name is getting out there for cooking food, which is what I’ve always wanted to do, that makes me really happy.” — Sakile Mitchell Vision, drive, and creativity have taken Sakile Mitchell...
