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Eater
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
Where the Couple Behind Pastificio d'Oro Dines in Portland
Welcome to Dining Confidential , a column in which local chefs talk about their favorite restaurants, bars, and cafes in Portland, highlighting their own restaurant's ethos and sharing fun personal takes. Know of a chef you'd like to see featured? Let us know via our tip line . On Sunday, July 20th, Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin's Pastificio d'Oro will serve its final Mattarello-rolled pastas in St. John's. On Saturday, May 17, the couple announced the restaurant's upcoming closure via Instagram, with gratitude for their community and a call to action: 'Come put us all in the weeds for the next 8 weeks!' Starting as a meal kit service in 2020, Pastificio grew into a pop-up at nearby Gracie's Apizza in 2021 before opening its full-service restaurant space in November 2022. Due to restrictions in the space's new leasing agreement, the couple has decided not to renew. One of Portland's most passionate and intuitive restaurants, Dopson rolls 60 to 65 portions of pasta per evening. When they sell out, they sell out. No reservations. Irwin, a painter, manages everything else, from decor to social media. 'We're a really unique restaurant,' says Irwin. 'People don't understand the reasons why we sell out. It's because we make everything every single day. All we want to do is put our love into food.' Last summer, Dopson and Irwin were featured in the 'Oregon: Wine Country' episode of Getting Lost with Erin French (of Maine's legendary The Lost Kitchen) on HBO MAX. During our interview, Irwin mentioned that her favorite French quote from their episode was inspired by the seasonality of Oregon's ingredients and the value that lies in the temporality of our natural world. 'What makes this so special is that it is finite, and this is what we offer you,' said French. 'This is what we can give you with our full hearts, and our full attention, and that's everything that we've got.' With an end in sight, the same can (at least for now) also be said of Dopson and Irwin's cooking. We caught up with the couple at Sweedeedee, where the couple has their own table, are known (and know everyone) by name, and can be found having breakfast almost every Monday. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Eater: There's so much care going into the food at Pastificio. Talk to me about where you're shopping and sourcing your ingredients. Chase Dopson: We get almost all our produce from local farms. Flying Coyote Farm, Gathering Together Farm. We use Revel Meat Co. for meat. We love Cowbell for all our cheese needs. Maggie Irwin: Pablo Munoz. We get eggs from a really small farm called Foglight, they're incredible. Cafe Olli for bread. CD: I work with a company out of New York called Gustiamo, a direct importer of small producers from Italy. I get tomato sauce directly from Naples, most of our olive oil, anchovies, capers, dried porcini mushrooms, and all our flours. I try to get as much as I can locally, but those products are unmatched. Italians are so passionate about food. Why do you love Sweedeedee? CD: We like the cozy intimacy. We feel welcomed here. MI: I have a pastry problem. I quit drinking and smoking and — every day — I deserve a little treat. Maggie, let's talk about your sweet tooth. MI: I'm a pastry slut. In the article, you should put in 'Irwin self-describes as a pastry slut.' Sweedeedee has a lot of tarts and cakes and — I know these are fighting words — the best cookie in the city. Cafe Olli has my favorite pastry in Portland, the monkey bread: croissant dough they roll into tiny balls and you pull apart. It has an espresso-orange glaze. Tabor Bread, I like their pastries because they're sourdough, not too sweet, so you can have two. Their chocolate croissant… MI: It's unmatched. The sourdough with the bitter chocolate? CD: The chocolate banana muffin. MI: The breakfast sandwich is so good. The quality's insane. The service — everyone is so nice to you. Chase, if sweets are Maggie's thing, what is your vice? CD: I love Nong's. Nong's isn't a vice! Nong's is health food. CD: I do love a really good taco or burrito. I've been going to Taquería Los Puñales obsessively, the buche tacos are really good. MI: I got my first bi flag there. You've mentioned Cafe Olli a couple of times, which is also owned by a couple, Siobhan Speirits and Taylor Manning. Do you have any other favorite restaurant power couples in Portland? MI: Xiao Ye is date night for us. Jolyn [Chen] and Louis [Lin] are lovely. CD: I really like their pasta. The guy who taught me how to roll pasta used to work with Louis at Felix Trattoria in LA. I'm such a fan of what they do there. MI: I think they're secretly one of the best pastas in Portland. CD: I'm really envious of that space, it's so fucking cute in there Besides Sweedeedee, what are your core, regular places? CD: We're very much creatures of habit, so our spots are in regular rotation, and if we're feeling a little adventurous, we'll throw something in. MI: Rangoon Bistro is one of our favorite places in Portland. The OG location, that's like our home base. CD: We love Yaowarat so much. MI: We're spice heads. I love spicy food. We love Mis Tacones and Norah. My best friend's vegan — she worked with us for a while and lives in the same apartment complex as us. I know it's, like, the least 'Thai' thing on Norah's menu, but the coconut mushroom fettuccine is so good. The sauce… I'm just, like, obsessed with it. Shoutout to Tan Tan Deli Café and Delicatessen in Beaverton, they slap, I love them. Is there anything else we've missed talking about? MI: Affogato in St. John's. And, of course, Gracie's Apizza. Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Northwest District toy store to shut down in July, keep suburban location
PORTLAND, Ore. () — A kid-friendly business will shutter its Portland location as its original suburban store remains. , After nearly a decade in the Northwest District, it will close the shop on 2305 NW Kearney St. for good on July 20. Bob's Red Mill building remains for sale as Clackamas County decides against buying site 'Our NW Portland store is closing — but this isn't the end,' MudPuddles wrote on Instagram. 'We're wrapping up 8 years of memories, joy, and community in this neighborhood. Rising costs and tariffs forced a hard choice, but we're not going anywhere — our Sherwood location is still open and full of magic.' The Sherwood flagship shop on 16420 SW Langer Dr. was the first to open more than 20 years ago. According to Mudpuddles, the flagship location is 'still going strong' — and owners indicated a new store in Happy Valley is in the works. Portland's Pastificio d'Oro announces permanent closure in July 2025 But the Portland store is the latest to call it quits as several businesses across the city, and beyond, cite inflation and tariff uncertainty as the reasons behind their closures. its brick-and-mortar store in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood is set to close at the end of May. 'H+J is not over but it will be changing,' the fellow toy store wrote. 'With high overhead costs, fluctuating tariffs, and an insecure economy the monetary, physical, and emotional risks of restructuring are not something we have the capacity for at this time. Ranking reveals 'happiest' cities in the world: See how Portland fared Additionally, it will shut down its space on 2438 NE Broadway St. on June 30. The toy store is keeping its Los Angeles location and that has yet to be revealed. Meanwhile, MudPuddles asks customers to visit the Portland store during its liquidation sale starting on Friday, June 13. The business will discount items by 10% to 50% leading up to its closure, while supplies last. The location will be closed from June 10 to June 12 as workers prepare. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Portland's Pastificio d'Oro announces permanent closure in July 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An acclaimed pasta pop-up-turned-brick-and-mortar restaurant in Portland's St. Johns neighborhood will close this summer. , owned by partners Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin, . 'As the end of our lease approaches in August, we have made the decision to not renew,' they said on social media. 'For reasons still unclear to us a new lease would require us to be open twice as many hours and to not ever sell out, terms we cannot feasibly [sic] make work. We are also incredibly, incredibly burnt out and need a moment to rest and focus on our health.' The last day for service will be Sunday, July 20. The restaurant, which opened its location in November 2022 after creating a pop-up in the wake of pandemic-related layoffs in the food industry, featured traditional Italian cooking with a revolving menu of handmade pasta. And while the doors at Pastificio d'Oro may be closing, the owners say they 'are not done cooking in Portland.' 'We have some cool things we are working on behind the scenes,' they said in their closing announcement, adding, 'We are so so grateful for all of you. This has been an absolute ride.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
