Portland Scores Big at James Beard Awards, Taking Home Three Honors

TL;DR
Portland earned three James Beard Awards at the 36th Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago: Nodoguro's Ryan Roadhouse won Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific, Scotch Lodge won Outstanding Bar, and writer Erica Berry won a Media Award for Personal Essay.
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