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.
For 11 years, Frybaby’s Sunny Hatch tended bars all over Portland, from Hey Love to Double Barrel Tavern to Alibi. During quarantine, an idea popped into his head. “The initial goal was just to add one more Korean restaurant to Portland proper,” says Hatch. He reached out to Sunshine Noodle’s Diane Lam for cooking lessons. He enrolled in a business class. He
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