Latin American Cocktail Bar Tropicale Starts Serving Brunch This Weekend | Eater Portland

"I learned the Alano Club of Portland, one of the city’s leading recovery organizations, is fundraising to replace about $180,000 in funding lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is auctioning private dinners and experiences to raise money. Bidding for a private, eight-person dinner from chef Patrick McKee (Estes at Dame) starts on Friday, November 6; the following Friday, November 13, will feature an auction for a private, in-home cooking class with chef Gabriel Rucker (Canard, Le Pigeon); and on November 20 the organization will auction an eight-person dinner cooked by chef Gregory Gourdet (Departure, Kann, Top Chef), complete with a non-alcoholic beverage pairing. The live auctions start online at 9 a.m. and end at 9 p.m." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden