Morchella (restaurant)

Morchella
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Restaurant information
Established2021 (2021)
ChefCameron Dunlap
Food typeNew American
Street address1315 Northeast Fremont Street
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97212
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°32′54″N 122°39′09″W / 45.5483°N 122.6524°W / 45.5483; -122.6524
Websitemorchella-pdx.com

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

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

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]

  • Menu for Morchella at Bonne Chance
    Menu for Morchella at Bonne Chance
  • Interior of Bonne Chance
    Interior of Bonne Chance

Reception

Morchella was included in Bon Appétit's list of the 50 best new restaurants of 2022.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Restaurant Focused On Foraging & Wild Foods To Open Soon In Portland". iHeart. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  6. ^ "Foraging Portland chef carjacked at gunpoint". KOIN.com. 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Wong, Janey (November 7, 2022). "Tasting Collective, a Members-Only Dining Club, Launches in Portland This Month". Eater Portland.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Javelina is bringing Indigenous cuisine to Portland". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  13. ^ "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.
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