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David Machado’s new wine bar will toast the revitalizing Lloyd District

July 1, 2019 by DMR

David Machado, photo by Jon Bell  of the Portland Business Journal
David Machado and his team will open Pullman Wine Bar & Merchant in the Hotel Eastlund in late July. It sits in a unique corner spot along MLK and Northeast Holladay Street that the city wanted to be activated with retail as part fo the Hotel Eastlund’s 2015 remodel. photo by Jon Bell

By Jon Bell – Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal
Jun 28, 2019

When the Hotel Eastlund opened across from the Oregon Convention Center four years ago, Portland chef and restaurateur David Machado was a little nervous.

He was opening two new restaurants in the hotel, the rooftop Altabira City Tavern and the Citizen Baker urban bakery, but the neighborhood was sleepy.

“It was a little shocking when we opened,” he said. “Nobody was walking the streets. It had a little bit of an edgy feel at night. It was quiet.”

But in relatively short order, that all began to change. The 600-room Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center finally broke ground, the Hassalo on Eighth development delivered more than 650 new apartments to the Lloyd District and the convention center launched an extensive remodel project. A new affordable housing project is nearing completion across Northeast Grand Avenue from the Hotel Eastlund and new development at the nearby Burnside Bridgehead has exploded.

“The whole district has changed dramatically in under five years, and there’s still a lot of growth ahead of us,” Machado said. “It’s extremely vital. I’m really, really big on this neighborhood.”

Which, along with the city’s requirement that the Eastlund’s owners activate the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Northeast Holladay Street, is a big reason Machado and his partners decided about a year ago that it was time to move forward on a third food and beverage project in the hotel.

The venue, called Pullman Wine Bar & Merchant, will be an intimate wine-focused affair with a wine bar and shop as well as a private wine cave that can seat up to 24 for special events.

Pullman Wine Bar, Holst Architecture
David Machado’s next culinary endeavor will be Pullman Wine Bar & Merchant, a wine bar, shop and private event space in the Hotel Eastlund.
HOLST ARCHITECTURE

Daren Hamilton, operations manager for David Machado Restaurants, said the bar will be installing multiple WineStations from Napa Technology, which are intelligent wine dispensing and preservation systems. They allow for measured tastes of wine and preserve what’s left in a bottle through the use of argon gas.

Pullman’s wine program, developed by longtime Machado collaborator David Holstrom, will feature 125 wines; half will be from the Pacific Northwest, with the balance a mix of wines from around the world.

Wine cave, Pullman Wine Bar, Holst Architecture
The wine cave at Pullman Wine Bar & Merchant will be available for private events and can seat up to 24.
HOLST ARCHITECTURE

Food-wise, the menu will consist of about 12 to 14 items of international fare — “France, Spain, Italy, whatever tastes good,” Machado said, adding that Pullman will serve lunch, afternoon snacks and early evening meals.

The wine bar, designed by Portland’s Holst Architecture, takes its name from the term Pullman, which in architecture refers to long, narrow spaces within a building. The term itself comes from the long sleeping cars on trains made famous by the Pullman Company, which ties into the new wine bar’s location right along the MAX tracks.

Pullman Wine Bar, Holst Architecture
Holst Architecture designed the new wine bar.
HOLST ARCHITECTURE

In addition to drawing traffic from the neighborhood, Machado said he thinks Pullman will be a big point of attraction for conventioneers across the street. Not only do companies look for nearby breakout spaces — which the Pullman’s wine cave can be — but out-of-town folks looking to taste and buy Oregon wines and dine at a local restaurant will have a place to do so not far away.

“Our advantage here is being a local restaurant with a local chef and a local restaurant group,” Machado said. “With all the people sleeping there at the convention center hotel, there’s always going to be the question, ‘Where can I go to eat locally nearby?’ We think the restaurant is positioned impeccably for that.”

Pullman Wine Bar & Merchant, located at 401 N.E. Holladay Street, is set to open in late July.

From the Portland Business Journal article written by Jon Bell published on June 28, 2019. Read the article on the Portland Business Journal website>>

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David Machado Restaurants to Be Honored for Exceptional Commitment to the Arts

May 15, 2019 by DMR

Portland, OR, May 13, 2019 — Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America, announced today that David Machado Restaurants will be honored this fall with Americans for the Arts’ national Arts and Business Partnership Award.

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Eater PDX tours our new Pearl District restaurant, Tanner Creek Tavern

September 12, 2017 by DMR

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We open on September 12.

Eater Portland tours our new Pearl District restaurant, Tanner Creek Tavern. Tanner Creek opens for dinner on September 12. Read the entire article and tour the photo gallery here>>

[Eater Portland, September 11, 2017, Mattie John Bammon. Photography by Dina Avila.]

 

Floor-to-ceiling roll-up doors let in lots of light Dina Avila/EPDX | Tanner Creek Tavern
Floor-to-ceiling roll-up doors let in lots of light. Dina Avila/EPDX

One of the city’s most anticipated restaurants opens tomorrow: Tanner Creek Tavern will light the burners to serve globally inspired plates by chef Trevor Payne (Olympia Provisions, Little Bird Bistro) at 875 NW Everett St. As the photos below reveal, the 5,000-square-foot space adjacent to the new Hampton Inn Suites has a commanding atmosphere overseen by an open kitchen, with a 28-seat circular bar at its heart.

Along with lots of concrete, steel, blond wood, and natural light, Tanner Creek’s defining element is a black-and-white wall mural of the restaurant’s namesake Tanner Creek and tannery, built in 1845 in the nearby Goose Hollow neighborhood. The restaurant’s lounge area seats 48, with 66 seats in the dining room.

Concrete, steel, and blond wood, with a black-and-white mural of the old Tanner Creek tannery along one wall Dina Avila/EPDX
Concrete, steel, and blond wood, with a black-and-white mural of the old Tanner Creek tannery along one wall. Dina Avila/EPDX

Tanner Creek’s full menus are now on the website. The dishes come in a wide range of styles, from power-lunch showstoppers to breezy salads for a relaxed afternoon with a glass of wine.

Along with a daily seafood special, Tanner Creek provides upscale offerings like harissa-stewed clams with fried potato and roasted fennel; eggplant tortellini with tomato butter and smoked ricotta salata; and grilled coulotte steak and braised shank with fingerling potatoes, beef jus, and English Stilton. The wine list centers on South America, with many options from Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Tanner Creek Tavern opens for dinner seven nights a week tomorrow, September 12. It will add happy hour on Tuesday, September 19, and lunch will launch on September 26.

A table just steps from Tanner Creek’s open kitchen Dina Avila/EPDX | Tanner Creek Tavern
A table just steps from Tanner Creek’s open kitchen. Dina Avila/EPDX
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First look: David Machado opens first Pearl District restaurant

September 12, 2017 by DMR

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The Oregonian/OregonLive (Michael Russell, September 11, 2017) takes a first look at Tanner Creek Tavern, David Machado’s first restaurant in the Pearl. Take a peak at the gallery of photos and read the entire article here>> (Photography by John Valls.)

Tanner Creek Tavern, photo by John Valls
Tanner Creek Tavern, photo by John Valls

Tanner Creek Tavern, named for a creek that flows under the condo-rich neighborhood, will open Tuesday, September 12 in new construction alongside the Hampton Inn Suites.

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875 NW Everett Street
Portland, OR 97209

971-865-2888
inquire@tannercreektavern.com

Dinner | Tavern | Happy Hour | Lunch | Dessert | Wine & Beer | Cocktails

 
 

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Peek inside the former Red Lion hotel before its big boutique reveal

April 20, 2015 by DMR

Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 10:22am PDT
by Jon Bell
Portland Business Journal

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Just a few months ago, almost any vantage point from inside the former Red Lion Hotel on Northeast Grand Avenue offered expansive views of the city in just about every direction.

The reason: the 1960s-era hotel had been gutted and stripped down to its steel and concrete skeleton as part of a $10 million remake.

“It was just columns and concrete floors and ceilings, and we took everything else out in between,” said Desmond Mollendor, general manager and a partner with Grand Ventures Hotel LLC, the firm behind the renovation. “You could see right through the building.”

With just a few weeks to go before the hotel reopens on May 5 as the Hotel Eastlund, that’s not the case any longer. The 168-room hotel has been nearly built anew, with a much more pedestrian-friendly setup, revamped rooms and meeting spaces and two new restaurants from Portland’s David Machado.

No longer can one see right through the building, but the hotel still offers commanding vistas of the downtown skyline, the booming Lloyd District and even an occasional peek at Mt. St. Helens.

The roughly nine-month renovation, led by S.D. Deacon, is expected to wrap up in time for a May 5 opening. The hotel has already begun taking reservations, with rooms starting at $189 per night. When it opens, the Eastlund will employ about 65 staff members. The two restaurants will have between 80 and 85 employees, according to Mollendor.

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The old Red Lion will soon be a modern boutique

March 30, 2015 by DMR

From the Portland Business Journal
March 24, 2015
by Jon Bell

It’s no HQ hotel, but the old Red Lion will soon be a modern boutique


Hotel Eastlund rendering, Holst ArchitectureWhat was once a ho-hum Red Lion Hotel is just a month or so away from being unveiled as Portland’s newest luxury boutique hotel with rooms starting at close to $200 a night.

Seattle-based Grand Ventures Hotel LLC is heading into the final stretch of the massive renovation that gutted the Red Lion in the Lloyd District to make way for the Hotel Eastlund. The new hotel, scheduled to open in May, will feature 168 rooms and suites as well as a flexible ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows, two executive boardrooms and two private dining rooms overlooking the Portland skyline.

As of this week, the hotel has begun accepting reservations. Opening rates at the low end run $189; deluxe suites approach $470 per night. Guest rooms and suites have either California kings or what the hotel claims are the first-ever California queens, as well as commissioned artwork by Loui Jover and Badri Valian.

Read the entire article in the Portland Business Journal.

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David Machado to launch two eateries at Hotel Eastlund near Oregon Convention Center

July 7, 2014 by DMR

From The Oregonian
July 3, 2014
By Elliot Njus

Lloyd District Red Lion Hotel to close for $10 million transformation

The Red Lion Hotel near the Oregon Convention Center in Portland will close Sept. 2 and reopen next year as Hotel Eastlund after an extensive renovation.

Portland development officials are reviewing the plan, which calls for a complete reboot for the half-century-old hotel.

“We’re gutting it and building everything back from scratch,” said Desmond Mollendor, one of the partners in Grand Ventures Hotel LLC, which bought the hotel last summer. “There’s nothing currently there that’s going to remain except for the structure itself.”

When it reopens in May, the hotel will have two new restaurants run by Portland chef David Machado, who operated Nel Centro at the Hotel Modera. That hotel went through a similar repositioning by the same partnership.

On the top floor of the six-story building, Machado will run a full-service restaurant with a rooftop deck and three fire pits. On the street level and spilling into the hotel lobby, he’ll open a bakery-cafe and wine bar.

Rendering by Holst Architecture
Portland’s Red Lion Hotel near the Oregon Convention Center will close Sept. 2 and reopen next year as Hotel Eastlund after an extensive renovation. These renderings show what the new hotel might look like. (Holst Architecture)

The hotel will also include two boardrooms, two private dining rooms and a ballroom. Its room count will fall from 173 before the renovation to 168 after.

The $10 million renovation will replace a driveway to the underground parking garage with 1,000 square feet of retail storefronts. Mollendor said the businesses will be able to take advantage of increased foot traffic from the hotel, the convention center and the hundreds of new apartments under construction nearby.

“As more of this density comes, there will be more and more foot traffic,” he said. “I don’t think there will be much trouble in the way of filling that space down the road.”

Portland-area hotels have seen an uptick in occupancy and revenue in recent months, a rebound from a recession that had stalled any potential for new hotel construction.

That’s prompted a wave of hotel investment. A Residence Inn by Marriott, funded through a federal immigrant investor program, opened in the Pearl District in April, and Hilton has announced a boutique-style, 300-room hotel at Southwest Second and Jefferson. Several other hotels have recently traded hands.

“Portland is a strong hotel market,” Mollendor said. “We’re becoming more and more known for great things to see and do. Hopefully that will continue.”

— Elliot Njus

Read the article at The Oregonian>>

Rendering by Holst Architecture.

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