Tusk Alum Sam Smith and Arden’s Kelsey Glasser Are Opening a Build-Your-Own-Bowl Shop - Eater Portland

"Wild Thing will serve house canned wines, served alongside seasonal roasted and pickled vegetables for salads and grain bowls. When Kelsey Glasser, the owner of Pearl District wine bar and restaurant Arden, first came up with the idea for her vegetable-centric bowl shop Wild Thing, she had one person in mind: Sam Smith, the then-chef de cuisine at Tusk, known for his elaborate meze, salads, and hummus. The shop will have a few warm items like broths and curries, as well as Oregon wines canned special for Wild Thing. The biggest thing we want to get across is that we want to make plants fun or make them accessible to everyone. Wild Thing will open on 1477 NE Alberta, Unit 100, in the Bezel building." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden