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Art First was comissioned to change the concourse colors of Portland's historic Civic Stadium, The Timbers' Jeld-Wen Field JELD-WEN Field
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![]() The stylish reception area of Convergent Communications, S.W. Ankeny, Portland ![]() ![]() |
Convergent Communications
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Hawthorne Wellness Center
We also designed the exterior colors for this clinic, to view click here |
Hawthorne Wellness Center |
Stellar Coffee Shop
Regal colors enhance your sense of taste at Stellar Coffee, Portland |
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by Angela Allen Basic French Zinc Bistrot rises from Zefiro ashes
It was the home of the now defunct Zefiro, Bruce Carey's pace-setting spot that thrust Portland food into the national limelight and has left this area glowing in it 10 years later. Now the warm-walled Zinc Bistrot -- thanks to the eye of Mary McMurray, color consultant -- has opened at that address, and yes, the 'T' should be at the tail end of that all too familiar "bistro." Co-owner Susan Sarich and Houston Striggow, a Chicago food couple with Levy Restaurants, Lettuce Entertain You and five-star French chef Jean Joho on their resumes, have done their research and revamped the place to look urbanely urban-French. |
after: the Zinc Bistrot at opening. Photo by Holly Stickley |
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Though "bistro" has become overused to mean just about everything informal and trendy, the old spelling, "bistrot," conjures up back-to-basics, wine-on-the-table, says Sarich, who thinks clearly in concepts. Fresh baked baguettes, a zinc-topped bar (a Parisian thing), steak frites (you know them as french fries), coq au vin (a traditional French chicken dish), 12-foot communal tables and "plat du jours" are part of the scene, which judging by the shoulder-to-shoulder June 8 opening, will be well-received. What lucky timing, as "Moulin Rouge" can-cans at the same time. A "Napoleon's tent" a private dining area draped in red velvet, a tribute to Napoleon's penchant for eating well during battle, is not part of that unfussy concept, but it is French and will no doubt be popular in an outré sort of way. Right now it's dinner and late night bar only, and closed Mondays. |
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Classic Sash and Door |
Classic Sash and Door Showroom, inside Rejuvenation, Portland |
![]() Studio and Gallery 33, N.W. Everett, Portland |
Studio and Gallery 33 |
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