Abby’s Open Table: Portland
AS THE SUN THROWS its liquidy late-summer rays down SE Ankeny Street on a Wednesday evening, small pockets of diners filter into a warm, glassed-in industrial kitchen. Long, sunlit steel tables brightened with small flower vases display scattered menus outlining four courses of an impending family-style meal. Three chefs busily prep away, filling the room with aromas of grilled endive, roasted squash, and simmering mussels as the hum of expectant conversation heightens. It’s the kind of scene that Portlanders can enjoy at any one of the city’s top-notch supper clubs, from Din Din to Simpatica. But the difference here is …Read the Rest
