#421 Lauren Wilson - Ice Cream Entrepreneur and Author - @sweetlosicecream
Release Date: 07/18/2025
#424 Rose Archer - Luscious Bend
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In the heart of Oregon, Rose Archer has been building quite a culinary brand. Her Luscious Supper Club events have been selling out for years, and now she embarks on quite an undertaking, highlighting the best of Bend's culinary scene, the Luscious Bend Food and Wine Experience. We discuss what's in store at that event, on Sept 27, 2025. Listen to this episode to follow Rose's fascinating story. Rose grew up the daughter of two hippies in Hawaii. She learned to cook, and enjoy the attention that came to her when she made great things. Things weren't...
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#423 Lynne Gross - African Safari Tour Director
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On host Chris Angelus' bucket list and perhaps on yours, is an African Safari. Lynne Gross has been curating trips for years to Africa and has great relationships with guides, restaurants and hotels. She and Chris met walking doggies at Nehalem Bay State Park a few years ago, and for next year Lynne put together . If you've ever thought of a safari or are just curious about one, this podcast goes over a lot of the animal behavior, and how safaris work. Bonus: talk about Zanzibar! Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: RingSide...
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RATF Classic: #418 John Dyss - RingSide Steakhouse
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With news that RingSide Steakhouse is opening back up next week, we wanted to return to our conversation with Executive Chef John Dyss from earlier this year... ORIGINAL POST: This week, we talk to John Dyss, Executive Chef at RingSide Steakhouse. We talk about his upbringing in Northern California, his venture into the food world - and quite possibly his hand in changing pizza forever. We also talk about his upcoming knife demo with Steelport Knife Co. on May 31st. Get more information about the event and how you can attend . Right at the Fork is supported by: Zupan's Markets: ...
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#422 Greg Higgins - About his Message to Portland about the state of Downtown and Higgins
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We thought it would be good to have Greg Higgins, one of Portland's most notable and historically important chefs, expand on the letter he wrote to Portland that went viral about the perilous state of his restaurant. As if the challenges in the restaurant industry aren't heavy enough, downtown businesses are facing a huge loss of tourism dollars, a fraction of office workers, years of a bad reputation, and construction problems, just to mention a few. The good news is that the public reacted swiftly and positively, and bookings at Higgins swelled and the short term outlook is...
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#421 Lauren Wilson - Ice Cream Entrepreneur and Author - @sweetlosicecream
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A wonderfully summery and tasty podcast with Lauren Wilson, who shares with us her journey from moving to Vermont and uncovering her kryptonite -- an ice cream maker in the restaurant where she worked. She immediately started making ice cream and found that others loved her flavors. That led to a move back to Seattle, where she developed a wholesale business, accomplishing getting her product into 30 grocery stores in the area. That was a tough business model. She eventually wanted to try opening a scoop shop in Portland, but her plans were scuttled by a...
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#420 Lisa Schroeder - Mother's Bistro's new NY Deli Menu
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Lisa Schroeder, chef/owner at Mother's Bistro, now in its 25th year in Portland, joins us on the podcast to discuss the state of the industry and what she's doing to keep moving forward at the restaurant. That includes a new New York Deli menu. Lisa explains that while there used to be real Jewish deli food in Portland, there's a vacuum for a real pastrami sandwich and other great dishes that needed to be filled, and she's doing it. From homemade rye bread to artisan latkes and rugelach, she's doing what she does so well. Also discussed, service in restaurants and how...
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RATF Classic: #415 Michael Mudd - Manzanita Mudd Dogs
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It's summer, and that means it's Hog Dog Season... So here's a look back to our conversation with Michael Mudd from earlier this year. We venture out to Manzanita for this podcast, and take the opportunity to chat with Michael Mudd, the proprietor of Manzanita Mudd Dogs. Whether you have been to or plan on visiting Manzanita, the story of how the iconic Manzanita Mudd Dogs started to how Michael and his brother Brad took over the operation of the business from their parents, Jim and Lynn Mudd, is an awesome story. Michael talks about how and why his parents started...
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RATF Classic: #407 Frank Squillo - Wanda's Cafe & Bakery
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We look back at our January 2025 conversation with Frank Squillo of Wanda's Cafe & Bakery. ORIGINAL POST: Frank Squillo has had quite a storied career, but as he points out in this episode, there are definite parallels between his career as a radio host and now, as co-owner of the storied Wanda's Cafe and Bakery, a mainstay of the North Oregon Coast that he purchased with his husband in 2019 and has operated since. We talk about what it takes to run a successful restaurant on the Oregon Coast - the key ingredients in the business and in the recipes. We'll even go into the...
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#419 Allen Routt - The Painted Lady in Newberg
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Chef Allen Routt and his wife Jessica just celebrated their 20th year as proprietors of Newberg's The Painted Lady. It's been a long, focused run to accomplish such a feat in this challenging restaurant world. Allen's interest in food started in Virginia as a boy, out in the yard and in the forest, right to his family kitchen. His Mom and grandmas influenced his keen interest. Staying at his grandmother's place in Florida, he found the diversity of ingredients intriguing. His food career started in a Mexican restaurant, then a storied chef at a nearby...
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RATF Classic: #397 Guest Host Bill Oakley talks to Nori De Vega - @nomnom_nori
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We're flashing back to October 2024, and our conversation with Nori De Vega, with Right at the Fork guest host: Bill Oakley. 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 90’s before everyone but Nori decided to relocate back abroad in the early...
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