Nearly all of Portland’s restaurants – those that prepare some of the best food in the city – are run by men and women who happen to be nice people who don’t rely on the strobe lights of Instagram stardom or the flash of look-at-me-now arrogance. And that’s why I was so impressed with the new restaurant, Union, at the sweetly posh Press Hotel. Here, at last, is a true urbane dining haven where extremely well-prepared food is served in a discreetly stylish setting. In fact, the dining room exhibits a sophistication that doesn’t rely on the curlicues of trendiness that’s become more kitsch than fashionable.
May 2015
