Morchella (restaurant)
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| Established | 2021 |
| Chef | Cameron Dunlap |
| Food type | New American |
| Street address | 1315 Northeast Fremont Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97212 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°32′54″N 122°39′09″W / 45.5483°N 122.6524°W |
| Website | morchellapdx |
Morchella is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Sabin neighborhood, in the United States. Chef Cameron Dunlap opened the fine dining establishment in 2021, serving forage-focused New American cuisine.
Description
[edit]Named after the genus of fungi,[1] Morchella is a fine dining[2] restaurant in northeast Portland's Sabin neighborhood. The New American[3] menu highlights mushrooms and includes pastas, soups, dandelion greens on venison steak, endives with walnuts and wild rice, and ice cream with wild berries.[4] Proteins include fish, pheasant, quail, and venison.[5] The restaurant also uses figs.[6][7]
History
[edit]Morchella opened in 2021,[8] in the space that previously housed Verdigris.[1] Cameron Dunlap is the chef,[1][9] and Rain Grey is the chef de cuisine.[3] In 2023, Dunlap and Morchella were featured in a dinner hosted by Tasting Collective, a members-only dining club.[10] hosted a vegan "seaweed extravaganza" in collaboration with two other businesses. The event's five-course meal featured Pacific Ocean-grown seaweed in each course.[11] Morchella has hosted Javelina as a pop-up restaurant.[12]
Reception
[edit]Morchella was included in Bon Appétit's list of the 50 best new restaurants of 2022.[13]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Frane, Alex (2021-08-05). "Chef Cameron Lee Dunlap Will Open a Restaurant Dedicated to Foraged and Wild Foods". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "PDXFruitTreeTips Is Portland Fruit Tree Project's New Advice Text Line". Willamette Week. 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b Turnquist, Kristi (2024-01-04). "Portland chef competes on 'Chopped' to, in part, 'represent the trans community'". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Frane, Alex (2020-09-11). "Where to Eat in Portland Right Now". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Restaurant Focused On Foraging & Wild Foods To Open Soon In Portland". iHeart. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Foraging Portland chef carjacked at gunpoint". KOIN.com. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Surveillance video shows Portland chef being carjacked while foraging for figs". KGW. 2023-09-18. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2021-11-07). "12 new Portland restaurants we can't wait to try this fall". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2021-09-14). "The Most Anticipated Portland Restaurant Openings, Fall and Winter 2021". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Wong, Janey (November 7, 2022). "Tasting Collective, a Members-Only Dining Club, Launches in Portland This Month". Eater Portland.
- ^ Russell, Michael (2022-04-23). "Food Cart Week begins, a top Portland chef pops up in the valley, and other food events for April and May 2022". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Javelina is bringing Indigenous cuisine to Portland". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "BA's 50 Best New Restaurants of 2022". Bon Appétit. 2022-09-08. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-07-25.