The NY Times does PDX

Mayor Sam Adams posted a link to this article on NYTimes.com on his facebook page. It hows a really great prespective of Portland and the people of Oregon. Unfortunately he didn't make it to 23Hoyt and write about it but he did make it to many great parts of the city...and sums up why we love this city so much.

Frugal Portland

Hate to say "I Told you so"

Last Spring or Summer, Graham went through 5 interviews with multiple people for a position at Lucier and eventually decided that since he wasn't going to work there he didn't need to keep up the charade. They told him they were willing to offer him a position but still wanted another interview, plus a paper he had to write. Who makes you write a paper? Any way, they didn't want to pay much but also wanted to have an absurd amount of people in the kitchen, French Brigade style. We have heard reports of friends who ate there and counted more people in the kitchen than in the restaurant itself. Portland does need true fine dining, but now is not going to be the time. If a place like 23Hoyt that has amazing food and moderate prices is noticing the change in the economy, at high end Fine Dining place charging a minimum of $50 a person is going to do well...


We predicted it wouldn't do well and Graham actually told me this bit of news last night...


I hate to say it (well not really)
We told you so.