At the end of 2022, Instagram personality Gary Okazaki (Gary the Foodie) broke the news that Pedro Almeida — the former executive chef of Michelin-starred restaurant Midori in Portugal — would run the flagship restaurant of the The Ritz-Carlton Portland. Information has been scarce otherwise; for months, even the restaurant’s name has been under wraps. Now, as the restaurant’s late-summer opening approaches, the Ritz-Carlton’s team has revealed new details for its forthcoming restaurant and lounge, including who will assist Almeida. Lauro Romero, the owner of Mexican pop-up Clandestino and former executive chef of República, will run the kitchen of the restaurant — Bellpine.
Bellpine is situated on the 20th
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