The Picnic House
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| Established | 2012 |
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| Chef | Casey Gipson |
| Food type | American |
| Street address | 723 SW Salmon Street |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97205 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°31′03″N 122°40′53″W / 45.5176°N 122.6813°W |
| Website | picnichousepdx |
The Picnic House is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Park Heathman Hotel, in the United States.
Description
The Picnic House is a restaurant in downtown Portland's Park Heathman Hotel, originally known as the Heathman Hotel.[1][2] Thrillist describes the restaurant as a "prohibition-styled eating space" with a long dining table made from 700 year-old reclaimed fir wood and a menu of "classic, traditional American-style eats".[3] In her guide book Moon Portland (2014), Hollyanna McCollom described the restaurant as an American and French-style bistro with a simple menu and the option to rent a picnic basket with food and wine to consume at the nearby South Park Blocks. She described the interior, which features dark wood and black-and-white tiles, as "bright and open" and "cute" and "rustic".[1]
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History
Aaron and Jessica Grimmer opened The Picnic House in mid 2012.[5] Casey Gipson served as chef, as of 2016.[6][7]
The Picnic House has hosted a variety of special events and performances. In 2016, the restaurant hosted a "one-man dinner-theater show" in which Phillip J. Berns portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge and other characters in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. Berns performed on a staircase and was accompanied by a pianist. Shannon Gormley and Jack Russell described the "set" as a "dining room reminiscent of the first-class quarters aboard the Titanic".[8] In 2019, The Picnic House and neighboring Barlow Artisanal Bar (also owned by the Grimmers)[9][10] hosted a fifth annual New Year's Eve celebration. The carnival-themed party included fortunetellers, games, live music and circus performances, and raffles, as well as a costume contest, an ice luge, and a glass of champagne for toasting the New Year.[11][12]
In November 2018, Picnic PDX opened in northwest Portland as a "whimsical sister restaurant" to The Picnic House and Barlow.[13]
References
- ^ ISBN 9781640493681. Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Chad (July 2018). "What's Opening" (PDF). Northwest Examiner. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "The Picnic House". Thrillist. Group Nine Media. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (September 29, 2015). "Late-Night Frybread Spot Opens Near Luc Lac". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ a b DeJesus, Erin (June 5, 2012). "The Picnic House Unpacks Near Downtown's Park Blocks". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Ross, Thomas (December 16, 2015). "High Noon Is the Downtown Destination for Frybread Freaks". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Gormley, Shannon; Rushall, Jack (December 14, 2016). "We Saw Three Versions of A Christmas Carol In One Weekend". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (January 31, 2017). "Portland Restaurateurs Unveil Food/Horror/Talk Show Series". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Bamman, Mattie John (February 13, 2017). "ChkChk to Fry Its Last Chicken Sandwich February 14". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "The New Year's Eve Party Megalist!". Portland Mercury. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2 May 2018). "This Knockout Bagel Shop Just Opened on N Russell". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
