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The Picnic House
The Picnic House is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Park Heathman Hotel, in the United States. Aaron and Jessica Grimmer opened the restaurant in 2012.

Description

The Picnic House is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The business initially operated in downtown Portland's Park Heathman Hotel, a building originally known as the Heathman Hotel.

Thrillist describes The Picnic House 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". 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".

In 2015, Eater Portland's Mattie John Bamman said the restaurant offers "fancier, international fare". The website's Erin DeJesus has described The Picnic House as a "charming fast-casual spot" with "elevated picnic fare" including pastas, salads, sandwiches, and soups. One soup has roasted cauliflower with Parmesan, and salad options include ricotta and vegetables. The menu also has roasted pork loin and small plates with pickled shrimp and bavette skewers, as well as charcuterie and desserts.

History

Exterior of the Park Heathman Hotel, which housed the restaurant, in 2014

Aaron and Jessica Grimmer opened The Picnic House in mid 2012. Casey Gipson served as chef, as of 2016.

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". In 2019, The Picnic House and neighboring Barlow Artisanal Bar (also owned by the Grimmers) 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.

In November 2018, Picnic PDX opened in northwest Portland as a "whimsical sister restaurant" to The Picnic House and Barlow.

In April 2024, the Grimmers announced plans to operate The Picnic House via delivery only, using the kitchen of High Noon, another restaurant launched by the couple.

References

  1. ^ McCollom, Hollyanna (May 14, 2019). Moon Portland. Avalon Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 9781640493681. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "The Picnic House". Thrillist. Group Nine Media. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Batt, Andy (August 22, 2016). "Oregon Storytellers: Casey Lee Gipson". 1859. OCLC 489252235. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Stein, Rosemarie (December 21, 2019). "New Year's Eve 2019: 10 ways to ring in 2020 around Portland". The Oregonian. Advance Publications. ISSN 8750-1317. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "The New Year's Eve Party Megalist!". Portland Mercury. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Spencer, Malia (April 15, 2024). "Restaurateurs' Goose Hollow plan is back on track, along with an old favorite downtown". Portland Business Journal. First, Picnic House, a popular spot downtown for lunch and pre-show meals at the nearby Portland'5 Performance Art venues, is reopening as delivery-only, said co-owner Aaron Grimmer. Picnic House is now available for order through DoorDash. This is possible in part for the second big news from the couple. Their re-imagined High Noon concept, first announced in 2022, is back on track and set to open in May, Grimmer said. The delivery version of Picnic House will use the High Noon kitchen.
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