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Here’s What Went Down with Roman Candle’s Quiet Transformation Into a Health-Conscious Cafe | Eater Portland

"Rebranded from Roman Candle under Stumptown founder Duane Sorenson, Holiday is presented as a reggae-pumping, jungle-plant-adorned vegetarian (not vegan) and gluten-free cafe focused on juices, "plant-based" dinners with collaborators like Danny Bowien and Andy Ricker, and foraged mushroom toasts by an in-house forager; Sorenson is reportedly sober, health-conscious, and working behind the espresso machine. Portland Monthly framed the change as giving new life to a place that had felt "adrift, burnt out," and critic Karen Brooks supported the shift, while some regulars remain dismayed by the loss of the pizza-centric menu and higher prices. Sorenson is also launching Puff Coffee, a mail-order roaster near Woodsman Tavern." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden