Chef leaves Portland restaurant
David Anderson, the chef de cuisine at Portland's Vindalho, has decided to leave the restaurant he helped craft into the city's go-to spot for great Indian-inspired cuisine.
A new opportunity presented itself when he met former Nike exec Rudy Chapa and his wife, attorney Patricia Eiting, dedicated eastside Portland residents who'd just purchased the much-beloved Genoa with the intention of reopening it. Anderson, just past his 30th birthday, had ideas he'd wanted to put into practice and impressed the couple with his experience and drive.
The magic happened, Anderson tendered his notice at Vindalho and is currently on board as executive chef and general manager with an equity stake in the business. The plan is to reopen Genoa in November along with a second concept, an Italian-style enoteca/bar, in the space next door.
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3 Comments:
oh SWEET! This is so very double-plus good.
mikaque at 9:57PM on 06/04/09
Gee, If I could choose anywhere in the US to live it would be Portland
hungrychristel at 10:09AM on 06/05/09
As several people close to Anderson have said, it's a young chef's dream to get an opportunity like this.
GoodStuffNW at 11:44AM on 06/05/09