Why Portland’s Food World Loves David Lynch | Eater Portland

"A deliberately low-key, divey Buckman-area watering hole since 2006, this spot got a significant refresh in 2024 when new owners Alana Boldrini and Otis Richerson leaned into Twin Peaks—“We should make the back room Black Lodge-themed, and then maybe the rest of the restaurant can follow,” Boldrini says. Walking the narrow galley-style bar that links the two rooms, I sat there on a sunny Wednesday as day-drinkers gave way to the evening crowd; a framed oil painting of Special Agent Dale Cooper looked benevolently over us, one of many Twin Peaks–inspired artworks across the walls, the menu, and even the bathroom, and there’s usually an episode playing on one of the TVs. The place channels the comforting collision of light and dark Boldrini loves about the show and that small-town feeling where “everybody knows each other” and looks out for one another." - Ben Coleman