research we are now considering Toro Bravo, Le Pigeon or Sel Gris.

Sel Gris would be the answer, as I’m positive you could get away with $40/pp by sharing an app and maybe skipping dessert. Ten01 also, but again, these are restaurants where you’re talking about $22+ for a dinner...

Paley’s and wildwood are excellent as you know, have you tried Fenouil? it is a great choice for a lunch or dinner. If you are liking Genoa think about Carlyle or Sel Gris as an option. Both are excellent although Carlyle...

to Teardrop afterwards just so I can wash the taste away with some of their home-made tehache. Saturday, I stayed in, scared and confused by all the water falling from the sky. After perusing ExtraMSG’s site, I found out...

i completely DISAGREE re: Le Pigeon, one of the most over-hyped, over priced and smugly self conscious and self congratulatory places i have ever been. i will never go back – i HIGHLY recommend Sel Gris however which was...

Gray salt, or "sel gris," is a natural French sea salt that comes from the Atlantic waters off the coast of France. Colored gray by the chemical deposits of the minerals in the salt beds, it is harvested primarily in the Brittany...

Portland isn’t a very formal town, so it would be easier to name the restaurants with great food that AREN’T casual. I’m thinking that if I showed up in a tshirt and jeans at Bluehour, Sel Gris, and Carlyle I...

. castagna is good. definately a romantic date place. Others that you would more then likely swoon over are: Ten01 Sel Gris Lucier(this being the place i mentioned you could spend 200+) now, if you want my personal pick, with no...

the time). Thinking about Wildwood or Sel Gris. What do you think?

Personally, I’d go to Sel Gris or Carlyle, but between your choices I’d definitely choose Wildwood.

I’m currently splitting time between Los Angeles and Portland. Really, everything is pretty casual, even at its most formal. The three restaurants I feel comfortable recommending are Sel Gris, Le Pigeon and Pok Pok. Sel Gris...

In the food processor I “grind” 6 parts coasre sel gris and 1 part pimenton dulce as a seasoning for steaks and fried food (awesome onion rings and calamari.)

vague, I know, but I thought I’d explain the situation and see what ideas you had... The names that I could come up with based off glimpses here on CH were Le Pigeon and Sel Gris, though I think those are less gastropubby...

For your high end meal in Portland, ain’t nuttin wrong with Higgins. Along those lines, there’s also Wildwood and Paley’s. The “new guard” high-end restaurants are also great, namely Sel Gris, Le...

be great to know that as well. A few places that look promising so far: Paley’s Place Park Kitchen Sel Gris Carlyle Maybe Clarklewis? I would also throw Toro Bravo and/or Apizza Scholls into the mix b/c I’ve heard good...