Right At The Fork

Nov 30 2024 500 ep. 63 mins 4

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Chefs, restaurants, beer, wine, cocktails and gourmet food. Listen to the tastemakers' interviews and their recommendations on where to go in Portland, Oregon!

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#401 Carlo LaMagna - Magna Kusina & Magna Kaina (Denver)

Nov 30 2024 82 mins

We catch up with Carlo LaMagna of Magna Kusina and Magna Kaina in Denver. Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: RingSide SteakHouse: Portland Food Adventures:

RATF Classic: #386 Sam Smith - Yaowarat

Nov 22 2024 76 mins

Chef Sam Smith has been a notable figure in the Portland culinary scene since he arrived in the city from the Bay Area. He is currently the chef at Yaowarat, Portland Monthly's 2023 Restaurant of the Year. Sam talks about the experiences of traveling through Thailand with his team doing extensive research to develop the recipes for the restaurant, as well as why the team of S

#400 Jim Angelus - Cole Valley Tavern and Bacon Bacon

Nov 15 2024 72 mins

Join host Chris Angelus for a lively conversation with his cousin Jimmy Angelus, proprietor of San Francisco's Cole Valley Tavern and Bacon Bacon. Jim's history, which he talks about here, includes accolades from Julia Child and Jacques Pepin, criticism from Martha Stewart, mentions on Saturday Night Live, a Chopped! appearance and a host of fun stories about the fun p

#399 Sandra Tavares - Portugal's Travel Designer

Nov 08 2024 80 mins

Sandra Tavares knows the people, places and things that make up a wonderful culinary and wine journey throughout Portugal. Sandra started her career as a journalist and found herself covering a burgeoning food scene, to the point where she realized she would enjoy developing tours and experiences for people, and taking them to the best Portugal has to offer, rather tha

#398 Mary Cressler & Sean Martin - Vindulge

Nov 01 2024 2 mins

We are delighted to have Mary Cressler and Sean Martin on the podcast to talk about their venture, Vindulge. We talk about how it came about and evolved, especially through the pandemic, when their business model had to change. Vindulge is a wife and husband team who create delicious ways to enjoy cooking and entertaining outside with family and friends

Chris and Cort talk Travel & 2024 Election + Classic Episode (#394): Kurt Huffman talks food at PDX

Oct 25 2024 103 mins

After experiencing the new Portland airport (PDX), we revisit our recent interview with Kurt Huffman of ChefStable who talks about the ins and outs of having multiple restaurants at PDX, from Grassa to Loyal Legion. Chris and Cort express how this first impression visitors will have of Oregon and Portland is key to the area's growth. And... For the first time in

RATF Classic: #353 Vince Nguyen - Berlu, Berlu Bakery

Oct 21 2024 72 mins

Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: RingSide Steakhouse: Portland Food Adventures: With the news that Berlu Bakery is closing (to relocate), following the perminant closure of Berlue last November - we wanted to revisit our conversation with Vince Nguyen just after his James Beard Foundation award win (Best Chef NW). Original post This week Portland had a big

RATF Classic: #364 Nat West - Closing Reverend Nat's Hard Cider

Oct 11 2024 60 mins

This classic episode comes from September of 2023, when Nat West was shutting down his business of 12 years. He's now one of 100 candidates on the ballet for one of 12 city council positions for the new Portland city government. Original Post We were able to catch up with Nat West, founder, president and cidermaker at Reverend Nat's Hard Cider. Nat announced the closing

#397 Guest Host Bill Oakley talks to Nori De Vega - @nomnom_nori

Oct 04 2024 58 mins

We are honored to have Bill Oakley guest host this episode of Right at the Fork, featuring Nori De Vega - one of Portland's most prominent food and restaurant video creators on Instagram and TikTok. Nori De Vega was born in Manila, Philippines, and currently lives with her husband and two basenjis in Portland. Her immediate family originally immigrated to Reno, Nevada in the

Classic RATF: #357 Joel Stocks - L'Orange

Sep 27 2024 67 mins

With news that L'Orange has made the New York Times list of America's Best Restaurants, wanted to return to our conversation from July 2023 with Joel Stocks. Original post: Joel Stocks has found a new home at his new restaurant/wine bar L'Orange with business partner Jeff Vejr, also of Las Caves. We discuss what L'Orange is all about, including the visions both he and Jeff ha