¡Oba’s! Sister Restaurant Hall Street Grill Has The Perfect Father’s Day Gift
June 3, 2010
Upcoming Events On The Patio Saturday, July 17th 6:30 pm – Bulleit Bourbon and Cigar dinner onthe patio with live jazz music $85 inclusive of gratuity, menu TBD
Saturday, August 14th 6:30 pm - Basil Cellars Estate Winery wine dinner. An amazing winery from Walla Walla, on the patio. price and menu TBD
Stop in and Welcome Back Travis Dickinson
Our New Executive Chef
Travis first discovered the restaurant business at the age of 15, washing dishes at the Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. He soon found himself cooking on the line, and directing their famous Sunday brunch program. He came to Portland to enroll in the Western Culinary Institute, graduating at the top of his class in 2000. Travis took a job as a sauté cook at Hall Street Grill in 1999. He soon worked his way up to become Sous Chef and was directing the dinner program. Between shifts, Travis took the time to travel, eating his way through Napa, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Europe. Along the line, he found time to work guest shifts in the kitchens of Chez Panisse in Berlkely, CA and Fife, Sel Gris and Clark Lewis in Portland. After nine years at Hall Street, Travis realized it was time to further develop his craft and left to help reopen Genoa and its café, Accanto, as Sous Chef. “Accanto was a great experience, and a chance to work with a very talented crew and the best local ingredients we could find”,says Travis. After a successful opening and first four months at Accanto Travis was given the opportunity to come back to Hall Street Grill as Executive Chef. It was one he couldn’t pass up. “Hall Street has been a huge part of my life for ten years now, and the chance to come back and recreate the menu was impossible to pass on”Travis returns with a focus on updating the menu and taking advantage of Oregon’s bounty of local, fresh and seasonal products.